SOUNDAXIS: PUBLIC OPENING LISTINGS, PRESS, AND CAMERA CALL

SOUNDAXIS: PUBLIC OPENING LISTINGS, PRESS, AND CAMERA CALL

SOUNDAXIS: FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE, MUSIC and ACOUSTICS

June 1-11th 2006 Toronto Canada  http://www.soundaxis.ca

UPLIFT MEDIA CANADA: MIRIAM SCHACTER & YVONNE BAMBRICK

PH 416.536.5070 CELLS 939.1672/826.2964  EMAIL media@soundaxis.ca

"It is with great pleasure that I extend my greeting on behalf of

Toronto

City Council, and the 2.6 million residents of the City of Toronto, to

everyone attending and participating in SOUNDAXIS: FESTIVAL OF

ARCHITECTURE,

MUSIC and ACOUSTICS... I am also pleased that soundaXis is taking place

during Toronto's LIVE WITH CULTURE campaign - it is one of the most

unique

events of this celebration and will no doubt stand as one of its lasting

legacies."

- MAYOR DAVID MILLER

"Iannis Xenakis  the only world-class composer with triple careers

as innovative architect, as the Da Vinci of modern music, and as pioneer

of computer-aided music and digital arts"

- BRITISH ARMENIAN BIOGRAPHER

  AND SOUNDAXIS FEATURE, NOURITZA MATTOSSIAN

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ARRIVAL********************

"11-Days, 30 Events, soundaXis transforms Toronto into a playground of

acoustical and architectural exploration"

Wed May 31 6:30pm XENAKIS: A PORTRAIT IN IMAGES - Opening Exhibit, Free

Alliance Française de Toronto La Galerie, 24 Spadina Rd.

http://www.alliance-francaise.ca 416 922 2014 for La Galerie hours

Thurs June 1, 12:00noon FANFARES @ FRUM  Opening Event, Free

Barbara Frum Atrium, CBC Broadcast Centre, 250 Front St. West

http://www.soundstreams.ca 416 504 1282

Thurs June 1, 8:00pm XENAKIS BY ESPRIT  Opening Concert

Esprit Orchestra Jane Mallet Theatre, 27 Front St. E.

Composers in Dialogue: 7:15pm, Concert: 8:00pm

http://www.espritorchestra.com  416 815 7887 $32 reg./$16 sen./$10

students

Tickets at St. Lawrence Centre Box Office www.stlc.com 416 366 7723

For full soundaXis scheduling visit http://www.soundaxis.ca or call the

festival hotline at (416) 925-3457.  Pick up your festival guide and map

in

every copy of WholeNote, hitting the stands on June 1st!

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Three opening events launch soundaXis' inaugural celebration of

architecture, music and acoustics running city-wide June 1st to 11th,

2006.

On Wednesday May 31st at 6:30pm, join soundaXis festival directors and

featured international guests for the public opening of "XENAKIS: A

PORTRAIT

IN IMAGES", hosted by Alliance Française de Toronto's La Galerie,

located at

24 Spadina Rd. This panel portrait and biographical exhibition

celebrates

the work of revolutionary sound architect and festival inspiration,

Iannis

Xenakis.  Created by the Centre de documentation de la musique

contemporaine

(Paris), this opening event features special guest speakers including an

appearance by the composer's widow and distinguished French writer,

Françoise Xenakis.

On Thursday June 1st at 12:00 noon, soundaXis soars into Toronto in a

crescendo of sound when Soundstreams Canada presents "FANFARES @ FRUM"

featuring the Stockholm Chamber Brass, European soloists, and top

Canadian

players. Creating a spectacular "sound atrium" by lining the CBC's

balconies

with breathtaking brass, players perform new commissions by Canadian and

European composers, all taking place at the Barbara Frum Atrium, CBC

Broadcast Centre, 250 Front St. West. Free

From the daytime extravaganzas to extraordinary evening performances,

join

soundaXis at 8pm, also on June 1st, for the much anticipated, "XENAKIS

BY

ESPRIT", soundaXis' opening concert, including a pre-concert "Composers

in

Dialogue" at 7:15pm with Esprit Orchestra conductor, Alex Pauk and

guests.

Taking place at the Jane Mallet Theatre, 27 Front St. East, "XENAKIS BY

ESPRIT"  features "Jonchaies" by Xenakis - a work of volcanic energy for

very large orchestra, containing some of his most melodically expressive

music. The program also spotlights John Rea's "Hommage à Vasarely" - a

sonic

parallel to the visual textures of the renowned abstract painter, and

Alexina Louie's visceral and compelling, "Imaginary Opera". For more

information visit http://www.espritorchestra.com and

http://www.soundaxis.ca

or call (416) 815-7887. Tickets can be purchased through the Lawrence

Centre

Box Office at http://www.stlc.com  or call (416) 366-7723. Prices range

from

$32 reg./$16 sen./$10 students.

For full soundaXis scheduling visit http://www.soundaxis.ca or call the

festival hotline at (416) 925-3457.  Pick up your festival guide and map

in

every copy of WholeNote, hitting the stands on June 1st!

Please Note Festival Programming Cancellation/Addition:

June 3, 8:00 pm

SONIC ARCHITECTURE [Elisabeth Chojnacka Cancellation]

Music Gallery St. George the Martyr Church, 179 John St.

http://www.musicgallery.org 416 204 1080 Ticket Costs TBA

The Music Gallery presents a concert featuring electroacoustic and live

works of Xenakis interpreted through a multi-channel environment.

Replacing

performances by International harpsichord virtuoso, Elisabeth Chojnacka.

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Exploring the interaction and shared compositional structures between

music

and architecture, soundaXis, June 1-11, 2006, transforms Toronto into a

playground of discovery through concerts, sound installations, symposia,

exhibits and screenings. For full festival schedules visit

www.soundaxis.ca

or call the festival hotline at (416) 925-3457.

Obtain your festival passport and draw your very own 'city of sound'

while

experiencing the interactive installations, "Clusterflux" by Garnet

Willis

and "Cumulative Interplay" by Sandor Ajzenstat - all at the festival

hub,

open 11:00am-7:00pm, June 1-11, 2006, located at the MaRS Center, 101

College street at University Ave.

Pick up your festival guide and map in every copy of

WholeNote, hitting the stands city-wide on June 1st!!!

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MEDIA + INTERVIEW SCHEDULING:

Miriam Schacter and Yvonne Bambrick, UpLIFT media canada

PH 416.536.5070  EMAIL media@soundaxis.ca

Miriam¹s CELL 416.939.1672 EMAIL mir.iam@sympatico.ca

Yvonne's CELL 416.826.2964 EMAIL yvonne@soundaxis.ca

soundaXis JUNE 1-11, 2006 SITE http://www.soundaxis.ca

FESTIVAL HOTLINE (416)925-3457 GENERAL EMAIL info@soundaxis.ca