Eldad Tsabary (; born 1969, Israel) is a composer living in Montreal. He composes and performs in a variety of styles including contemporary, experimental, acousmatic, sound art, and live electronics. His works, in all styles, are created with wide textural and timbral variety and attention to motion and process.
Dr. Tsabary is a professor of electroacoustic music at
Concordia University
Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...
, Montreal, where he teaches electroacoustic ear training, composition, modular programming, history, and live electronics. He also taught sound recording, digital audio, MIDI, synthesis, sampling, and sound for image at Formation
Formation Musitechnic, Montreal.
He is the founder and director of
Concordia Laptop Orchestra (CLOrk), which specializes in networked and multidisciplinary performances. Under Tsabary's direction, CLOrk has performed (physically and telematically) with symphonic, jazz, chamber, and laptop orchestras worldwide and collaborated with dancers and video artists. CLOrk's sound is characterized by wide textural and dynamic ranges and rich, glitchy rhythms. The orchestra consists of 15-25 performers and is guided by soundpainting conduction.
Tsabary's works have been performed by the
Bulgarian Philharmonic,
Cygnus Ensemble, Hagai Rehavia, and Haim Avitsur as well as by himself and were presented in venues and festivals such as Carnegie Hall, CCRMA, and the
Burning Man
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festival among many others. His music is published by
Editions BIM (Switzerland) and released on
ERMMedia,
Capstone Records
Capstone Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986 and was based in Brooklyn, New York. The label has hundreds of releases featuring a w ...
,
New Adventures in Sound Art
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995
* "New" (Daya song), 2017
* "New" (No Doubt song), 19 ...
,
JAZZIS, The
Infinite Sector, comfortstand.com,
Vox Novus
Vox Novus is a New York City-based organization consisting of composers, musicians, and music enthusiasts which presents and supports new music. Vox Novus was founded by Robert Voisey to promote contemporary composers in 2000.
This organization w ...
and
SoundLab Channel. His compositions have been awarded several international prizes.
Tsabary's one-minute works have been selected for the
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuo ...
project in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In 2008, the
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuo ...
Canada mix was started with Vox Novus's
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuo ...
creator and co-producer
Robert Voisey and Eldad Tsabary as the macro-composer/music coordinator and co-producer; the
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuo ...
Canada mix contains works from composers from and currently living in Canada. Two Canadian mixes were created in 2008: a concert version which was premiered at
Concordia University
Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...
as part of the
ÉuCuE performance series and a "SONUS Gallery" mix that was published in the CEC's (
Canadian Electroacoustic Community
La Communauté électroacoustique canadienne (CEC; ''English'': The Canadian Electroacoustic Community) is Canada's national Electroacoustic music, electroacoustic / computer music / Sound art, sonic arts organization and is dedicated to promoting ...
) electronic journal of electroacoustics, ''eContact!''
[Eldad Tsabary,]
[Sonus Gallery] 60x60 Canada 2008–09
" ''eContact! 11.2 – Figures canadiennes (2) / Canadian Figures (2)'' ( CEC, July 2009).
Interviews & Press Interview with Eldad Tsabary
on Sound L A B
Discography
60x60 (2004–2005) Vox Novus VN-001
Capstone Records CPS-8744
Solo recordings
* 2005 - ''Psychotropic Volume One'' (Infinite Sector Recordings)
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Canadian composers
Canadian male composers
Israeli composers