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8, 15 & 22 March 2012

The Waldorf Hotel (1489 East Hastings Street)

Early shows! 8PM sharp

Pre-show chats at 7:30PM each night.

Ages 19+

Tickets: $20 regular | $15 students and seniors

Pass for all three nights: $50

Available through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006), and at the door.

HE[A]R will showcase a number of local and international artists who contribute to the landscape of sound and music through a wide range of styles and approaches – from electronic to contemporary instrumental music, indie to experimental. Each night of the series will take place throughout the lower level of the Waldorf Hotel, with events flowing between the Cabaret and the Hideaway rooms. Don't miss the rare opportunity to experience Kaija Saariaho's music in a casual and intimate setting, drink in the songs and sounds of Veda Hille, Skeena Reece, and Elizabeth Fischer, immerse yourself in the multi-media world of The Lappetites, and more.

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Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 8PM

Veda HIlle & Friends, Skeena Reece, Soressa Gardner & Janine Island, and Elizabeth Fischer & Friends

VNM kicks off HE[A]R and celebrates International Women’s Day with a diverse and exciting line-up of performances. Over her twenty-year career, Veda Hille has transformed from art-school drop out, to one of Canada’s most versatile and interesting artists. Provocative, hilarious and everything in between, Skeena Reece is adept at creating performances that are entertaining, insightful, and memorable. And, one of Vancouver’s most distinctive voices, Elizabeth Fischer (DarkBlueWorld, Animal Slaves), takes the stage with some friends, and a “whole slew of new original tunes” in Hungarian and English. Complementing the evening is a collaboration between two of the city’s most interesting experimental musicians, Vancouver Electronic Ensemble members Soressa Gardner, and Janine Island. We’ll be taking over two rooms at The Waldorf Hotel to showcase some of the finest performers Vancouver has to offer!

Pre-show chat with Jacqueline Leggatt and Skeena Reece | 7:30PM

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Thursday, March 15; 2012 | 8PM

The music of Kaija Saariaho, Keiko Abe, Dorothy Chang, Mary Finsterer and Daphne Oram

The second installation of HE[A]R presents music for solos and electronics by celebrated composer Kaija Saariaho (Finland). Also featured on the program are pieces by Keiko Abe (Japan), Dorothy Chang (Vancouver), and Mary Finsterer (Australia). Take advantage of a rare chance to hear these wonderful works in the intimate setting of the Waldorf Hotel’s Cabaret Room. Interspersed with this program are works by pioneering British composer and electronic musician Daphne Oram (1925 – 2003), remixed by Brady Marks and Aja Rose Bond.

Pre-show chat with Jacqueline Leggatt and Heather McDermid | 7:30PM

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Thursday, March 22, 2012; 8PM

The Lappetites, Lief Hall, and prOphecy sun

Founded by UK artist Kaffe Matthews as an open-ended collective, The Lappetites is an international collaboration between Antye Greie aka AGF, (Germany), Kaffe Matthews (UK) and Akama Ryoko (Japan). Regularly active as solo artists all over the world they have come together to research ways of live sharing, and poaching sound and data from each other as a means of composition. Playing with digital and sonic linking, The Lappetites will be performing a new multi-media work featuring an immersive audio setup with video. Also featured on this final night of the series are Vancouver-based solo experimental artists prOphecy sun (Tyranahorse) and Lief Hall (MYTHS).

Pre-show chat with Jacqueline Leggatt and Lief Hall | 7:30PM

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