News & Events

Recent News + Highlights

February 2024
News:  Juno Award Nomination for Classical Composition of the Year:     …and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last of the sunlight’s lingering touch of them…
https://junoawards.ca/2024-full-juno-nominee-list/

December 2023
News:  Bent Frequency announces winners of Underscore
We were thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response for the 2023-2024 Underscore. Bent Frequency received over 500 applications of creative compositions from all over the world, representing an impressive array of styles. These winning works will be presented in concert at Kopleff Recital Hall in Atlanta on Sunday, March 3, 2024.
http://bentfrequency.com/new-page-2

November 2023
News:  Internationally celebrated label Harmonia Mundi announces multi-disc TSO partnership
The two subsequent recordings that will be released through this partnership will feature Stravinsky’s ballet Pulcinella (along with a work by Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy) and Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin (along with a work by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel), to be recorded this season and next, respectively.
https://www.tso.ca/noteworthy/internationally-celebrated-label-harmonia-mundi-announces-multi-disc-tso-partnership/

 

Concerts + Events 2024

April 25, 2024
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, with Alexander Prior
Performance of:  They do not shimmer like the dry grasses on the hills, or the leaves on the trees
Winspear Centre, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.winspearcentre.com/tickets/events/eso/2024/the-wolf-of-lafontaine-song-and-dance/

March 3, 2024
Bent Frequency
Performance of: …and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last of the sunlight’s lingering touch of them…
Kopleff Recital Hall, Atlanta USA
http://bentfrequency.com/

March 3, 2024 
Alkali Collective, presents Cycles
Performance of:  in the morning their commute aligned, briefly
The Peggy Corkum Music Room, Halifax NS Canada
https://alkalicollective.com/

January 26, 2024
UltraViolet Ensemble
Performance of: drift
Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.ultravioletensemble.com/

January to June 2024
Composer-Mentor for:  PIVOT (Canadian League of Composers); Young Composer Project (Edmonton Symphony Orchestra); and Creation Mentorship Project (New Music Edmonton)

2023

November 30, 2023
UltraViolet Ensemble
Performance of: …and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last of the sunlight’s lingering touch of them…
University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, Camrose AB Canada
https://www.ultravioletensemble.com/

November 25, 2023
UltraViolet Ensemble, with New Music Edmonton
Premiere of: …and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last of the sunlight’s lingering touch of them…, and even if nothing but shapes and light reflected in the glass
Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.ultravioletensemble.com/

September 17, 2023
Ryan Scott, 21stC Canadian Snare Drum Project
Premiere of: heirloom
918 Bathurst, Toronto ON Canada
https://ryanscottpercussion.com/

June 9, 2023
New Music Edmonton, Now Hear This Festival
Songs of Kanada, Michelle Lafferty, mezzo-soprano with Sara Soufisiavash, piano
Performance of:  The City and the Sea
Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton AB Canada
https://newmusicedmonton.ca/event/now-hear-this-2023/

May 12, 2023
Album release
field studies on Redshift Records
Featuring:  Jane Berry, Cheryl Duvall, UltraViolet (Roger Admiral, Chenoa Anderson, Allison Balcetis + Mark Segger), and Ilana Waniuk https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/field-studies
Press release

March 2023
The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) Canadian Section is pleased to announce the six works comprising our submission to the 2023 World New Music Days in Johannesburg/Cape Town, South Africa
Selected work: They do not shimmer like the dry grasses on the hills, or the leaves on the trees, for orchestra
https://www.composition.org/news/six-works-selected-for-submission-to-world-new-music-days-2023/

January 20, 2023
Quatour Bozzini, with Klub Katarakt
Performance of:  gather
Klub Katarakt, Hamburg Germany
https://www.klubkatarakt.net/69-2-program-2023

January 20 to June 2023
Mentor Composer, with Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Young Composers Project
Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.winspearcentre.com/

2022

December 4, 2022
University of Alberta Symphony Orchestra, Petar Dundjerski conductor
Performance of:  They do not shimmer like the dry grasses on the hills, or the leaves on the trees
Convocation Hall, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.ualberta.ca/music/index.html

September 24, 2022
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Open House – free concert
Performance of:  Kiwis Can’t Play the Violin
Featuring:  Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, narrator
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

May  7, 2022
Ultra Violet Ensemble + Jane Berry
Premiere of:  drift
Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.ultravioletensemble.com/

April 16, 2022
Young People’s Concerts, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Premiere of:  Kiwis Can’t Play the Violin
Story by Pierre Rivard + music by Emilie LeBel
Featuring:  Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor and Jonathan Crow, violin
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

April 6 and 7, 2022
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Sir Andrew Davis conducting
Premiere of:  the sediments
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

March 31, 2022
Research Recast(ed)
Podcast interview
Season 1, Episode 16
https://research-recasted.pinecast.co/

2021

December 10, 2021 @ 1pm (EST)
Zoophony,  Q&A:  Lions and Tigers and Snares, Oh My!
With the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Zoo, and Cobblestone Collective
https://cobblestonecollective.ca/workshop/zoophony/

November 22 to December 20, 2021
Zoophony, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Video includes:  Kiwis Can’t Play the Violin
Story by Pierre Rivard + music by Emilie LeBel
https://www.tso.ca/education/zoophony

August 22, 2021
Fresh Squeezed Opera
Workshop performance of:  Drift
New York, NY USA
https://www.freshsqueezedopera.com/

July 2021
Vocal Lab, with Fresh Squeezed Opera
Workshop participant
New York, NY USA
https://www.freshsqueezedopera.com/

July 12-23, 2021
Multi-location, with Luciane Cardassi and Canadian Music Centre
Performance of:  Longing
Banff, AB Canada
https://cmccanada.org/multilocation/

June 2021
No Normal Podcast, with New Music Edmonton
Episode Eight: Solstices and Snoring Dogs celebrates the summer solstice with interviews with Kate Stashko Good Women Dance Collective, and composer Emilie LeBel.
Edmonton, AB Canada
https://newmusicedmonton.ca/event/the-no-normal-podcast/

June 10 + 11, 2021
Cassiopée Ensemble
Performance of:  Tincture
Bain Mathieu, Montreal QC, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/events/4155177534532275/

May 2021
NYO Replay, with Gregory Oh + National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Toronto, ON Canada
youtube.com/watch?v=6i5qTpb6oKE

January 23, 26 & 29 2021
Winnipeg New Music Festival, with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Performance of: Murmur
Winnipeg, MB Canada
https://wso.ca/concerts-tickets/wnmf/

January 2021
TSO On-Demand, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Performance of:  Haareis auf Morschem Holz (hair ice on rotten wood)
Toronto, ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/ondemand/beethoven-septet

December 2020 to April 2021
Mentor Composer for Pivot, with Continuum Ensemble
Canadian League of Composers
Across Canada
https://www.composition.org/activities/pivot/

2020

October 2020
Getting the Song Out Podcast, with Women on the Verge
Episode 4
Toronto, ON Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca/podcast-getting-the-song-out

July and August, 2020
HATCH, with Continuum
Mentor Composer for the HATCH program
Toronto, ON Canada
http://continuummusic.org/

June 26-30, 2020
National Showcase of Teachers of Singing (NATS) , with Women on the Verge
Presentation of:  Blue of the Distance
NATS 56th National Conference, Knoxville TN USA
https://www.nats.org/

May 30, 2020
Drone Day, with of-the-now:  Archipelago
of-the-now: Archipelago presents a six-hour live streaming showcase of music and sound to celebrate Drone Day, an annual performance event first started by Weird Canada and now joined by artists across the country and internationally
Victoria BC, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/ofthenow

May 5, 2020
#TSOatHome
TSO RBC Affiliate Composer Emilie LeBel shares her composing process, and gives a sneak preview of a brand new piece!
Toronto, ON Canada
https://www.facebook.com/torontosymphonyorchestra/

April 26, 2020
#CanadaPerforms, with Cheryl Duvall
Performance of:  evaporation, blue
National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON Canada
https://nac-cna.ca/en/

January 25, 2020
Convergence Theory, with Fawn Opera
Performances of:  the lovely dirt of public spaces + The necessary thousand permutations of a question 
Victoria Social Club, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.fawnchambercreative.com/events/upcoming/

January 16, 2020
Innermost Songs, with Cheryl Duvall
Performance of:  evaporation, blue
Canadian Music Centre, Toronto ON Canada
https://cmccanada.org/event/innermost-songs/

2019

November 13, 2019
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Sir Andrew Davis conducting
Premiere of:  unsheltered
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

November 12, 2019
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Sir Andrew Davis conducting
Premiere of:  unsheltered
Maison Symphonique, Montréal QC Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

November 12, 2019
Tuesday Lunchtime Concerts, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
L.R. Wilson Hall, MacMaster University, Hamilton ON Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

November 11, 2019
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Sir Andrew Davis conducting
Premiere of:  unsheltered
National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

November 3, 2019
35 Alive, with Continuum Ensemble
Premiere of: Flora MacDonald Denison in Bon Echo Park
The Music Gallery, Toronto ON Canada
http://continuummusic.org/seasons/1920/35-alive.php

October 1, 2019
Music at Noon, with Luciane Cardassi and Amandine Pras
Performance of: Wonder
University Recital Hall, Lethbridge AB Canada
http://continuummusic.org/seasons/1920/35-alive.php

July 26, 2019
International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, with Christopher Kirkpatrick
Performance of:  Butterfly Joint
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN USA
https://www.christopherkirkpatrickclarinet.com/

June 5, 2019
Canadian Piano Left Hand Commissioning Project, with Adam Scime
Premiere of:  tiny requiem for good bones
Canadian Music Centre, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.facebook.com/events/2385967691455663/

May 26, 2019
Ottawa New Music Creators, with Cheryl Duvall
Premiere of:  evaporation, blue
Jacob Siskind Music Resource Centre, MacOdrum Library, Ottawa ON Canada
https://analogueseries.ca/

May 16, 2019
Tempest Flute Ensemble, with Mark Takeshi McGregor
Premiere of:  the tendency to pattern
Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Vancouver BC Canada
https://tempestflutes.com/about/

April 26, 2019
CD release, Lutalica
Mark Takeshi McGregor
Recording of:  Hiraeth (Migration No. 2)
https://redshiftrecords.org

April 17, 2019
Bucknell University, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Rooke Recital Hall, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA USA
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

March 20-24, 2019
Now Hear This Festival, with New Music Edmonton
Premiere of:  How to Behave in a Crowd
City Hall, Edmonton AB Canada
http://www.newmusicedmonton.ca/event/now-hear-this-festival-of-new-music/

March 6, 2019
Composer’s Kitchen: 15 ans de découvertes, with Quatuor Bozzini
Performance of:  Gather
Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal QC Canada
https://www.quatuorbozzini.ca/en/evenements/41020/

February 22, 2019
Public Lecture Series, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

February 12, 2019
Middlesex University London, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Borough New Music, London UK
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

February 8, 2019
Spiritual Forest, with Anne Harley and Steven Thachuk
Performance of:  You Moving Stars
California State University, San Bernardino CA USA
http://www.voicesofthepearl.org
http://www.umt.edu/music/concerts/default.php

January 16, 2019
21C Festival, with Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Premiere of:  They do not shimmer like the dry grasses on the hills, or the leaves on the trees
Koerner Hall, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.tso.ca/

January 11, 2019
Farm-to-Table:  Fresh, Local Music, with Ultraviolet
Performance of:  Intaglio
Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.ultravioletensemble.com/tour/

2018

December 20, 2018
CD release, with Núcleo Música Nova
Recording of:  the lovely dirt of public spaces
Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
http://nucleomusicanova.com/

November 15, 2018
Recital, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

November 8, 2018
CMC Presents, with Thin Edge New Music Collective
Performance of:  Who Knows 
Canadian Music Centre, National Performance Space, Toronto ON Canada
http://musiccentre.ca/node/154163

October 29, 2018
Recital:  Expectations and Desires, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre, Calgary AB Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

October 26, 2018
Recital:  Expectations and Desires, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Lagerquist Recital Hall, Tacoma WA USA
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

October 24, 2018
Recital:  Expectations and Desires, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
McIntyre Recital Hall, Ellensburg WA USA
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

October 23, 2018
Recital:  Expectations and Desires, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Recital Hall, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

October 20, 2018
Recital:  Expectations and Desires, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Convocation Hall, Edmonton AB Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

October 19, 2018
CD release, with Land’s End Ensemble
Navigational view of South Foreland Point and the Kent Coast, 1840
Calgary AB Canada
http://www.landsendensemble.ca/home/

October 18, 2018
Recital:  Expectations and Desires, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Collins Recital Hall, Grand Prairie AB Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

October 17, 2018
Lecture-Recital by Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Collins Recital Hall, Grand Prairie AB Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

September 18, 2018
SiMN 2018 festival, with Núcleo Música Nova
Premiere of:  the lovely dirt of public spaces
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
http://simn.com.br

July 20, 2018
Little Chamber Music Series That Could, with Mark Takeshi McGregor
Performance of:  Hiraeth
Mountain View Cemetary, Vancouver BC Canada
https://marktakeshimcgregor.com

June 15, 2018
Thin Edge New Music Collective
Performance of:  Oranda
Akademia Muzyczna, Katowice Poland

June 14, 2018
Thin Edge New Music Collective
Performance of:  Oranda
Sala Koncertowa, Bielsko-Biala Poland

May 9, 2018
Civic Morning Musical Recital Series, with Women on the Verge
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Grace Episcopal Church, 819 Madison St, Syracuse NY USA
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

May 2, 2018
Symposion: Female Esoterics in Song, with Anne Harley and Barbara Poeschl-Edrich
Performance of:  You Moving Stars
Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, Salzburg Austria
http://www.voicesofthepearl.org

April 22, 2018
Women on the Verge Recital
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
American Cathedral, Paris France
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

April 10, 2018
Women on the Verge Recital
Performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Rooke Recital Hall, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA USA
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

March 24, 2018
Women on the Verge Recital
Premiere of:  Blue of the Distance
Canadian Music Centre, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

March 21, 2018
Winter Winds, with Blythwood Winds
Premiere of:  Haareis auf Morschem Holz
Heliconian Hall, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.blythwoodwinds.com/shows/

March 9, 2018
Christopher Kirkpatrick Faculty Recital
Premiere of:  Butterfly Joint
School of Music, Missoula MT USA
http://www.umt.edu/music/concerts/default.php

March 8, 2018
UM Faculty Guest Artist Series, with Anne Harley and Steven Thachuk
Performance of:  You Moving Stars
School of Music, Missoula MT USA
http://www.voicesofthepearl.org
http://www.umt.edu/music/concerts/default.php

March 5, 2018
Texas Tech University Recital Series, with Women on the Verge
Workshop performance of:  Blue of the Distance
Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX USA
https://www.womenontheverge.ca

March 3, 2018
Faculty Recital, with Anne Harley and Steven Thachuk
Performance of:  You Moving Stars
Cypress Recital Hall, California State University, Northridge CA USA
https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/music/events/faculty-guest-artist-recital-steven-thachuk-guitar

February 13, 2018
UM Faculty Guest Artist Series, with Mark Takeshi McGregor
Performance of:  Hiraeth
School of Music, Missoula MT USA
https://marktakeshimcgregor.com
http://www.umt.edu/music/concerts/default.php

February 9, 2018
Scripps Faculty Recital, with Anne Harley and Steven Thachuk
Premiere of:  You Moving Stars
Scripps College, Claremont CA USA
http://www.voicesofthepearl.org
http://www.scrippscollege.edu

January 13, 2018
Awea Duo
Performance of:  Intaglio
Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, Fairfax VA USA
http://www.awea-duo.com

January 10, 2018
Awea Duo
Performance of:  Intaglio
Wilfred Laurier University, Toronto ON Canada
http://www.awea-duo.com

2017

August 3, 2017
Festival of the Sound, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, Parry Sound ON Canada
www.ceciliastringquartet.com
http://www.festivalofthesound.ca

July 22, 2017
MARTE Festival, with Joana Boechat
Performance of:  Breaker
Mariana, Brazil
https://martefestival.com.br

June 18, 2017
Casse-tete Festival, with Mark McGregor
Premiere of:  Hiraeth
Theatre North West, Prince George BC Canada
http://www.cassetetefestival.com
https://marktakeshimcgregor.com

June 17-24, 2017
Toronto Creative Music Lab
Questing:  Three Approaches to a Career in Music
Featuring composers Emilie LeBel, Rose Bolton and Allison Cameron: an inter-generational discussion about music training, what we take and leave from our education, and how self-directed and community-based learning and organizing augments an institutional education.
Canadian Music Centre and 918 Bathurst, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.tcml.ca

June 3, 2017
Grupo Quinto, with Joana Boechat
Performance of:  Breaker
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
https://www.facebook.com/grupoquintooficial/

May 25, 2017
21C Music Festival, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto ON Canada
https://performance.rcmusic.ca/21c

May 5, 2017
Le Piano Parlent, with Luciane Cardassi
Works by: Emilie LeBel, Nova Pon, Antonio Celso Ribeiro, Maria Eduarda Martins, Brian Griffeath-Loeb and Paulo Rios
Ralston Recital Hall, The Banff Centre, AB Canada
https://lucianecardassi.com

March 26-29, 2017
46th Annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium
Performance of:  Oranda
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM USA
http://www.robbtrust.org

March 10-21, 2017
Many Visions, with Plumes Ensemble
Canadian tour with premiere & performances of:  Symphonia IX
March 10, 2017 – Rocket Science Room, Montreal QC
March 11, 2017 – The Music Gallery, Toronto ON
March 12, 2017 –  The Casbah, Hamilton ON
March 13, 2017 – University of Windsor, Windsor ON
March 15, 2017 – University of Guelph, Guelph ON
March 16, 2017 – Wilfred Laurier University, Kitchener-Waterloo ON
March 17, 2017 – Cluster Festival, Winnipeg MB
March 18, 2017 – Village Guitar & Amp Co, Saskatoon SK
March 21, 2017  Music on Main, Vancouver, BC
Many Visions is a concert of creative arrangements of Grimes’ entire Visions album, with works by:  Carmen Vanderveken, Veronica Charnley, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Giorgio Magnanensi, Eliot Britton, Nicole Lizée, Marielle Groven, Jennifer Bachynsky, Emilie LeBel, Fjóla Evans, Tawnie Olson, Monica Pierce and Stephanie Moore.
http://www.clusterfestival.com

March 20, 2017
Joana Boechat, piano
Performance of:  Breaker
Conservatório da UFMG, Escola de Música, Brazil
https://www.ufmg.br/conservatorio/paginas/PerformareReleaseJoanaBoechatSentidosConcertoMultimidia.pdf

March 14, 2017
La Société de Musique de Chambre de Marseille, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Mozart, LeBel and Schubert
Auditorium de la Faculté de Médecine, Marseille France
www.ceciliastringquartet.com

March 11, 2017
Kulturamt der Stadt Korbach, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Mozart, LeBel and Schubert
Bürgerhaus Korbach 
Kirschstraße, Korbach Germany
www.ceciliastringquartet.com

March 10, 2017
Bruchsaler Schlosskonzerte, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Mozart, LeBel and Schubert
Kammermusiksaal, Schloss Bruchsal, Bruchsal Germany
www.ceciliastringquartet.com

March 9, 2017 
Luciane Cardassi, piano
Works by Emilie LeBel, Jeff Morton, Darren Miller, Paulo Guicheney & Nova Pon
Recital Hall, School of Music, University of Montana, Missoula MT USA
http://www.umt.edu/music

February 3, 2017
Forms of Sound Festival, with Land’s End Ensemble
Premiere of:  Navigational view of South Foreland Point and the Kent Coast, 1840
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary AB Canada
http://www.landsendensemble.ca/home/

February 2, 2017
Winnipeg Symphony New Music Festival, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Nicole Lizée and Emilie LeBel
Winnipeg MB Canada
www.ceciliastringquartet.com
http://wnmf.ca

January 29, 2017 at 7:30pm
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Performance of:  monograph of bird’s eye views
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver BC Canada
http://www.vancouversymphony.ca
http://www.vancouversymphony.ca/festivals/16NMF/

2016 Events

October 14-23, 2016
Awea Duo Tour
Premiere & performances of:  Intaglio
10/14 – University of Western Ontario
10/17 – Michigan State University
10/18 – Guelph Connections Chamber Series Recital
10/19 – University of Waterloo
10/20 – University of Guelph
10/21 – Mansfield University
10/24 – The College of New Jersey
http://www.awea-duo.com

October 7, 2016 at 7:30pm
Faculty Guest Artist Series: Fern Glass Boyd, Cello
Performance of:  Oranda
Recital Hall, School of Music, University of Montana, Missoula MT USA
http://www.umt.edu/music

September 25, 2016 at 1pm
Mooredale Concerts, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Haydn, LeBel and Mendelssohn
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, Toronto ON Canada
www.ceciliastringquartet.com
www.mooredaleconcerts.com

August 5, 2016 at 8pm
Hornby Festival, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Haydn, LeBel and Mendelssohn
Hornby Community Hall, Hornby Island BC Canada
www.ceciliastringquartet.com

August 3, 2016 at  7:30pm
Victoria Summer Music Festival, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Performance of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
Works by Haydn, LeBel, and Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E Flat Major Op. 44 with pianist Arthur Rowe.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria School of Music, Victoria BC Canada
www.ceciliastringquartet.com

August 2-7, 2016
nu:nord, with Mira Benjamin & Blue Moss Ensemble
2-5 August: workshops, Huddersfield UK
5 August:  Concert, St. Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield UK
7 August: Summer Exhibition, Union Chapel, London UK
Performances of:  Further Migration
www.nunord.net

July 29, 2016 at 3pm
Ottawa International Chamber Festival, with the Cecilia String Quartet
Premiere of:  Taxonomy of paper wings
National Gallery, Ottawa ON Canada
www.ceciliastringquartet.com
www.chamberfest.com/concerts/2016-0729-02/

June 18-26, 2016
Blue Moss Ensemble, with Mira Benjamin
June 19-22, residency at ArtSpring Centre,  Salt Spring Island BC Canada
June 22, concert at ArtSpring Centre, Salt Spring Island BC Canada
June 24, concert at David Pay Studio, Vancouver BC Canada
June 25, concert at Open Space Gallery, Victoria BC Canada
Performances of:  Further Migration
www.bluemossensemble.ca
http://nunord.net/wp/mira-benjamin-blue-moss-ensemble-vancouver/

June 17, 2016 at 6:30pm
Salon 21, Soundstreams Canada, with Jumblies & The Ground Floor Choir
Presentation of:  Take This Card
The Gardiner Museum
111 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON Canada
www.soundstreams.ca

June 16, 2016 at 7pm
Iftar nights, with Mabelle Arts & The Ground Floor Choir
Presentation of:  Take This Card
Enjoy art-making, musical performances, story-telling & treats at sundown
In the Mabelle Park, across from 49 Mabelle Avenue, Toronto ON Canada
http://www.mabellearts.ca

June 10, 2016 at 7:30pm
SaskNewMusic presents the Strata Festival, with Luciane Cardassi & Tommy Davis
Performance of:  Losing Home
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra rehearsall hall (408 20th St. West), Saskatoon SK Canada
http://sasknewmusic.com/schedule/#1930-jun-10

June 9, 2016 at 4pm
June in Buffalo, with the Arditti Quartet
The Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music
Performance of:  gather
Buffalo NY USA
http://music21c.buffalo.edu/june-in-buffalo

May 13, 2016 at 6:30pm
The Park Songbook
RPSM students will be presenting works by Aaron Gervais, Brian Current, Dean Burry, Emilie LeBel, Jeffrey Ryan, Juliet Palmer, Omar Daniel, Pouya Hamidi, Saman Shahi, and more!
Presented by:  Salon 21, Soundstreams Canada & the Canadian Music Centre
The Gardiner Museum
111 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON Canada
https://www.soundstreams.ca/performances/salon-21/the-regent-park-songbook/

April 27, 2016 at 7:30pm
Cecilia String Quartet, at the Canadian Music Centre
The quartet perform and discuss an excerpt of my work-in-progress, and perform new works by Kati Agocs, Nicole Lizee, and Katarina Curcin
Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto ON Canada
www.musiccentre.ca

April 22, 2016 at 8pm
Piano Moderna, with Stephanie Chua & Adam Sherkin
Three solo sets showcasing works by:  Zane Merritt, Elliott Carter, Adam Scime, Brian Harman, Emilie LeBel, Anna Hostman & Chris Thornborrow
Performance of:  Breaker for piano & electronics
Bunker Lane Press
1001 Bloor Street West, Toronto ON Canada
www.pianomoderna.com

March 28-31, 2016
Jumblies Theatre
Workshops with the Ground Floor Choir
Toronto ON Canada
http://www.jumbliestheatre.org

March 6, 2016 at 7:30pm
Land’s End Ensemble
Performance of: Oranda
Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary AB Canada
www.landsendensemble.ca

2015 Events

November 14, 2015 at 8 pm
Blue Moss Ensemble and Montreal’s Quatuor Bozzini join forces to present Pine Mushrooms, featuring three new works by Toronto/Victoria composers Anna Höstman, Emilie LeBel and Mitch Renaud. The evening also offers a performance of Governor General award-winning media artist John Oswald’s preLieu, a piece originally composed for the Kronos Quartet.
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto ON Canada
www.musicgallery.org/blue-moss-ensemble-quatuor-bozzini-pine-mushrooms

November 6 to 8, 2015
Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC!)
Performance of:  Annette
http://www.music.northwestern.edu/academics/new-music/index.html

October 1 to 2, 2015
Symposium:  John P.L. Roberts, the CBC and music in Canada
University of Calgary, Calgary AB Canada
Presentation of my research:  Hearing Art Music Across Ten Provinces & Three Territories:  CBC Radio & Contemporary Canadian Art Music Composers
http://scpa.ucalgary.ca/events/symposium

August 9, 2015 at 7:30 pm
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Performance of:  monograph of bird’s eye views
Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary AB Canada
http://www.nyoc.org/2015-tour

July 29, 2015 at 7 pm
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Performance of:  monograph of bird’s eye views
National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON Canada
http://www.nyoc.org/2015-tour

July 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Premiere of:  monograph of bird’s eye views
Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto ON Canada
http://www.nyoc.org/2015-tour
tickets:  http://performance.rcmusic.ca/event/nyo-canada_55

Friday July 24, 2015 at 6pm
Regent Park Songbook Premiere
Students and faculty of the Regent Park School of Music premiere new vocal works developed as part of the Park SongBook, featuring lyrics written by Regent Park community members, set to music by an amazing line-up of Canadian composers: Aaron Gervais, Pouya Hamidi, Emilie LeBel, and Omar Daniel.
National Performance Space, Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street., Toronto ON Canada
Admission is free!
http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/132476

Friday June 12, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Montréal Contemporary Music Lab & the Black House Collective 2015 Exchange Project Concert
Centre culturel Georges-Vanier, 2450 rue Workman, Montreal QC Canada
https://www.facebook.com/events/478187792340137/

June 9 to 12, 2015
Montréal Contemporary Music Lab & the Black House Collective 2015 Exchange Project
Workshops in Montréal
http://www.blackhousecollective.org/blackhouse/the-kansas-city-montreal-musical-exchange.html

June 3 to 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2015 / MusCan 2015 Conference
University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON Canada
Presentation of:  Still life for dust, with birds (2014)

Friday May 22, 2015 at 7 pm
Closing concert of the Concordia Creative Music Institute, by Quatuor Bozzini
Works by Jason Doell, Emilie LeBel, Nick Hyatt, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Nicole Lizée, Linda Smith, Jurg Frey, and Chritstopher Butterfield
Jeunesses Musicales Canada, Montreal QC Canada
https://www.facebook.com/events/1615457758711267/

Thursday April 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Montréal Contemporary Music Lab & the Black House Collective 2015 Exchange Project Concert
Kansas City Ballet
http://www.blackhousecollective.org/blackhouse/the-kansas-city-montreal-musical-exchange.html

April 26 to May 1, 2015
Montréal Contemporary Music Lab & the Black House Collective 2015 Exchange Project
Workshops in Kansas City

Sunday April 12th, 2015 at 8pm
April is the Cruelest Month
A concert program exploring the concept of “cut poetry” in musical form, featuring works by Lucas Foss, Laurie Radford, Stephen Gardner, Tawnie Olsen and Emilie LeBel
Thin Edge New Music Collective
Gallery 345 (345 Sorauren Ave), Toronto ON Canada
www.thethinedgenewmusiccollective.com

2014 Events and News

Fall 2014
a bloom of one’s own:  Emilie LeBel’s Field Notes
Article about my current project, field notes, in Musicworks issue #120
Available on newsstands!
www.musicworks.ca

November 22, 2014 at 7pm
Open Space and the Blue Moss Ensemble present the Onyx Trio
This concert will include new works by Emilie LeBel, Mitch Renaud, Anna Höstman and Giorgio Manganese
Open Space Gallery, Victoria BC Canada
Info: http://www.openspace.ca/The_Onyx_Trio

Saturday November 1, 2014 at 8 pm
Array Session #28:  The Emoti-chair
The Array Space, 155 Walnut Street. second floor, Toronto ON Canada
Info:  http://www.arraymusic.com/array-session-28/

September 23 to 26, 2014
VibraFusionLab
Visiting Artist
VibraFusionLab, London ON Canada

August 18 to 23, 2014
Sound Travels Intensive
Instructor for New Adventures in Sound Art’s week long workshop
Info: http://naisa.ca/education/intensives/

Friday August 15, 2014 at 8pm
JunctQín Keyboard Collective at the Sound Travels Festival
Artscape Whychwood Art Barns, Toronto ON Canada
Premiere of Kindness in the Ashes for melodicas, air mattress pumps, playback, and live electronics for 16-channels
Info: http://www.junctqin.com
Info:  http://naisa.ca/festivals/sound-travels/performances/

August 13 to 17, 2014
Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium
TIES is a co-production of New Adventures in Sound Art & the Canadian Electroacoustic Community, with the Canadian Music Centre
Artscape Wychwood Art Barns, Toronto ON Canada
Info: http://cec.sonus.ca/events/TIES/call.html

July 9 & 10, 2014
National Youth Orchestra of Canada
New Music Reading Session
Thistle, for brass ensemble, with harp, piano, percussion and double bass
Wilfred Laurier University, Faculty of Music, Waterloo ON Canada

Saturday June 14, 2014 at 8pm
Pint-Sized Miniatures Sask New Music – 2014 Festival
Gerard Weber performs Annette for solo saxophone
Paved Arts, 424 20th St West, Saskatoon SK Canada
Info: http://www.sasknewmusic.com

Friday June 13, 2014 1:30pm
Composer Chat: Composition Today with Ana Sokolović
Join us at the Canadian Music Centre for a discussion on composition in the modern world, featuring Anna Höstman, Emilie LeBel, Juliet Palmer and special guest Ana Sokolović.
Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto ON Canada
Admission is free

Saturday May 10, 2014 at 1:15pm
Morgan O’Leary Percussion Recital
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, Toronto ON Canada
fern, thicket, for percussion trio is on the programme
tickets are free!

Friday May 9, 2014 at 8pm
hornworts & liverworts
The Blue Moss Ensemble presents contemporary works written for period instruments by composers Chedo Barone, Christopher Butterfield, Graham Flett, Anna Höstman, Emilie LeBel, Christopher Reiche & Mitch Renaud. With Edwin Huizinga (Baroque Violin), Evan Buttar (Baroque cello), Roseen Giles (traverso) & Wesley Shen (harpsichord)
Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto ON Canada
Info: http://www.bluemossensemble.ca

April 2014
Musical adventures in Victoria BC!

Saturday April 5, 2014 at 1:15pm
Nathan Petitpas Percussion Recital
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, Toronto ON Canada
Premiere of fern, thicket, for percussion trio
tickets are free!

Saturday April 5, 2014, 10am to 1pm
Gaudeamus: Deconstructed and Reconstructed
Trio 7090 Emerging Composer Workshop Hosted by Continuum, and the Music Gallery
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto ON Canada
Info: https://www.musicgallery.org/gaudeaemus-deconstructed-and-reconstructed
Info: http://continuummusic.org/news/emerging-composer-workshop-with-7090

March 2014
Musical adventures in the UK!

Wednesday March 5, 2014 at 7:15pm
New Creations Festival Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Soundstreams Canada
The Gryphon Trio premiere new piano trios by Canadian composers
Premiere of Oranda for piano trio
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON Canada
Info: http://www.tso.ca/en-ca/new-creations-festival/pre-and-post-concert-events.aspx

Friday February 21, 2014 at 7pm
Salon 21: Composing Today Soundstreams Canada
Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON Canada
tickets are free!
Info: http://soundstreams.ca/performance-tickets/2013/salon-21/salon-21-composing-today