The Music Gallery

Friday, September 10

Chicago Underground Duo (Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor)

The astonishing American ambient jazz duo return to Toronto for the first time in almost a decade

Saturday, September 11

Eric Chenaux & Ryan Driver - Double CD release

Thursday, September 16

Shiraz Ensemble — Persian Classical Music (Night One)

Friday, September 17

Shiraz Ensemble — Persian Classical Music (Night Two)

Saturday, September 18

Arthur's Landing play "Old Music: The Songs of Arthur Russell"

Wednesday, September 29

The Union presents Van Dyke Parks

Thursday, September 30

Polydactyl Hearts Collective — Double Feature: Hello Adventure and Le Cyc

Friday, October 1

Gabe Levine — Long Spun Thread CD release

Saturday, October 16

X AVANT Festival — Opening Night Party, "Trading Spaces" with Jeff Mills + Big Zang + DJs Jamie Kidd & Martin Fazekas

Sunday, October 17

X AVANT Festival — The Complete Récitations by Georges Aperghis performed by Donatienne Michel-Dansac

Monday, October 18

X AVANT Festival — Vocal Master-class with Donatienne Michel-Dansac

Wednesday, October 20

X AVANT Festival — "Emergents I" featuring Alaniaris (CD release) + Adam Sherkin + Chelsea Shanoff

Thursday, October 21

X AVANT Festival — "What Is Pop?" featuring Missy Mazzoli's Victoire + Nicole Lizée's Saskpower + Joshua Abrams

Friday, October 22

X AVANT Festival — "Will The Real Pierrot Please Stand Up?" — Three Faces of Pierrot Lunaire

Friday, October 22

X AVANT Festival — "Apres Avant I" — Mission of Burma + Hybrid Moments

Saturday, October 23

X AVANT Festival — "The 50 Minute Ring" by Myra Davies

Saturday, October 23

X AVANT Festival — "Apres Avant II" — These Are Powers + New Feelings + Invisible City DJs more

Sunday, October 24

X AVANT Festival — John Oswald Lecture: Plunderphonics at 25

Sunday, October 24

X AVANT Festival — "Dance Dance Revolution™" featuring Halo Ballet™ + The Aperghis Suite + The Plunder Suite

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8.30.10
Announcing! X AVANT New Music Festival V - "What Is Real?" - Oct. 16-24, 2010
The Music Gallery presents X AVANT New Music Festival V: “What Is Real?” October 16-24 • Toronto, Canada JEFF MILLS / JOHN OSWALD / MISSION OF BURMA / THESE ARE POWERS / MISSY MAZZOLI’S VICTOIRE/ DONATIENNE MICHEL-DANSAC / MYRA DAVIES’ 50 MINUTE RING/ A RECONSTRUCTION OF PIERROT LUNAIRE / THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE HALO™ BALLET and more! TORONTO - 2010 marks the fifth edition of the Music Gallery’s X AVANT New Music Festival running from October 16 to 24 in Toronto, Canada. Guest Curator Gregory Oh explores the theme of “What Is Real?” through his programming — looking at notions of authenticity in music. Can objectivity and art co-exist? How do our preconceptions influence what we hear? Through nine days of dynamic programming, X AVANT V runs the gamut from Detroit techno to modern dance and video game mash-ups, from creative re-workings of Wagner and Schoenberg to roof-raising rave-ups by post-punk pioneers. All access festival passes are available now for $75 via Ticketweb.ca. Festival concerts take place at The Music Gallery, SPK (Polish Combatants Hall) and The Garrison.more>