sitePremière of a new work written for Toca Loca
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Admission: $20/$15/$10
www.ualberta.ca/music
16 Mar 2008
8:00pm, Convocation Hall, Arts Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
18 Mar 2008
12:45pm, Eva Clare Hall, Faculty of Music
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Performance of a new work written for Toca Loca.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Admission: Free
www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/music
25 Mar 2008
8:00pm, Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Building
250 Front Street West (map)
Toronto, Canada
Performance of a new work written for Toca Loca.
250 Front Street West (map)
Toronto, Canada
Tel: 416.205.5555 | Admission: $20/$15
www.glenngouldstudio.cbc.ca/onstage
26 Mar 2008
7:00pm, The Music Room
6181 Lady Hammond Road (map)
Halifax, Canada
Performance of a new work written for Toca Loca.
6181 Lady Hammond Road (map)
Halifax, Canada
Tel: 902.429.9467 | Admission: $15/$10
1 Apr 2008
8:00pm, Tanna Schulich Hall
527 Sherbrooke Street West (map)
Montréal, Canada
Performance of a new work written for Toca Loca.
527 Sherbrooke Street West (map)
Montréal, Canada
Admission: $5
www.mcgill.ca/music/events
Programme Note
The texts for the five pieces in this set are taken from spam email messages that I collected in 2006. I am attracted to the idea of using spam email texts because of what they represent. Since the purpose of commercial spam is always to trick someone into spending money, these texts are always targeted at our most deep-seated fears and vulnerabilities. This makes them a powerful source of subject matter.
Each of the five texts tries to exploit specific vulnerabilities, described below:
- Sensational Revolution in Medicine — Physical infirmity, failure of conventional treatments, lack of hope.
- The Most Important Work of Your Career — Job dissatisfaction, appeals to authority.
- One Hundred Seventy-Three Centimetres, Fifty-Three Kilograms — Loneliness, lack of social interaction, lack of romantic opportunity.
- Dear User. Why Don’t You… — Lack of self-confidence, problems with body image, lust.
- A Time of Resource — Greed, feelings of missing out, peer pressure.
2010, . Some rights reserved. Some elements adapted from various freely available sources. Design by Santiago Medina and Aaron Gervais.
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