Pythagoras’ Ghost
A special audio production and the first Western Front CD recording release. Microtonal music based on the Table of Pythagoras, composed on the computer for…
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The archives are open by appointment to all researchers on Thursdays and Fridays. Please contact our archivist, Anna Tidlund, to plan your visit.
Results filed under: Bartlett, Martin
Sociable Music
Old and new compositions with Iain Macanulty and Arne Eigenfeldt. Featuring Kenneth Newby, Mark Douglas, Dennis Burke and Peter Hannan. Co-sponsored by Simon Fraser University.…
First du Maurier International Jazz Festival
This was the Western Front’s contribution to the first duMaurier International Jazz Festival, produced by the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society. The annual festival has…
Computer Music Cabaret
Local and international artists, performing in connection with Simon Fraser University Computer Music Conference. Martin Bartlett and Don Buchla performed as part of the SFU…
Performance/Space
A festival to explore the interaction between music, sculpture, performance art and the idea of ‘space’. – Alvin Lucier (USA), Music on a Long Thin…
Concert for Cage
A concert in celebration of John Cage’s visit to Vancouver. Performance of works by Cage and Gavin Bryars. Musicians: Martin Gotfrit, David Kelln, Stephen Parkinson,…
SFU Computer Music Weekend
Live computer-controlled synthesis. Martin Bartlett and Don Buchla performing on Buchla 400 synthesizers. Programme: Piandolin, Morton Subtonik Maverick Tracks, Martin Bartlett Up, Michael Longon (4…
Accumulator, Travellers’ Tales
Concert with Dan Scheidt and Doug Collinge. Music for computers, synthesizers and folk instruments. Audio Recording duration: 1:31:46 Digitized audio of this concert is available…
Music from the New Wilderness
This festival, conceived and organised by Martin Bartlett with help from Donna Zapf, Hank Bull and David Kelln, was inspired by the similarities between the…
Intercontinental Music
The Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll
Debut of Canada Shadows. Adapted from the novel by Alfred Jarry, commissioned by the City of Vancouver. The Western Front’s fourth anniversary event.
One Piece for Everyone
For the Western Front’s second anniversary celebration, Bartlett cooked a cauliflower curry on a table connected to his hand-made synthesizer. The sounds of chopping and…