ACTOR Project
555 Sherbrooke Ouest H3A 1E3 Montreal, QC, Canada

I am happy to share with you a video that I recently received of my piece "Reaching for the Unreachable Point of Desire", written for the CORE Ensemble of Actor... Project in 2020 (violin, vibraphone, trombone, and bass clarinet) Violin: Jeanne Côté Percussion: Martin D'aigle Trombone: Eric Bourgeois Bass Clarinet: Matias Perinetti-Paniagua Conducted by Charles-Eric Fontaine Audio: Yangwanqing Zhou, Ying-Ying Zhang & Martha DeFrancisco Video: Jonathan Cortes Special Thanks to the Actor Project, CIRMMT, Stephen McAdams (Executive Producer), Guillaume Bourgogne (Conductor), Ryan Cass (Trombone), and Elia Foster (Bass Clarinet) for their essential feedback during the experimentation and realization of this project.

Our July newsletter is out today with updates on ACTOR member performances, publications, and more! Check it out in English et en français here/ici: https://www.actorproject.org/actor-n/newsletter-bulletin-10

"The initial purpose of Moving Sources (2019) was to pave the way for the development of a future larger scale workPoint of Departure for symphony orchestrato be written using the recently released computer-assisted orchestration software, Orchidea.[1] It is therefore a ‘study' that facilitated experimentation with and evaluation of computer-assisted processes." A new Research-Creation Series article by Jorge Ramos (www.jorgefpramos.com), an ACTOR student member and doctoral candidate at the Royal College of Music. https://www.actorproject.org//an-autoethnography-on-the-in

Happy June to all! June ACTOR newsletter was published today. Check it out in English or French here: https://www.actorproject.org/actor-ne/newsletter-bulletin-9

Good afternoon from Montreal! The links to the May issue of the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project monthly Newsletter can be found here: https://www.actorproject.org/actor-ne/newsletter-bulletin-8

"Can one develop virtual orchestration as an independent art form by developing an aesthetic that is proper and unique to it?" A new article on this subject has been added to the Research-Creation Series of the Timbre and Orchestration Resources (TOR) of ACTOR. With the goal to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the virtual orchestra, Université de Montréal doctoral student and composer Eliazer Kramer outlines his first attempt at making a virtual orchestration from one of his compositions, Récitatif, chant et danse. https://www.actorproject.org//creating-a-virtual-orchestra

New Post Doc blog up on our website from Lindsey Reymore sharing updates on a few of her many ongoing collaborative research projects (+ bonus: flower photos from her garden). Check it out here: https://www.actorproject.org//orchestration-post-doc-blog-

Happy Spring! The April ACTOR newsletter is out now! Check it out here to learn more about recent ACTOR publications, concerts, and other outputs: https://www.actorproject.org//20/2/9/newsletter-bulletin-7

Check out our March newsletter (in French or English)! As always, we're excited to share our members' latest projects, publications, honors, and more. https://www.actorproject.org//20/2/9/newsletter-bulletin-6

New Amazing Moments in Timbre (AMiT) blog post up by Chris Lortie and Yuval Adler on Koan by James Tenney! #timbre #orchestration #musicanalysis https://www.actorproject.org//20/2/22/koan-by-james-tenney

We're pleased to announce the ACTOR project's fifth newsletter, with updates on ACTOR members' projects and collaborations. Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer le cinquième bulletin du projet ACTOR, avec mises à jour des projets et collaborations des membres ACTOR. https://www.actorproject.org//20/2/9/newsletter-bulletin-5

ACTOR newsletter is online! We're excited to share the results of the Strategic and Research-Creation Funding as well as new committee membership, as well as many accomplishments from our members. For the newsletter in English, click here: https://www.actorproject.org/newsletter-4 Pour le bulletin en français, cliquez ici: https://www.actorproject.org/fr/bulletin-4

Bravo, Jason Noble, for a great presentation at Université de Montréal and a new module on the ACTOR webpage. Check it out!!! https://www.actorproject.org//r/part-3/fantasie-harmonique

New postdoc blog from Lindsey R with updates on ACTOR goings-on in the last few months! https://www.actorproject.org//orchestration-post-doc-blog-

New "Amazing Moments in Timbre" blog post up by postdoc Lindsey Reymore on a piece for solo English horn titled "different forms of phosphorus," written by Karola Obermüller and premiere recording by Jacqueline Leclair. https://www.actorproject.org//different-forms-of-phosphoru

Catch up on what your favorite network of timbre geeks has been up to! ACTOR project 2020 newsletter is out! For English, click here: https://actorproject.org/newsletter-3 Pour le français, cliquez ici : https://actorproject.org/fr/bulletin-3

https://www.actorproject.org//first-workshop-on-the-new-or

Congratulations, to our very own Jason Noble, Chris Vaillant, Stuart Beatch, Brendan Lord, and all the fabulous members of Choir Alberta for an amazing collaboration. If you missed the livestream or want to hear and see it again, here it is. https://www.facebook.com/choiralberta/videos/3595539367152295