Our March  2021 Episode highlights two artists: Xuan Ye and Cole Dorchester. 

Cole Dorchester is a composer, vocalist, and electronic musician currently pursuing studies in composition at the University of Alberta. Their work runs a wide gamut of styles - focusing on timbre, and delicate interwoven textures. They have studied composition with Scott Smallwood and Nicolás Arnáez, and singing with Lary Benson.

Dorchester’s new work, Petrichor was recently commissioned by New Music Edmonton for guitarist Marek Orszulik, and is being presented on this program for the first time. 

For more information on Cole Dorchester: https://soundcloud.com/user-247397327

Currently based in Toronto, and lauded as “one of Canada’s most exciting voices in textural soma” - Xuan Ye  is techno-agnostic and genre eclectic. Their live performances and releases have received critical accolades from Bandcamp, Musicworks and Exclaim!, while their installation works have been featured and exhibited internationally. 

New Music Edmonton has commissioned their new audio-visual work - entitled XENOYOGA(((TROLL THE SCROLL))) -  which will be available on NME's VIMEO page, while an excerpt from XENOYOGA (I Really Want Some) is included with this episode of The No Normal.   

For more Information on Xuan Ye: https://a.pureapparat.us
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This season, we are commissioning art that reflects the issues of our time, and are delivering free digital programming to ensure access for everyone. You can help us out by donating the price of a concert ticket, a festival pass, or a season pass. You can donate through Canada Helps (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/49029) or find more information on our website.

Episode Six: Spring Sprang!

In this episode of The No Normal we have a feature interview with ‘cellist, composer, improviser and sound artist India Gailey. Named one of “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” by the CBC, India Gailey is a cellist, composer, and improviser of “unparalleled talent” (Take Effect) based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS. With a background spanning many styles, she has worked most often in the realms of classical and experimental music, including tours across Canada, the United States, and Germany. In May 2022 India released her second solo cello album, to you through (Redshift Records) to much acclaim. She is a member of the lauded improvisational quartet New Hermitage, and works frequently with living composers, filmmakers, visual artists, and dancers to create exploratory works of interdisciplinary art. India is the recipient of numerous honours, including awards from Arts Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Talent Trust, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Acadia & McGill Universities. India loves raspberries, large marimbas, and the smell of burning thyme. 

And… we are very pleased to introduce a new member of our team: Reid Contreras Woelfle is a composer, percussionist, sound engineer, and teacher, and is joining The No Normal as an interviewer. His interview with India Gailey is a great start to what we hope will be a wonderful series of contributions to our podcast. 

Performances by India Gailey included in this episode:

13:20 Grotesquerie (excerpt 1)
Composed by Nicole Lizeé, from the album Problematica, Released 2023
Label: People Places Records 

24:15  Light the Rubble
Performed by New Hermitage

35:25 Ghost, from the album to you through, Released 2022
Composed by India Gailey
Label: redshift records

59:10 Joinery
Composed by Joseph Glaser, from the album Problematica, Released 2023

71:05 Grotesquerie (excerpt 2)
Composed by Nicole Lizeé, from the album Problematica, Released 2023

For more Information:
India Gailey:
https://indiagailey.com/
https://www.facebook.com/india.yeshe/

Nicole Lizeé:
https://www.nicolelizee.com/

Joseph Glaser:
https://www.facebook.com/joseph.j.glaser/

4.3: India Gailey

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4.3: India Gailey

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