Improvisation Convergence Ensemble Program, November 15, 2024

Oct. 21, 2024

Friday November 15, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Improvisation Convergence Ensemble Roster

Program

C-Jam Blues by Duke Ellington

Mario-Kart

Fly As Me by Silk Sonic

Intermission

The Ship of Theseus

Rock and Roll Evolution

We ask that patrons take photos only during intermission and/or after the show and refrain from recording audio or video unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the show.

Program Note

Our goal with this program was to try and show several different applications of improvisation, from total free form to soloing over harmonic structure and combinations of both.

Duke Ellington’s C-Jam Blues is a classic blues taken from one of history’s most iconic band leaders.

Mario-Kart combines harmonic structure with sound effects in a real time scenario that can’t be pre determined. It’s also a great opportunity to include audience members and have some fun.

Fly As Me is a straight up pop tune that has been arranged by students to include improvisation opportunities for everyone in the group.

The Ship of Theseus takes the idea of the Theseus Paradox and applies it to music. If all the components of a musical piece are replaced one by one, over time is it still the same or have we created something new.

Rock and Roll Evolution: This small group is going to attempt to travel through several decades shifting stylitic traits while in real time and without a net!

Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that Wilfrid Laurier University and its campuses are located on the shared traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabe (Anish-nah-bay) and Haudenosaunee (Hoe-den-no-show-nee) peoples. This land is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe peoples and symbolizes the agreement to share, protect our resources and not to engage in conflict. From the Haldimand Proclamation of Oct. 25, 1784 this territory is described as: “six miles deep from each side of the river (Grand River) beginning at Lake Erie and extending in the proportion to the Head of said river, which them and their posterity are to enjoy forever.” The proclamation was signed by the British wit​h their allies, the Six Nations, after the American Revolution. Despite being the largest reserve demographically in Canada, those nations now reside on less than five percent of this original territory.