Steph Patsula and Ashley Weckesser at Now Hear This 2023

The Society for New Music in Edmontonis proud to be this region’s premier organization for the promotion and presentation of contemporary music and sound-related arts. Now in its fourth decade, NME is committed to the goal of seeking out and bringing to its audiences the widest possible spectrum of musical and sonic art practices.www.newmusicedmonton.ca

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New Music Edmonton presents Steph Patsula and Ashley Weckesser at the Now Hear This Festival.

CO*LAB - Community {Arts} Laboratory

Live-stream option available through ticket link!To purchase a festival pass, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/621208610677" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.Two multimedia performance pieces, featuring new work by Ashley Weckesser and the return to Edmonton of Steph Patsula. Content warning: Potentially Triggering Content, Extremely Loud NoisesJulie Annette Ross 1962-2023 (Ashley Weckesser, featuring Hannah Bullock, soprano)Julie Annette Ross passed away on May 16, 2023 at the age of 61. She will be forever cherished as a daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. Julie was a woman who lived for her family, friends and strangers. Her legacy is her exuberant love she instilled in each of us. In the warmth of the sun I can feel her love, Radiant and gentle as the mourning dove. In the toiling daisies I can see her face, Beautiful, elegant, full of grace. In the stars of the sky, I can see her light, Her true nature amidst a temporary night. In the whisper of the wind I can hear her voice, Freed from her shackles she sings her rejoice.Sympathetic Resonance (Steph Patsula)The harmonic phenomenon of sympathetic vibration is achieved when a passive body responds to external vibrations in a similar harmonic range. By creating a live feedback loop with her body, instruments and the acoustics of the room, Patsula creates improvisational soundscapes with the intention for vibrational reciprocity with the individuals, objects and architecture of the spaces she performs. ArtistsAshley Weckesser is an Edmonton, AB-based composer and interdisciplinary artist working in the fields of music and sound, visual art and theater. Her goals are to design music in both the film and video game industries, as well as live performances (taking multiple forms), that turn the active listener into a participant; creating their own personal story and subsequently emoting on a transcendent level.Hannah Bullock is an Edmonton-based Soprano vocalist. She received her Bachelor’s in Vocal performance at the University of Alberta, and has focused her training on classical singing techniques. Her interests in music extend beyond classical music however expanding to genres including meditation music, video game soundtracks, and EDM. Her passion for singing is centered around telling meaningful stories and connecting with people through vulnerable music.Steph Patsula is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist. The projects she creates are focused across a variety of processes coalescing in a union of somatic experiencing, experimental sound creation and lens based ephemera. Patsula’s work prioritizes the creation of immersive art installations and live-performance which explore bodies as beacons and receptors in relationship to each other. Her processes embrace the unpredictable dynamics of working with new materials, spaces and bodies by corresponding with them improvisationally. A technique that reflects a personal desire for reciprocity and intimacy through an attentiveness to collaboration and adaptability.For more information visit the <a href="https://newmusicedmonton.ca/event/now-hear-this-2023/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">festival webpage</a>.Accessibility: this venue is accessible, with all-gender washroomsLivestream: a link to the livestream will be sent from Eventbrite one hour before concert time.

Steph Patsula and Ashley Weckesser at Now Hear This 2023

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