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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Bass Piano VII




























Andrew Wedman (Naramata, BC) will be installing Bass Piano VII in the Monastiraki gallery, with a performance on Friday October 28th.

The Bass Piano is a piano that has been tuned down a full octave to A220. With slightly unstable tuning and long sustains, strange and wonderful anomalies occur within its harmonics.

The night features three free improv duos who will explore the sonic possibilities of bass and Bass Piano: Andrew Wedman (bass piano) with Jason Sharp (bass saxophone), Marielle Groven (bass piano) with Aaron Lumley (contrabass) and Guillaume Dostaler (bass piano) with Lori Freedman (contrabass and bass clarinet).

More about the Bass Piano:

Piano Technician and experimental musician, Andrew Wedman developed the Bass Piano through his work with various altered tunings. The result of detuning a piano is a reduced tension in the strings and a unique tonal quality similar to bells or steel drums. Extreme tunings can be difficult for pianos to adjust to, so Andrew chooses to detune old pianos that would otherwise end up in the garbage. He repurposes these unwanted instruments as Bass Pianos so that they can be playable again.

The Bass Piano was debuted in Berlin in January 2013 with performances by Andrew Wedman and John Kameel Farah. Since then the Bass Piano has been performed by and alongside Ryan Driver, Tania Gill, Marilyn Lerner and John Oswald.

For more information contact Andrew Wedman: andrew@wedmanpianotech.com
http://wedmanpianotech.com/?page_id=1194

Bass Piano VII
Friday October 28th, 2016
6:00 – 8:00
Monastiraki
5478 Blvd St Laurent, Montreal
by donation




Le Piano Bass VII

Le vendredi 28 octobre, Andrew Wedman (Naramata, BC) s’installera à la Gallerie Monastiraki pour une performance de Piano Bass VII. Cet instrument est un piano qu’il a désaccordé d’une octave plus bas. Ce réglage légèrement instable produit des anomalies étranges et merveilleuses qui s’ajoutent aux harmonies du piano.

La soirée propose trois duos d'improvisation libre qui explorent les possibilités soniques de la basse et du Piano Bass: Andrew Wedman (piano bass) et Jason Sharp (saxophone basse), Marielle Groven (piano bass) et Aaron Lumley (contrebasse), ainsi que Guillaume Dostaler (piano bass) et Lori Freedman (contrebasse et clarinette basse).

À propos du Piano Bass:

Technicien accordeur de piano et musicien expérimental, Andrew Wedman a conçu le Piano Bass à travers son travail sur différents accords modifiés. Le désaccordage d’un piano a pour résultat une baisse de tension sur les cordes et une qualité tonale unique similaire aux cloches ou aux tambours en acier (steel-drums). Les pianos ont parfois du mal à s’adapter à ce type d’accordage, c’est pourquoi Andrew utilise uniquement des pianos qui sont voués à être jetés. Il transforme ces instruments en Pianos Bass afin qu'ils puissent être joués de nouveau.

Andrew Wedman a débuté ses performances de Piano Bass à Berlin en janvier 2013 en duo avec John Kameel Farah. Depuis, le Piano Bass a été joué par (et avec) Ryan Driver, Tania Gill, Marilyn Lerner et John Oswald.

Pour plus d'informations, contactez Andrew Wedman: andrew@wedmanpianotech.com
http://wedmanpianotech.com/?page_id=1194

Piano Bass VII
Vendredi le 28 octobre 2016
18h à 20h
Monastiraki
5478 Blvd St Laurent Montréal
Contribution volontaire

Thursday, April 14, 2016

CONUNDRUM PRESS 20th ANNIV PARTY / EXPO / BOOK LAUNCH MAY 2016


















20x20:
Twenty Years of
Conundrum Press


Montreal: Monastiraki, 5478 Boul. St Laurent

Saturday May 7 2016
4pm onwards. Free to all.

The Twenty Year Conundrum

This will be a month long art show (May 4-29) comprised of the originals
given to editor and pubisher Andy Brown over the years, featuring: Shary
Boyle, Sherwin Tjia, Nina Bunjevac, Dakota McFadzean, Marc Ngui, Yvette
Poorter, Simon Bosse, Richard Suicide, Philipe Girard, Pascal Girard, Claire
Seringhaus, Billy Mavreas, Joey Dubuc, Ian Sullivan Cant.
There will be all the Conundrum books for sale and many early out of print
treasures under glass. Come Saturday May 7 for the launch of the anthology
and Conundrum reunion party. 



Sunday, January 11, 2015

JANUARY OVERHAUL

This month, January 2015, Monastiraki will be closed in order to turn an ailing, clogged and neglected backroom into a functional and inspirational studio space !
We will be open in February with a stunning window show and a stunning interor art show as well as more programming !

In the meantime we can serve you by appointment !
Call us during daytime business hours (514) 278-4879 to set up a visit.


Saturday, December 06, 2014

Santa at Monastiraki !!!

That's right ! Bring the kids and get their photo taken with Santa Claus !
The jolly old elf will be holding court Saturday Dec. 13 from 10 am - 1 pm.
See you there!

Photos avec le père Noël (le vrai!) à Monastiraki samedi 13 dec, entre 10h et 13h!! (Voir adresse en bas)
$5 par photo. Photos disponibles tout de suite, sur place.


Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Monastiraki is Sweet Sixteen !

We are sixteen years old ! We will celebrate with all of you this summer ! We are so so thankful for the wild ride we've been on !