Constellation CD released by Acadia University
For Release: August 7, 2002
(Wolfville,
NS) - Acadia University's Institute of Teaching and
Technology, in partnership with the School of Music, has completed
its first compilation CD of original music in benefit of L'Arche
Canada. The 12 song Constellation CD features some of the best
musicians and songwriters on Acadia campus, unheard until now.
"Acadia University has
been cultivating great musicians since its foundation in 1838," says
Executive Producer Robb Lepper. "Names like Don Osburn, The
Neighbors Kids and even multiple ECMA nominee Ian Janes cut their
teeth on the Acadia campus. Now, with the help of notebook computers
and digital audio technology, we have the next generation of
performers standing up waiting to be noticed."
As part of the Acadia
Advantage program, students attending Acadia, from all disciplines,
have the opportunity to experiment with sound and music using their
notebook computers. "Our students can now digitally stream sounds
from Roland's state-of-the-art equipment to their notebook computers
to later digitally edit a sound creation using Steinberg software,"
explained Dr. Christoph Both from Acadia's School of Music. Two
years later, after the opening of the Acadia Digital Recording
Studio (ADRS) proof of that experimentation and innovation can be
heard in the tracks on Constellation: A Compilation of Music
from Acadia University.
Produced at the ADRS,
Constellation showcases the musical and cultural diversity of the
Acadia campus. Featured artists include Annapolis Valley
singer/songwriter Rick MacNab, Exit 13 mandolin player Jude Pelley,
veteran New Brunswick dinner theatre entertainer Mike Allison and
emerging Gambian hip hop artist, Hadim Jobe, making his first
Canadian appearance.
All proceeds from CD
sales benefit L'Arche Canada's local home for the developmentally
disabled, Homefires, in Wolfville. "The partnership was
instinctive," states Lepper "through programs on campus like
S.M.I.L.E and Music Therapy, Acadia has always been a supporter of
the great service L'Arche performs in Wolfville...this was just
another way we could help them continue that work." The
Constellation CD is available at the Acadia Bookstore and Cajuns on
Main in downtown Wolfville and online from the Constellation
official website
http://aitt.acadiau.ca/constellation/.
The official CD
release will be on Friday, August 16th starting at 4:30 p.m. in the
Axe Lounge, Acadia University. Admission is free and will feature
live performances by Rick MacNab, Rust Bucket and other
Constellation performing artists.
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For more information contact:
Sheri Woodland
Communications Manager
Office of Public Affairs
Acadia University
(902) 585-1362
Acadia
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