Example 1 – Interwoven Sensibilities, by Gina Ryan (2025), performed by Triolet
Percussion trio Triolet demonstrates the relationships fostered through the Canadian Percussion Network: co-applicants Kristie Ibrahim (McGill), Gina Ryan (UQAM), and Victoria Sparks (University of Manitoba) met through the network’s online and in-person activities. Based in Montréal and Winnipeg, they focus on gesture-based repertoire and have developed approaches for rehearsing and workshopping across distance. Tapestry of Sounds was composed by Ryan and premiered at The Space Between IV in Winnipeg in August 2025, then performed at the Roots and Rhizomes festival in Porto. The project illustrates how PERC can connect geographically distributed performers and creators while generating practical knowledge about collaborative creation and performance.
Example 2. Still Life (2011), by Jordan Nobles, performed by the Canadian Percussion Network Marimba Orchestra
Large-scale percussion works are performed infrequently because of logistical constraints, yet they can provide distinctive opportunities for community formation and intergenerational participation. Still Life, by collaborator Jordan Nobles, was designed for a flexible number of performers. For this performance, the Canadian Percussion Network assembled 16 players ranging from pre-college students to international professionals under the direction of co-director Fabrice Marandola. The project demonstrates PERC’s capacity to mobilize a distributed network around repertoire whose scale and logistics can otherwise limit access.
Example 3. Quigital Corporal Retreat, by Eliot Britton and Patrick Hart, performed by Architek
Quigital Corporal Retreat is simultaneously a musical performance, installation, and participatory art experience that draws on the aesthetics of corporate retreats—their mix of synergy and leisure, work and play, and emphasis on team-building. Performer/retreat facilitators and spectator/retreat participants create a playful critique of corporate culture and contemporary uses of AI. The work is co-composed by co-applicant Eliot Britton and Patrick Hart and produced and performed by PERC partner Architek. It illustrates the partnership’s capacity for technology-mediated, participatory creation that links artistic experimentation with broader social questions.