March Break Sound Workshop at MOCA

Join Toronto-based artists/composers Germaine Liu, Anni Spadafora and Christopher Willes as they construct an evolving installation of sound sculptures and drawings that invite unusual and fun ways of listening.

Using everyday objects and audio instruments, participants will be guided in an exploration of sound as a material energy, and create sounds inspired by elements of the weather. Experience a vibrant sonic environment that brings weird weather inside.

All ages are welcome.

Christopher Willes is an interdisciplinary artist, composer, and researcher based in Toronto. He is an associate artist of Public Recordings—a collective that focuses on interdisciplinary performance, publication, and learning. He studied music at the University of Toronto and received an MFA from Bard College.

Germaine Liu is a Toronto-based percussionist and composer. Her recent work focuses on the relationships between human and instrumental bodies by developing environmental specific pieces that explore the sounds inherent to objects and spaces. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in music composition at York University in Toronto.

Anni Spadafora (Guest Facilitator (March 19 and 20) is an interdisciplinary artist and performer based in Toronto. She is a founding member of the band New Fries. Recent project and performance sites include Extrapool (Nijmegen), Milieux Institute (Montreal), Gardiner Museum (Toronto), Khyber Centre for the Arts (Halifax), and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

MOCA will be open daily 11 am–6 pm (to 9 pm on Thursday) during March Break 2020.