The Sound Studies Institute at the University of Alberta hosts regular events that enrich our contribution to the educational and sonic community. We also host or co-sponsor performances and other special events, which may be added throughout the year. You can view currently scheduled events on our calendar below, and read more details about events on the Lecture Series and Sound Art Gallery pages.

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Sound Art Gallery

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Lecture Series

Join us for in-person lectures at the Sound Studies Institute, Room 3-47 in the Old Arts & Convocation Hall building. Click here for directions. Please check individual event information for specifics.

To view a list of previous events, please visit our Event Archive page.

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Events Calendar

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Local Events

promoting Local Edmonton area events from friends that are unaffiliated to the Sound Studies Institute.

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Women of Folkways

In 2009, the Women of Folkways concert was originally conceived as a cornerstone of the Winter Roots Roundup, an Edmonton-based festival celebrating the best in folk, roots, and blues music. While the larger festival format is no more, the Women of Folkways concert itself has grown into a beloved annual tradition within the Edmonton community. The concert remains one of the showcase annual events presented by the Sound Studies Institute, produced alongside with our partners at the Northern Lights Folk Club and curator/host Dana Wylie, and it represents a key outreach program with the wider community.

As stewards of the Moses and Frances Asch Collection of Folkways Records, the Sound Studies Institute honours the legacy and philosophy of Moses Asch, whose life was shaped by an unshakeable belief in the power of “anything that is sound”. The Women of Folkways concert celebrates the sonic environments and material practices of the diverse range of cultural communities that exist within Edmonton and those represented by the records of the Asch Collection. The concert highlights the cultural contributions of women within a medium traditionally over-represented by men, with an additional focus on women from marginalized communities. For every Pete Seeger, there is an Elizabeth Cotton, a Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett, or a Ginni Clemmens – or, for that matter, a Ruth Seeger.

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Event Archive