A Place to Listen season three. A conversation with Daniel and Laura Brandes. I had the opportunity recently to sit down with Daniel Brandes, co-founder with his wife Laura, of A Place to Listen, the listening series— now in its third season—that takes place every third Wednesday of the month at James Bay United Church (corner of Michigan and Menzies). I spoke with Daniel over coffee and then Laura added her thoughts via e-mail. Since … [Read more...]
A Place to Listen season three. A conversation with Daniel and Laura Brandes.
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A Place to Listen Season Three Launch October 15, 2014
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A Place to Listen Season Three Launch October 15, 2014. I've been a fan of the listening series, A Place to Listen, since meeting founder Daniel Brandes in November 2012 and attending my first event in December 2012. Unlike any other musical event on my schedule, the concerts are filled with silence and sparse notes and appeal to my need to slow down and focus. Now in its third year, A Place to Listen launches October 15 th with works by … [Read more...]
A Place to Listen season two – interview with founder Daniel Brandes
October 4, 2013 By 2 Comments
A Place to Listen season two - interview with founder Daniel Brandes. In late 2012 I met Daniel Brandes (UVic M.Mus ’10), composer, curator and founder of a new listening series A Place to Listen, and in the process, found a musical home. What started for Brandes as one concert, a way to showcase music from the Wandelweiser collective, and fellow musicians and composers, has resulted in 10 concerts over a year, and the launch of a second … [Read more...]
A Place to Listen 9 – July 17, 2013
July 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
To sit, and listen - it's become an extraordinary gift in our busy and hectic schedules. Some prefer to listen in relative silence, perhaps in a sanctuary or religious building, others gravitate to naturescapes like the seashore or the edge of a river. Lovers of music now have a new concert series to consider. A Place to Listen is the brainchild of Daniel Brandes, a young Victoria-based composer and member of the Wandelweiser school. Once a … [Read more...]
“A Place to Listen” 5 – concert February 20th, 2013
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fans of field recordings, John Cage, new music and “listening between the notes” will want to attend the next A Place to Listen concert Wednesday February 20th, 7pm at James Bay United Church. A Place to Listen, Victoria’s newest experimental music series, is the brainchild of Daniel Brandes, a composer of the Wandelweiser school. I first met Daniel at a “meet and greet” hosted for R. Murray Schaefer when he visited Victoria for the premiere of … [Read more...]
“A Place To Listen” concert – January 16th
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I have declared 2013 to be The Year of Taking More Risks, Having More Fun, and Expanding Cultural Horizons. I love that, sometimes, you can do all three at once. "A Place To Listen" is a new music concert series on the third Wednesday of the month, originated by Daniel Brandes in the fall of 2012. You can read more about the December concert here and learn how I came to meet Daniel. The January 16th concert will feature the North American … [Read more...]
“A Place To Listen” concert December 19, 2012
December 18, 2012 By 3 Comments
I love how life works. One of my goals has been to expand my cultural horizons, and push the boundaries of what I would normally watch, attend or listen to. In November, during the Cage 100 celebrations and series, I had the opportunity to meet a number of young composers, among them Chrisopher Reiche of Open Space, and Daniel Brandes, founder of the "A Place To Listen" concert series. Just as in later work by Cage, Brandes is interested in … [Read more...]
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