Event Info
Ways of Hearing: The Music of Taylor Brook
A composition recital featuring a variety of recent works by Taylor Brook.
8:00pm - 10:00pm Doors at: 7:30pm
By Donation
Event Description
PROGRAM:
Industry and the Arts (2022)
Heather Byford, alto voice and MUGIC controller
Taylor Brook, electronics
Song (2015)
Sandra Espínola, cello
Soundscaper (2022-)
Alex Matterson, flute
Taylor Brook, electronics
Pause
Livingry and Ways of Seeing (2023)
Jeffrey Gavett, baritone voice and piano
Corey Hamm, keyboard
Hamilton Lau, keyboard
Taylor Brook, electronics
Canticum (2023)
Taylor Brook, bowed guitar and electronics
ABOUT THE ARTIST
TAYLOR BROOK writes music for the concert stage, electronic music, music for robotic instruments, as well as music for video, theatre, and dance. Described as “gripping” and “engrossing” by the New York Times, Brook’s compositions have been performed around the world by ensembles and soloists such as the Ensemble Ascolta, JACK Quartet, Mivos Quartet, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Quatuor Bozzini, TAK ensemble, Talea Ensemble, and others. Brook studied composition with Brian Cherney in Montreal, with Luc Brewaeys in Brussels, and with George Lewis and Georg Haas in New York. In 2008, he studied Hindustani music and performance with Debashish Bhattacharya in Kolkata. His music is often concerned with finely tuned microtonal sonorities. In 2018 Brook completed a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in music composition at Columbia University with Fred Lerdahl and was a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow in music composition. Currently Brook is a Banting Fellow at the University of Victoria and the technical director of TAK ensemble.
This concert will be available as a live stream here: https://finearts.uvic.ca/music/calendar/live/
Admission by donation.
Venue
MacLaurin B-Wing, University of Victoria
Open / Operational