ORIGAMI AND MORE MUSIC FOR SPONGES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
8:00 pm
All ages, FREE

ROTARY BANDSHELL

Martin Marier and Émilie Payeur

The sponge is a digital musical instrument that looks like a cushion. The sensors in it detect when it is twisted, bent or tapped, and allow the performers to intuitively play with a fancy synthesizer. Origami is a partially improvised work about folding, unfolding and fold-over. It was composed by Montreal artists Martin Marier and Myriam Bleau during improvisation sessions in 2013, slowly fixing a structure while exploring the possibilities of the instrument. Marier will perform Origami with special guest, Émilie Payeur, for Kamloops audiences.

Photos: Devon Lindsay