Guest Speaker

Keynote Speaker

George Lewis

George Lewis

Edwin H Case Pro­fes­sor of Amer­i­can Music, Colum­bia Uni­ver­si­ty — (New York)

Invited International guests

Joël Bons

Joël Bons

Com­pos­er • Artis­tic Direc­tor, Nieuw Ensem­ble & Atlas Ensem­ble • Coor­di­na­tor of the com­po­si­tion depart­ment of the Con­ser­va­to­ry of Ams­ter­dam — (Ams­ter­dam, Netherlands)

Matthew Greenall

Matthew Greenall

Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, Sound and Music — (Lon­don, UK)

Forum Host

Jeff Reil­ly

Jeff Reilly

Bass Clar­inetist • Com­pos­er • CBC Pro­duc­er — (Hal­i­fax, NS)

National Guests

Parmela Attariwala

Attar Project • PhD can­di­date (eth­no­mu­si­col­o­gy), Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to — (Toron­to, ON) — myspace.com/parmelaattariwala — www.myspace.com/theattarproject

Bob Bauer

Bob Bauer

Com­pos­er • Gui­tarist • Pro­duc­er — (Bed­ford, NS)

Eri­ka Beatty

Erika Beatty

CEO, Sym­pho­ny Nova Sco­tia — (Hal­i­fax, NS)

Paul Bendzsa

Paul Bendzsa

Clar­inet­tist • Artis­tic con­sul­tant & found­ing mem­ber of the Sound Sym­po­sium — (St. John’s, NF)

Sandeep Bhag­wati

Sandeep Bhagwati

Com­pos­er • Cana­da Research Chair in Inter‑X Art • Direc­tor matral­ab, Con­cor­dia Uni­ver­si­ty — (Mon­tre­al, QC)

Erick Bick­erdike

Erick Bickerdike

Gen­er­al Man­ag­er, Chester Play­house — (Chester, NS)

Jérôme Blais

Jérôme Blais

Com­pos­er • Pro­fes­sor, Depart­ment of Music, Dal­housie Uni­ver­si­ty — (Hal­i­fax, NS)

Shawn Bostick

Shawn Bostick

Atlantic Region­al Direc­tor, CMC • Per­cus­sion­ist • Teacher — (Sackville, NB)

Jonathan Bunce

Jonathan Bunce

Artis­tic Direc­tor, Music Gallery — (Toron­to, ON)

Paul Caskey

Paul Caskey

Artis­tic Direc­tor, Live Art Dance Pro­duc­tions — (Hal­i­fax, NS)

Dar­ren Copeland

Darren Copeland

Artis­tic Direc­tor, New Adven­tures in Sound Art (NAISA) — (Toron­to, ON)

Moshe Den­burg

Moshe Denburg

Co-Artis­tic Direc­tor, Van­cou­ver Inter-Cul­tur­al Orches­tra (VICO) — (Van­cou­ver, BC)

Ajay Heble

Ajay Heble

Project Direc­tor ICASP, School of Eng­lish and The­atre Stud­ies, Uni­ver­si­ty of Guelph • Artis­tic Direc­tor, The Guelph Jazz Fes­ti­val — (Guelph, Ontario) —www.improvcommunity.ca — www.criticalimprov.com

Joane Hétu

Joane Hétu

Co-Artis­tic Direc­tor, Pro­duc­tions Super­Musique • Com­pos­er • Per­former • Pres­i­dent & Gen­er­al Direc­tor of DAME (Dis­tri­b­u­tion Ambiances Mag­né­tiques Etcetera Inc.) — (Mon­tre­al, QC)

Jim Hiscott

Com­pos­er • Musi­cian • Pro­duc­er • Co-Artis­tic Direc­tor of Groundswell — (Win­nipeg, MB)

Rus­sell Kelley

Russell Kelley

Head, Music Sec­tion, The Cana­da Coun­cil for the Arts — (Ottawa, ON)

Marie-Chan­tal Leclair

Marie-Chantal Leclair

Vice Pres­i­dent, groupe Le Vivi­er • Artis­tic Direc­tor, Quasar, sax­o­phone quar­tet — (Mon­tre­al, QC)

Blair Mack­ay

Blair Mackay

Per­cus­sion­ist • Direc­tor, Ever­green Club Con­tem­po­rary Game­lan — (Toron­to, ON) —www.arraymusic.com/

Lukas Pearse

Lukas Pearse

Bassist (contrabass/electric bass/electronics) • Impro­vis­er • Com­pos­er — (Hal­i­fax, NS)

Tina Pear­son

Tina Pearson

Direc­tor, LaSaM • Mem­ber, Son­ic Pres­ence — (Vic­to­ria, BC)

Jerry Pergolesi

Co-Artis­tic Direc­tor, Con­tact Con­tem­po­rary Music • Per­cus­sion­ist — (Toron­to, ON)

Kiya Tabass­ian

Kiya Tabassian

Artis­tic Direc­tor, Con­stan­tino­ple — (Mon­tre­al, QC)

Jennifer Taylor

Artis­tic Pro­duc­er & Gen­er­al Man­ag­er, Music TORONTO — (Toron­to, ON)

Peter Tog­ni

Peter Togni

Com­pos­er • Organ­ist • Pianist • Radio Host — (Hal­i­fax, NS)

Lan Tung

Lan Tung

Erhu (Chi­nese Vio­lin) musi­cian • Artis­tic Direc­tor of Orchid Ensem­ble •Vice Pres­i­dent of Van­cou­ver Inter-Cul­tur­al Orches­tra — (Van­cou­ver, British Colum­bia) —www.tandava.com — myspace.com/samworthtungdhillon —myspace.com/triaspora — myspace.com/ghostprojectorchid —myspace.com/lantung — youtube.com/LanTungErhu

Ellen Water­man