Recent Updates having nothing to do performances ... NEW!!! : Dec. 22 2011 (thurs.) It's like a holiday gift; the Canadian National Conservatory of Music has just announced that two of my works (Sonatina in 5 and The Imperial Dance) will be included in their grade 8 repertory book, to be published in 2012. Thanks to their Selection Comitee for including these 2 works! Follow this link for information on purchasing their publications. Mar. 9 2011 (wed.) I indicate today that I have coined the term electracoustmatic to describe the work I do combining purely electronic, sample acoustic and acoustic musical sources. I claim this for google seems to not be able to find matches for the term at the time I am writing this (11:25am EST, March 9 2011 (whatever calendar it is that claims this is 2011 ... Gregorian or something. I'm an electracoustmatician, not some calendar historitician or whatever calendar studiers are called; what am I some entymologist (assuming that's a person who studies words, and if it's not I meant whatever the real word for word-orinistic studytists are)?)), as demonstrated HERE! Remember, you heard electracoustmatic here first, from the premier electracoustmatician ... premier by dint of being the first and thus only electracoustmatician there is, was or ever shall be. Also, I'm the only one who can bestow the term electracoustmatician on others. Because I say so it is so and so I say making it so. Older Updates ... Dec. 2 2010 (thurs.) Christmas has come early for my loyal readers .... yet another update! And so soon! And it is good news ... Dodecaphonic Impromptu, yet another short composition from my in-progress collection of gradated piano works for students, will also be featured in the Canadian National Conservatory of Music's grade 7 series, in the "musical discoveries" book. Nov. 25 2010 (thurs.) Fantasia, another short composition from my in-progress collection of gradated piano works for students, will also be published as part of the Canadian National Conservatory of Music's grade 7 syllabus. Nov. 20 2010 (sat.) Several of my works (along with those of my colleagues Michel Allard, Marco Burak and Michelle Wells) were performed in Stratford; full details can be found here. MRD features were the world premiere of excerpts from my Piano Sonata 6 on 6 Notes in 6 Movements (thanks to Michel Allard for a fine performance), my setting of Before the Falling Sun (another fine performance by Marco Burak on piano and vocalist Barb Redden) and me performing, in honour of winter, my ode to the icy moon of Jupiter, Europa, for "electric recorder" and pre-recorded electronics. Nov. 12 2010 (fri.) Trainspeople's Blues, a short composition from my in-progress collection of gradated piano works, will be published as part of the Canadian National Conservatory of Music's grade 7 syllabus. Nov. 12 2010 (fri.) the Canadian National Conservatory of Music has kindly decided to name their "M" level of their "Northern Lights Music For Everyone Program" after me. Piano students may curse the name Michael Dobinson forever!		Upcoming MRD performances ... in person or virtual ... ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON! Past MRD ... IRL ... November 12, 2011 (sat.) 4pm: Again, I performed in Stratford in the second show of the 3rd season of the mmmmConcerts series ... more information on mmmm can be found here. MRD works featured included a new electracoustmatic work, were:   Northland Autumn, performed by Michel Allard (piano), Marco Burak (organ) and myself (electronics)   Beethoven Take the Bus, performed by Marco Burak (piano)   Decaying Monuments, performed by Marco Burak (piano)   Perpetual Velocity, performed by Marco Burak (piano) Works by my colleagues Michel Allard and Marco Burak also were heard, along with a piece by guest composer Paul Allard ... please see the mmmmconcerts site for more details. (If the mmmmConcerts site isn't updated, check back soon; it will be done sometime. Damn volunteer staffs ... ) July 17-19, 2011 (sun. - tues.) CNCM's Summer Sizzle: The Canadian National Conservatory of Music had its 11th annual Summer Sizzle piano pedagogy symposium for teachers and students on the dates indicated. I was there as a composition teacher, composer and gave a presentation on the subject of alternative musical notation. My work Trainspeople's Blues was presented at a gala performance of Canadian Compositions on the evening of July 17th, adn was given a great interpretation by Nicholas Lang. Further information can be found at the Canadian National Conservatory of Music website (click to be transported there by the magic of the INTERTUBEZ). May 28, 2011 8pm: I appeared in Stratford with a few friends and colleagues ... more information can be found here. The MRD work featured was:   Voyager 2, performed by Michel Allard (piano), Marco Burak (organ) and MRD myself on an EMS Synthi. November 20, 2010 8pm: The second MMMM concert (I'm M number 3) happened November 20 2010 at 8pm, at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Stratford. More information can be found here. MRD works featured were:   Piano Sonata 6 on 6 Notes in 6 Movements, performed by Michel Allard   Europa, for "electric recorder" and pre-recorded electronics, performed by MRD myself   Before the Falling Sun, for voice and piano, performed by Marco Burak and Barb Redden July 18-20, 2010 (sun. - tues.) CNCM's Summer Sizzle: The Canadian National Conservatory of Music had its 10th annual Summer Sizzle piano pedagogy symposium for teachers and students on the dates indicated. I appeared as a composition teacher, composer and composer/performer. July 19, 2010 (mon.) Dinner Concert, CNCM Summer Sizzle 6:40-7:10pm: I performed at the aforementioned Summer Sizzle, in a programme combining acoustic and electronic instruments (surprise surprise).