Composer and McGill alumni Anthony Tan (PhD 2015) will present on his recent music and artistic practice. This presentation coincides with a performance of Anthony's new work by the ECM/Turning Point Ensemble at the Salle du concert du Consertavoire on October 20th.
An excerpt from Anthony's artistic statement: "I approach music from the point of view of self-realization. Composing gives one the opportunity for awareness of oneself - where you become awakened to your conditioning, your aesthetic and psychological tendencies... Music maintains a paradoxical, and multi-dimensional nature for me. Does it represent a language, a situation or a gesture? Does music represent a contemplative art or a sensing art? Can music’s role be merely entertainment or can it have effects socially, politically, spiritually or even biologically? I present no answers to these questions, since I believe it is not up to us to choose one path but to investigate and explore all paths. As such, we may discover not what music is but what it could be."
Learn more about Anthony Tan at his website: http://www.anthonytanmusic.com/
Learn more about the upcoming ECM/Turning Point Ensemble concert: http://www.ecm.qc.ca/index.php?fsrc=http://www.ecm.qc.ca/spectacle.php?id=61&lang=e
