EVENTS

• Michael Snow + Jesse Stewart piano concert
• ArtSparks
• Music in the Galleries
• Films
• Music for a Sunday Afternoon  

Michael Snow + Jesse Stewart piano concert

Thursday 18 March at 8 pm

A free concert of freely improvised music featuring Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart. Michael Snow is one of the most acclaimed visual artists and experimental filmmakers in the world, as well as a highly accomplished improvisational pianist. He began playing New Orleans-style jazz piano as a teenager during the 1940s and 1950s in Toronto where he had an opportunity to perform with such jazz greats as Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams, Jimmy Rushing, and Pee Wee Russell, among others. In 1974, he was one of the founders of CCMC, a pioneering free improvisation ensemble with which he continues to perform to this day.

Jesse Stewart is a professor at Carleton University's School for Studies in Art and Culture. Stewart's creative practice cuts across a wide variety of media and disciplines in both the visual and sonic arts. As an improvising percussionist, he has performed with musical luminaries such as Pauline Oliveros, William Parker, George Lewis, and Evan Parker. His compositions have been performed at festivals throughout Canada, in Europe, and the United States.

Together, Snow and Stewart will weave a rich tapestry of creative improvised music, setting new boundaries for contemporary music. This concert, a collaboration between the School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University, and the National Gallery of Canada, will be recorded by CBC Radio for future broadcast on The Signal.

In the Auditorium. Free admission!

Thursday 25 March from 7 pm to 11 pm
Can you possibly jam more great culture into a four-hour period? Join Guerilla and the National Gallery of Canada as we team up to present quite possibly the most action-packed night of 2010:

• Live performance by Ottawa's legendary Hammerheads band
• An intimate piano-and-vocals set by the charming Megan Jerome
• Tours of the Nicolas Baier: Pareidolias,
• A hands-on silk screening workshop - bring your own t-shirt or other silk-screenable item!
• An instructional African drumming session with Dr. Lee
• A slide presentation preview of Martin Lipman's photo portraits of Governor General Award-winning artists
• And the launch of Guerilla #23 online and in print

Cost: $12, Members $10. Tickets: 613-998-8888 or pay at the door. Cash bar.

Sundays 28 March and 4, 18, 25 April at 3 pm
Soul Journey
El Jaguar, from El Salvador, and Raymundo Pizana, from Mexico, play a captivating collection of traditional and original compositions. Set to a unique mix of musical styles, blending Latin, Blues and other world music, their quick-fingered guitar technique is mesmerizing and a joy to watch. Together, they bring out the spirit of music. In Canadian Gallery A102. Included with Gallery admission.

Sunday 11 April at 3 pm
Musica Divina will perform a repertory of “Early Music” heard in the chapels, churches and cathedrals during the Renaissance period . It will include Gregorian chant, and selected polyphonic works thematically linked to the art  on display.  In the Baroque galleries (C204). Included with Gallery admission.

Sunday, March 28 at 2:45 pm
Winds of Heaven:
Carvers, Emily Carr and the Spirits of the Forest
Cine Metu and White Pine Pictures’ film. Produced by Michael Ostroff and Peter Raymont.
An impressionistic, lyrical exploration of the spirit that informed the solitary life of one of Canada’s most renowned artists. This stunning film is a journey into the deep brooding mystery and inner beauty of Carr’s work, revealing the influences that shaped her desire to paint the giant vertical forest of British Columbia. Free admission. In the Auditorium.

Seating is limited. Please note that all seats, including advance passes will be released for general admission at 2:35 pm. Seating is not guaranteed to pass holders after this time. For information call 613-990-1985.

Sunday 16 May at 2 pm
Music for a Sunday Afternoon
Yosuke Kawasaki, violin, Vadim Serebryany, piano, with ensembles of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In the Auditorium. Cost: $29, students $14.50. Tickets on sale at the NAC, via TicketMaster at 613-755-1111, or at the door.