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Joanne Lam

Joanne Lam is currently the writer and producer of a cross-media arts project, INVERSES, in collaboration with artists of various disciplines from around the world. Joanne is also a classically trained musician with an unhealthy bias towards the cello.
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First Day: Laura Metcalf’s Debut Solo Album on Sono Luminus

First Day is New York-based cellist Laura Metcalf‘s solo album debuting ten years into her car...
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Joanne Lam
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Mason Bates: Works for Orchestra on SFS Media

Works for Orchestra is Mason Bates‘ latest album released under San Francisco Symphony‘s...
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Joanne Lam
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Music on Main presents One Night Stand: Caroline Shaw

Caroline Shaw has made a noticeable and meaningful impact on Vancouver’s artistic scene ever s...
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Joanne Lam
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5 Questions to Matthew Patton (composer, curator)

Matthew Patton is a Canadian composer and the curator of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music F...
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Joanne Lam
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Vancouver Opera Presents Nico Muhly’s Dark Sisters

Thursday, December 10, 2015 marked the penultimate performance of Nico Muhly‘s Dark Sisters fo...
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Joanne Lam
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Vancouver New Music: Tim Hecker

Vancouver New Music‘s concert series for the 2015-2016 season opened with Tim Hecker‘s s...
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Joanne Lam
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Matt Haimovitz Presents Orbit: Music for Solo Cello (1945-2014)

If there’s anyone who can pull off a 3-disc compilation of contemporary music for solo cello s...
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Joanne Lam
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5 Questions to Úlfur Hansson (composer)

Úlfur Hansson is an Icelandic composer and musician currently based in California. His latest work I...
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Joanne Lam
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Chilly Gonzales and Kaiser Quartett at Barbican Centre

Monday, April 13, 2015 marked the final of three consecutive sold-out shows by Chilly Gonzales &...
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Joanne Lam
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Voices and Strings concludes Vancouver New Music season

Vancouver New Music wrapped its season on Saturday, April 18, 2015 with a sold-out concert at the Or...
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Joanne Lam
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Howard Hersh’s Inventivity : Angels and Watermarks

Angels and Watermarks is the latest self-released album (Snow Leopard Music) by Howard Hersh, an Ame...
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Joanne Lam
Hildegard Westerkamp

Sonic Topographies / Vancouver New Music Festival 2014

Vancouver New Music Festival celebrated its 2014 edition from October 16 to October 19 with the them...
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Joanne Lam
The Westerlies

5 questions to The Westerlies (New Music Brass Quartet)

Following the release of their debut album "Wish The Children Would Come On Home", The Westerlies ma...
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present point passed by ensemble, et al. on Infinite Number of Sounds

present point passed is the debut album of Brooklyn's ensemble, et al., a percussion group comprised...
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Joanne Lam
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Art of Time Ensemble: I Send You This Cadmium Red

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, marked the first return of Art of Time Ensemble's entrancing I Send You Th...
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Joanne Lam
John Adams conducting - Photo by Lambert Orkis

TSO’s New Creations Festival: Slonimsky’s Earbox

Toronto Symphony Orchestra celebrated the 10th anniversary of their New Creations Festival this year...
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Joanne Lam
Vancouver Chamber Choir

Soundstreams: Canadian Choral Celebration at Koerner Hall

Canada is an expansive country in terms of its geography as well as its musical diversity. Soundstre...
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Joanne Lam
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Esprit Orchestra Celebrates Gamelan Music in Toronto

Esprit Orchestra's second concert of the season, held Sunday November 17, 2013, at Koerner Hall, Roy...
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Joanne Lam
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5 questions to Matthew Fava (Toronto New Music Alliance) about the New Music Passport

The Toronto New Music Alliance just launched a new initiative: a New Music Passport. For $35 (plus a...
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Joanne Lam
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Esprit Orchestra Launches New Era in Toronto Season Opener

Esprit Orchestra's opening concert on Thursday, October 24, 2013, in Koerner Hall at Royal Conservat...
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Joanne Lam
Arvo Pärt - Photograph by K. Kikkas

Arvo Pärt: Soul Replenishing at Soundstreams Toronto Season Opener

Many season openers tend to displays of bravado and vivacity. Soundstreams' sold-out opener at Royal...
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Joanne Lam
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Lera Auerbach: Celloquy on Cedille

Lera Auerbach's Celloquy is a lesson in learning how to expect the unexpected. For one, the album re...
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Joanne Lam
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Rousing TorQ Percussion Quartet at Musicworks’ Drum Up! in Toronto

Musicworks’ Drum Up! was a surprisingly raucous affair for a contemporary classical music event, but...
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Joanne Lam
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Daniel Wohl’s Corps Exquis a Fitting End to Ear Heart Music Season

The 2012-2013 season of Ear Heart Music came to a close on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 with performances...
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Joanne Lam

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