The Canadian Electronic Ensemble (CEE) is a Canadian
electronic music
Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...
ensemble based in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. Founded in 1971 by
David Grimes,
David Jaeger,
Larry Lake and
James Montgomery,
it is the oldest continuously active live-electronic performing group in the world. In 1984 they performed at the
International Society for Contemporary Music's World Music Days Festival. In 1986 they joined the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra to perform the world premiere of
Steven Gellman's ''Universe Symphony''.
The ensemble has also appeared in concerts with the
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, the
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, and the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Since 1974 the CEE has presented an annual concert series in Toronto. They have also given regular international tours since 1975.
Since 1985 Lake has served as the CEE's Artistic Director. The ensemble's other current members are Jaeger, Montgomery, Paul Stillwell, Rose Bolton, John Farah, and David Sutherland.
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1971 establishments in Ontario
Canadian electronic music groups
Musical groups established in 1971
Musical groups from Toronto