Eldad Tsabary
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Eldad Tsabary is a composer living in Montreal. He composes and performs in a variety of styles including contemporary, experimental, acousmatic and sound art. His works, in all styles, are created with the concepts of fluidity and constant motion in mind and utilize unusual field recordings as well as noise and musical content.
Tsabary's works have been performed by the Bulgarian Philharmonic, Cygnus Ensemble, Hagai Rehavia, and Haim Avitsur as well as by himself and were presented in venues and festivals such as Carnegie Hall, CCRMA, and the Burning Man
festival among many others. His music is published by Editions BIM (Switzerland) and released on ERMMedia, Capstone Records
, New Adventures in Sound Art, JAZZIS, The Infinite Sector, comfortstand.com, Vox Novus
and SoundLab Channel. His compositions have been awarded several international prizes.
Tsabary's one minute works have been selected for the 60x60
project in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In 2008, the 60x60
Canada mix was started with Vox Novus's 60x60
creator and co-producer Robert Voisey
and Eldad Tsabary as the macro-composer/music coordinator and co-producer; the 60x60
Canada mix contains works from composers from and currently living in Canada. Two Canadian mixes were created in 2008: a concert version which was premiered at Concordia University
as part of the ÉuCuE performance series and a “SONUS Gallery” mix that was published in the CEC’s (Canadian Electroacoustic Community
) electronic journal of electroacoustics, eContact!
Eldad is a professor of electroacoustic music at Concordia University, Montreal.
Tsabary's works have been performed by the Bulgarian Philharmonic, Cygnus Ensemble, Hagai Rehavia, and Haim Avitsur as well as by himself and were presented in venues and festivals such as Carnegie Hall, CCRMA, and the Burning Man
Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening...
festival among many others. His music is published by Editions BIM (Switzerland) and released on ERMMedia, Capstone Records
Capstone Records
Capstone Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986, and was based in Brooklyn, New York...
, New Adventures in Sound Art, JAZZIS, The Infinite Sector, comfortstand.com, Vox Novus
Vox Novus
Vox Novus is an organization promoting contemporary composers. Founded by Robert Voisey in 2000 This organization was created for the purposes of expanding the presence of contemporary music in the public's vision, empowering composers and contemporary musicians to create, produce, and promote...
and SoundLab Channel. His compositions have been awarded several international prizes.
Tsabary's one minute works have been selected for the 60x60
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuous sixty minute concert, for a one-hour cross-section...
project in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In 2008, the 60x60
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuous sixty minute concert, for a one-hour cross-section...
Canada mix was started with Vox Novus's 60x60
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuous sixty minute concert, for a one-hour cross-section...
creator and co-producer Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
and Eldad Tsabary as the macro-composer/music coordinator and co-producer; the 60x60
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuous sixty minute concert, for a one-hour cross-section...
Canada mix contains works from composers from and currently living in Canada. Two Canadian mixes were created in 2008: a concert version which was premiered at Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
as part of the ÉuCuE performance series and a “SONUS Gallery” mix that was published in the CEC’s (Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Founded in 1986, La Communauté électroacoustique canadienne / The Canadian Electroacoustic Community is Canada’s national electroacoustic / computer music / sonic arts organization and as such is dedicated to promoting this progressive art form in its broadest definition: from “pure” acousmatic...
) electronic journal of electroacoustics, eContact!
Eldad is a professor of electroacoustic music at Concordia University, Montreal.
Interviews & Press
Interview with Eldad Tsabary on Sound L A BDiscography
- 60x60 (2004-2005) Vox Novus VN-001
- 60x60 (2003) Capstone Records CPS-8744