LAST DAY OF THE FESTIVAL

There is one more event left in this year's New Music Festival. In a few hours, we'll see and hear a film with a live music soundtrack composed by five student composers from regional universities. James Fogerty from Universite de Moncton, Robert Drisdelle from Dalhousie, Denis Callaghan from Memorial, Lukus Uhlamn from Mount Allison, and Carmen Braden from Acadia have each composed part of the live soundtrack for Vertov's "Man with a Movie Camera." It will all be performed live today at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville.

Since my last post, there have been two wonderful concerts as well as a fascinating lecture by Russell Hartenberger called "Subdivide and Conquer: Capturing the Hidden Beat." Last night's concert was a great success. We had a good crowd despite the bad weather and the performances were extraordinary. Mark Hopkins described the concert as epic! Each piece was a tour de force that had all of us in the audience spellbound, ending with a wonderful performance of John Luther Adams' "The Farthest Place" by the newly-formed Tidal Pool Collective Ensemble.

Special thanks to Derek Charke and Mark Hopkins for planning the festival. It reached a new level this year and I'm looking forward to seeing what they come up with for next year!