Episode Six: Spring Sprang! by New Music Edmonton

Our March 2021 Episode highlights two artists: Xuan Ye and Cole Dorchester.

Cole Dorchester is a composer, vocalist, and electronic musician currently pursuing studies in composition at the University of Alberta. Their work runs a wide gamut of styles - focusing on timbre, and delicate interwoven textures. They have studied composition with Scott Smallwood and Nicolás Arnáez, and singing with Lary Benson.

Dorchester’s new work, Petrichor was recently commissioned by New Music Edmonton for guitarist Marek Orszulik, and is being presented on this program for the first time.

For more information on Cole Dorchester: https://soundcloud.com/user-247397327

Currently based in Toronto, and lauded as “one of Canada’s most exciting voices in textural soma” - Xuan Ye is techno-agnostic and genre eclectic. Their live performances and releases have received critical accolades from Bandcamp, Musicworks and Exclaim!, while their installation works have been featured and exhibited internationally.

New Music Edmonton has commissioned their new audio-visual work - entitled XENOYOGA(((TROLL THE SCROLL))) - which will be available on NME's VIMEO page, while an excerpt from XENOYOGA (I Really Want Some) is included with this episode of The No Normal.

For more Information on Xuan Ye: https://a.pureapparat.us
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This season, we are commissioning art that reflects the issues of our time, and are delivering free digital programming to ensure access for everyone. You can help us out by donating the price of a concert ticket, a festival pass, or a season pass. You can donate through Canada Helps (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/49029) or find more information on our website.