CEE-50: A 50-year anniversary concert by Canadian Electronic Ensemble, featuring Exploded Ensemble

October 7, 2022 - 8PM ET

A telematic performance of electronic music celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Canadian Electronic Ensemble featuring musicians around the globe.  

Stream link: https://youtu.be/L7PCcqrH_vk

It is only fitting that the Canadian Electronic Ensemble (CEE) celebrates its 50th anniversary by collaborating with the students of Exploded Ensemble. Afterall, the founding members of the CEE met as students, stayed up late into the night experimenting in the University of Toronto’s Electronic Music Studio, producing concerts, and loving making music together. The connection between the CEE and Exploded Ensemble goes even further: when the CEE visited CMU for a residency in February 2020, they found kindred spirits in the students of the Exploded Ensemble and its directors. The two ensembles enthusiastically explored timbral, textural, temporal, and structural possibilities—as equals in love for electronics, experimentation, and improvisation as well as in respect for each other as musicians and creators. 

The CEE and Exploded will revisit and expand on this previous collaboration, one that demonstrates the technical, aesthetic, and social connections that can exist through long distance, telematic coordination. This online medium also allows for listeners across the globe to celebrate the CEE and to immerse themselves in this joint sonic experience. 

This concert is part of a larger CEE 50 celebration hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. Join us for the CEE 50 Hybrid Symposium on Saturday, October 8, 2022.  Symposium details can be found here.