Past Event

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During this interactive workshop, we will explore music improvisational practices using our voices and instruments of participants’ choosing to unpack the following question:  What does Creative Voice and Agency look like in your own artistic practice and in your communities? The workshop will be followed by a “listening café” – an opportunity for to exchange ideas over refreshments. Experienced artist teacher Kathryn Patricia Cobbler will facilitate this friendly event – open to musicians of all levels of experience. Feel free to bring an instrument!

Bio

Hailing from Canada’s Capital region, award-winning multidisciplinary artist Kathryn Patricia Cobbler has crafted a singular niche in music improvisation and classical performance. She obsesses over creating uniquely arresting soundscapes, whether in solo recitals, composing and performing for art installations, and more. Named one of ‘3 Classical Musicians You Should Know ‘ in 2022, by SHIFTER Magazine and the NAC, Kathryn is a seasoned performer, speaker, presenter, and workshop facilitator.

As a performing artist and educator, Ms. Cobbler is a contract instructor at Carleton University and an artist on the MASC Artist roster. Kathryn Patricia Cobbler holds degrees in viola performance from Western University (B.M.) the University of Ottawa (M.M.) and was a 2022 fellow of the Global Leaders Institute. She is currently a PhD student in Critical Studies in Improvisation through the University of Guelph. Kathryn Patricia performs on a viola by luthier Sibylle Ruppert and a Boss RC-30 loop pedal.

https://www.kathrynpatricia.com/

Co-presented by the Research Centre for Music, Sound, and Society in Canada and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation