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<\/a>\u201cThese concerts will appeal to many different concert-goers, from classical music to modern to avant-guard jazz,\u201d explains Janice Jackson, whose own performance contains five works. Jackson\u2019s offerings include Arabic and Bulgarian ornamentation, Peking opera and overtone in Han No. 3, and a solo (composed by Marie Pelletier) to a mini opera titled Echoes of Time Weeping<\/i> in traditional Bel Canto style, which draws from the South American myth of a forlorn woman searching for the lost souls of her children.<\/p>\n
A particularly intriguing piece to be performed by Jackson, titled Angst<\/i> by Alice Ho (Toronto), combines both visual performance and extremes in dynamic, tempo, and pitch to convey nervous anxiety.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are also scissors and newspaper involved,\u201d says Jackson enthusiastically, leaving the rest to the imagination.<\/p>\n
Other performances include a lecture from Swedish composer Erik Bunger titled The Third Man,<\/i> which explores the complexities and evolution of technology in relation to music, language, and personal experiences.<\/p>\n
Japanese artist and instrument creator Tomomi Adachi will be presenting a workshop and concert, unveiling fantastical inventions such as an infrared shirt that converts body movements and energy into sound, and inspiring audiences of all ages and experience levels to explore their body as a tool of musicality.<\/p>\n
Jackson says that while neither auditory nor visual mediums are superior, concerts capture their audiences much differently than a traditional art exhibit.<\/p>\n
\u201cMusic is immediate and reaches the brain through the ears, through vibration, through the body… With visual art there is more time to ponder and allow the non-emotional part of the brain to process,\u201d says Jackson. \u201cTime is different in music, whereas the visual is immediate and can easily be ignored, music in concert is more difficult to censor or move away from unless one leaves the concert.\u201d<\/p>\n
With Victoria\u2019s rich musical culture and its embrace of traditional arts such as ballet and theatre, Jackson hopes to see an enthusiastic turnout for the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cOpera lovers will love Echoes of Time Weeping<\/i> because it\u2019s highly dramatic and emotional, as well as great theatre,\u201d says Jackson, noting the unique nature of the event. \u201cFestivals that centre around the voice are rare, as are experienced singers who focus much of their work on non-traditional singing. It\u2019s something everyone should have the experience of hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n