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Anne Bourne Tkaronto Toronto/ Tiohtià:ke Montreal, sound artist/ composer. Seasoned in international performance, recording, songs, film, dance and intermedia installation, Anne improvises microtonal cello, voice, piano and field recording into electroacoustic soundfields. Anne imparts the listening practice and text scores of Pauline Oliveros independently, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and in institutions of higher learning, centred as distance faculty and advisor for Center for Deep Listening, Rensselaer, NY. Anne’s listening and sounding, choral improvisation events, an experience of collective creativity, and listening walks, in symbiotic listening attunement, accumulate choral sound fields as peace activism. Recent Sound Art : ‘Divers’ electroacoustic composition in 4 channel surround with tone chorus and solo bass trombone. ‘Learning Endings’ Patty Chang artist, Astrida Neimanis writer, Aleksija Neimanis wildlife pathologist, Neuberger Museum, NY 2023; ‘soundfield nearshore’ composed spatialized sound installation 15.2 surround, electroacoustic with field recordings, sonifying sculptures of underground rivers by Striped Canary, ‘Confluence’. spatial design with Tom Kuo, diffusion with John Gzowski, commission The Bentway 2022. Honours: Emily Harvey Foundation Artist in residence, Venice, IT, 2026; Polaris Heritage Award, 2025, for Jane Siberry, Speckless Sky, (1985) electronic keyboard accompanist/ arranger; Diamond Record 2026, for Five Days in July, Blue Rodeo/ Sarah MacLachlan (1993) cello voice; Chalmers Foundation Arts Fellowship, shoreline 2019-2026. Recent recording: From Where you Came, Kara Lis Coverdale, Smalltown Supersound, Oslo Norway 2025. Recent Publication: ‘Bodies of Sound Becoming a Feminist Ear’ editors Irene Revell and Sarah Shin, Silver Press, UK 2024 Rare recent cello performances Horse Sings from Cloud composer Pauline Oliveros, solo cello with instrumental ensemble, Pique Festival Drone Day Ottawa 2025; [m]other composer/ solo cello/ voice, Anne Bourne 6 dancers chorus, choreographer/ producer Kimberley de Jong, live film projection Philippe Léonard (GSyBE) Galerie, Université de Montreal 2024; ‘Fathoming Lithium Sediment of Pearl’ ecoacoustic composer, solo cello with fixed media audio Anne Bourne and live image mix Daniel Tapper TRANZAC Toronto 2025; ‘Fathoming Lithium Sediment of Pearl Munich remix’ AV version, Radio Amnion Listening Party, Munich DE 2025; Kara Lis Coverdale From Where you Came release, Anne Bourne cello and voice, Doug Tielli trombone, Kara Lis piano, electronics, pump organ, 918/ Music Gallery, 2026.
