A short biography

December 24th, 2008

Composer Eldad Tsabary creates electroacoustic and instrumental works that are inspired by the concepts of metamorphosis and sound-mass, and often reflect intercultural subjects. His works won prizes and mentions in several international and Canadian competitions including Miniaturas Electroacústicas 2008 (Andalucia), a CBC-Outfront/Deep Wireless Residency 2008, Concours International de Musique Electroacoustique 2007 (Bourges), Madrid Abierto 2007, ZKM’s Shortcuts:Beauty 2006 (Stuttgart), and Harbourfront Centre's New Canadian Sound Work 2006. Eldad’s music was performed and recorded by the Bulgarian Philharmonic, Cygnus Ensemble, and trombonist Haim Avitsur among others, presented at venues such as Carnegie Hall, ISCM World, and CCRMA (see list) , released on ElektraMusic (Paris), Vibrö (Paris), Capstone Records (New York), Vox Novus (New York), ERMMedia (Norfolk), New Adventures in Sound Art (Toronto), and JAZZIS (Israel), and published by Editions BIM (Switzerland). Eldad received his education at Boston University, CUNY Graduate Center (New York), Mannes College of music (New York), Rimon School of Jazz (Israel) and Musitechnic and studied composition under David Loeb, David Olan, David Del Tredici, and Tim Brady. He teaches electroacoustic music and music technology at Concordia and at Formation Musitechnic. Eldad is a board member (treasurer) of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and the artistic director of the Canadian 60x60 project.