Sound Arts Initiatives is pleased to present Day Music, a new monthly workshop and open jam series on the last Saturday of each month. Day Music is open to adults and youth ages 13 and up, no musical experience required. Offered in partnership with the Froude Avenue Community Centre, the space is fully accessible and parking is available. Admission is by donation.
The first Day Music facilitator is Jing Xia, presenting a workshop on intercultural improvisation: discovering how traditional roots can spark unexpected creativity and inspire new improvisational pathways.
Jing Xia is an award-winning guzheng artist, composer, producer, and ethnomusicologist based in Newfoundland, Canada. Born and raised in Hunan, China, Xia started to study the guzheng at six years old and holds degrees in music performance (B.A.), arts management (M.A.), and ethnomusicology (Ph.D.). As an educator and scholar, Xia has been teaching music for more than a decade and has given informative lectures, workshops, and performances at universities and conferences around the world. Her research focuses on the diasporic experience of professional Chinese instrumentalists and their intercultural and transnational music-making in North America.
Be sure to stick around after the workshop for an open jam facilitated by The Nova Collective. Bring your instrument, or play one of ours!
Saturday, Jan. 31st // 2:00pm // Froude Avenue Community Centre (89 Froude Ave.) // Admission by donation
Day Music is supported by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation, and by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation: Improvising Futures.
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