Sylvia Murphy [sylvi macCormac]

Residence: Vancouver, Canada

sylvi macCormac received honourable mention at the International Musique Electroacoustique Bourges, France (1999) and produced Uts’am / Witness CD (2004) including Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bruce Cockburn, Barry Truax and Squamish Sp’ak’wus Slúlum / Eagle Song Dancers. a multi-talented performer/composer of modern music, and the creator of WHEELS: Soundscapes with the voices of people with dis abilities, sylvi macCormac has extensive performance credits since the 1980’s, including the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, New Music Wes , and Seattle’s RockrGrl Music Conference in 2000. Electroacoustics, including Soundscape Composition, stretches the boundaries of music by collaging sound, story and song, transforming sound sources with signal processing and combining them in creative ways. Diffusion extends familiar structures, by placing the listener inside the Soundscape while inviting us on imaginary journeys. www.sylvi.ca / na / da / bc www.imeb.net - www.vams.org - www.utsam-witness.ca - www.thefestival.bc.ca www.myspace.com/sylvimacCormac

Date: May 18, 2008

Source: JTTP 2008

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