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Vocal Meditation

with Jane Lewis

Spend an hour tuning up and tuning in. We'll explore various relaxing sounding exercises as well as chants and simple songs. This group is intended to give you a sense of calm & grounding to get you through the week, along with the energetic lift that comes with vocalizing together in a group. Offered weekly! Payment is by donation ($10-15 suggested/pwyc), so you can join us each time, or on a drop-in basis.

Monday afternoons, 12-1:00 pm.

Cost: $10-15 suggested donation/pwyc
Registration: No pre-registration necessary. You can email music@all-together-now.ca so I have your contact information in case of schedule changes. Otherwise, just show up at silence *no later than noon* on the Monday of your choice.

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Women of 1918

Doors at 4:00 PM
Concert at 4.30 PM-6.00 PM
Followed by a reception

Tickets at door $10/PWYC

Description:

As part of the research project Creative Women at the End of the First World War, Silence will be hosting a chamber music concert of works by Lili Boulanger and other women composers as well as an art exhibition of works by University of Guelph MFA students. Performers: Michael Unger (piano) and Maghan McPhee (soprano). The Concert is "Pay what you can" with a suggested donation of $10. A reception for the performers, artists and conference participants will follow. Organised by Profs. Kimberly Francis and Margot Irvine, University of Guelph, College of Arts. 

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Silence Presents: Friendly Rich & The Woodshed Orchestra - The Leonard Cohen Sweet 
(Shared Vinyl EP Release)
 
Doors at 7:30 PM
Concert at 8:00 PM
Tickets are $15 at the door.

Friendly Rich is a mad composer from Oakville, Canada. Mr. Rich composed background music for 3 seasons of MTV's The Tom Green Show. Since 1994, he has recorded exclusively for his own eclectic record label, The Pumpkin Pie Corporation. Rich is a PhD candidate from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Lee Bartel. 

The Woodshed Orchestra mashes up classic dance styles from all over the world into a soulful celebration.

 Legendary Toronto drummer Dave Clark (Rheostatics, Dinner is Ruined, The WoodChoppers Association, Gord Downie and Charles Spearin) pilots a five-piece horn section, four-piece rhythm section and full-ensemble vocals through New Orleans Funk, 2nd line and Jazz, R&B, Ska, Soul, Reggae, Punk, Rock n Roll, Blues, Country, Surf Rock, Neo-Greek, Ranchero, Polka, Disco, Samba, Afro-Pop, Waltz, New Wave, Cajun, Tex-Mex, Power Pop, Klezmer, Torch Ballads, Tango and Calypso, in an extraordinary celebration. This band is a funky, uplifting and joyful ride every time it plays.

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A gathering for giving gratitude.

10 a.m. to noon

$20

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Red Tent


Doors at 6:30 PM
Event at 7:00 PM

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Exploring improvised music.
No need to preregister.
7:30 p.m.
$20

Vocal Meditation

with Jane Lewis

Spend an hour tuning up and tuning in. We'll explore various relaxing sounding exercises as well as chants and simple songs. This group is intended to give you a sense of calm & grounding to get you through the week, along with the energetic lift that comes with vocalizing together in a group. Offered weekly! Payment is by donation ($10-15 suggested/pwyc), so you can join us each time, or on a drop-in basis.

Monday afternoons, 12-1:00 pm.

Cost: $10-15 suggested donation/pwyc
Registration: No pre-registration necessary. You can email music@all-together-now.ca so I have your contact information in case of schedule changes. Otherwise, just show up at silence *no later than noon* on the Monday of your choice.

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Doors at 7:30 PM
Show at 8:00 PM
Tickets $20
G U E L P H - the young virtuoso recently described as 'the finest guitar player of his generation' brings his world tour to Silence for one night only October 16!

Tickets are very limited and available right here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daniel-champagne-live-silence-tickets-47833791157 Don't miss out!

WHAT THE PRESS SAY..
“The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short of this soft-spoken young man’s skills, he coaxes sounds and melodies out of his instrument that literally drop jaws.” The Calgary Herald, CANADA

“Today I saw the future of Folk – Festival goers flocking in their thousands towards the main stage to witness a young musical phenomenon from Australia dish out an absolute show-stopper.”
The Firefly Column, USA

“Daniel Champagne is a crossroads. Fusing the strong traditions of Blues, Folk and other roots art with pop showmanship and admirable lyrical ability. I firmly believe that he will become an ambassador for roots music in a time where it desperately needs representation.”
The Indie Blender, CANADA

“reinventing roots guitar”
Rhythms Magazine, AUSTRALIA

“Watching Daniel Champagne perform is a once in a lifetime experience. He is a true prodigy that plays like no one else could possibly play unless they spent at least two lifetimes studying the art.” BW Review, NEW ZEALAND

‘Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage, as he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that invariably whisk the heart up with grand romanticism. Coupled with an exhilarating guitar talent that transcends mere acoustic playing to replicate a whole band, Champagne is just magical’ Themusic.com.au, AUSTRALIA

Silence Presents: TANDEM trio


Doors at 7:30 PM
Concert at 8:00 PM


Tickets $10/PWYC


Taking inspiration from a mix of diverse influences TANDEM meshes contemporary experimental musical influences such as electroacoustic, minimalism and free improvisation. The trio deploys a large instrumental palette through the improvised gesture, playing music totally oriented towards the present. 

Sound and the act of listening constitute the core of this music.

RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/242850073098309/

Links

www.soundcloud.com/tandemtrioproject
www.facebook.com/tandemtrio/

https://edwilliams.xyz
https://anouckgenthon.comhttps://tomalmendier.wixsite.com

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Interactive and reflective.
Music. Movement. Meditation.
8 p.m. $20
Silence

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Silence Presents: Buchbinder & Revisto: David^2

Doors at 7:30 PM
Concert at 8:00 PM
Tickets $15

Buchbinder & Restivo: David2
The duo format is in its nature flexible, free, and intimate. This grouping of two mature performers/composers at the top of their respective games also creates worlds of sound, as it brings together the sonorities of trumpet, flugelhorn and piano (brass & wood/metal). Award-winning genre-bending musicians David Buchbinder & Dave Restivo will create frames for improvisation with the jazz and classical repertoire and their own, uncategorizable compositions, as they spin sound out of nothingness right into your ears.

DAVID BUCHBINDER is a JUNO award-winning trumpeter, composer, and cultural innovator. He leads numerous music groups, composes for concert, theatre, film, and television, presents large-scale performance projects, and has toured extensively in North and South America and Europe. He creates “fiercely imaginative music that swaggers with volatile rhythms cushioning endlessly changing modes” that is “highly original and accessible”. His trumpet playing has been compared to Freddie Hubbard (Globe & Mail) and was called “sultry and diaphanous, weaving gloriously sinuous lines". His jazz compositions express a unique voice equally influenced by the masters (Mingus, Monk, Ellington), Eastern European and Middle Eastern sounds, and the circus of his own imagination. Buchbinder leads the Flying Bulgars, his eponymous Jazz Ensemble, Nomadica and, most recently, his Odessa/Havana project. Buchbinder has brought his jazz compositions and ensembles to prestigious venues across North America including the Festival of New Drumpfet Music and (this past April) a week-long residency at John Zorn’s The Stone in NYC. His work as a trumpeter and composer has been profiled in major publications around the world including a 2014 profile in Down Beat magazine.

DAVE RESTIVO is one of Canada's most respected and influential jazz artists. Restivo is a three-time winner of the National Jazz Awards' Pianist of the Year Award, and is listed in the current edition of Canadian Who's Who. He is well known for his work with Rob McConnell's The Boss Brass and Tentet, the Mike Murley Quintet, and legendary songwriter Marc Jordan. He has also performed and recorded with Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Jerry Bergonzi, Mel Torme, Pat LaBarbera, Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Molly Johnson, Moe Koffman, Joe LaBarbera, Mark Whitfield, Marcus Belgrave, Joey Baron, Curtis Fuller, Stacy Rowles, Jane Bunnett, Phil Dwyer, Tim Hagans, Steve Kirby, Jeff Hamilton, Alex Acuna, Gene Bertoncini, Phillip Harper, Don Thompson, Ed Bickert, Guido Basso, P.J. Perry, Trudy Desmond, Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Dave Pietro, Owen Howard, John Hollenbeck, Ratzo Harris, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Donny McCaslin, Metalwood, Charles McPherson, Dave Young, Norman Marshall Villeneuve, Memo Acevedo, Dave Valentin, Luis Conte, and many others. Restivo has served on the music faculty at the Banff Centre for the Arts and St. Francis Xavier University, and currently teaches at Humber College and the University of Toronto.

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Kenneth Cooper Songwriter's Workshop
When The Lights Go Down: Thoughts On Writing Lyrics for a Post Authentic World

Doors at 1:00 PM
Workshop at 1:30 - 3:30 PM

$10/PWYC

Outline: The first in a series of workshops which focus on the
purpose, methods and materials necessary for successful song writing, this
workshop was inspired by a talk that Bruce Springsteen gave in 2012 at
the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. The format will consist
of thought provoking quotes and ideas along with exercises that challenge
participants to reflect on their own song writing process and to continue
that reflection through action. Song writing requires two things of course:
words and music. This presentation will focus on the motivation behind,
and obstacles to, writing lyrics. The exercises do not have “right” or
“wrong” responses, they are meant to be opportunities for self-evaluation
and challenge. Participants will start on the exercises at the workshop and
take them home for reflection.

Instructor: Kenneth Paul Cooper is a singer and writer whose original
songs are lyrical reflections on life, purpose and meaning, embedded in
well-crafted melodies. Showing rich and diverse musical influences,
Kenneth’s songs draw on the dynamic energy of a life filled with
experience. Unlike so many songwriters and performers Kenneth doesn’t
overpower but instead draws the listener closer. It is precisely at this place
that Kenneth appears to be the most comfortable. Known for his ability to
establish a warm, fun-loving, and interactive rapport with audiences,
Kenneth is not constrained by any particular genre – he is the
quintessential singer songwriter.

Three topics will be considered:
1. What you have to offer through your writing;
2. the passion that motivates your writing;
3. and the practice that nurtures your writing. 

LINKS

www.kennethpaulcooper.com

www.kennethpaulcooper.bandcamp.com/

www.cdbaby.com/cd/kennethpaulcooper

www.facebook.com/kennethpaulcoopermusic

Vocal Meditation

with Jane Lewis

Spend an hour tuning up and tuning in. We'll explore various relaxing sounding exercises as well as chants and simple songs. This group is intended to give you a sense of calm & grounding to get you through the week, along with the energetic lift that comes with vocalizing together in a group. Offered weekly! Payment is by donation ($10-15 suggested/pwyc), so you can join us each time, or on a drop-in basis.

Monday afternoons, 12-1:00 pm.

Cost: $10-15 suggested donation/pwyc
Registration: No pre-registration necessary. You can email music@all-together-now.ca so I have your contact information in case of schedule changes. Otherwise, just show up at silence *no later than noon* on the Monday of your choice.

[46 essex]