Emily Abrams Ansari

@sgpaterson1 Thanks so much for sending this through, Scott - fabulous stuff! So happy to add it to my growing list.

@EmilyAnsari Hi Emily here is a little song I did and a video. youtu.be/Muaq6TFAMg8?si… I have to say the AI stuff sickens me as a musician. It's like pasteurized pre-digested pablum. Mine may not be great but it's a real human. cheers and thanks

Here's an article I wrote about Canadian musical responses to the Trump's threats. theconversation.com/elbows-up-cana…

Just love this story about my student Ala Krivov’s research with soundmaking Cold War-era toys this summer. news.westernu.ca/2024/07/music-…

Meet adam patrick bell, the first Canada Research Chair in music at #WesternU. Six Western professors were named to the prestigious program on March 13. Their innovative work ranges from machine learning systems to climate resilience to cognitive aging. news.westernu.ca/2024/03/new-ca…

Check out Sharon Wei talking about tonight's wonderful tornadoes+climate+music event @westernuMusic on London Live. Getting so excited! open.spotify.com/episode/4GdVrW…

Very excited to be sharing brand new work for the first time at U of Guelph next week for International Women's Day. It's on Canadian composer Ann Southam, feminism, and "craftivism."

Register for in-person or online attendance at Washington, DC: Music-Political Center - a symposium @DumbartonOaks ! Sept. 22-23. Hear from top music historians, renowned local musicians, and officials engaged in promoting music. doaks.org/events/other-e…

@RebeccaZandberg @romero Fantastic to hear your voice and your excellent interviewing skills on The Sunday Magazine, Rebecca! I hope the CBC has big plans for you.

I interviewed @romero this morning. He's the mastermind gamer and designer behind Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D. We talked about his tumultuous upbringing, learning to code at the community college as a kid and the future of AI. Check it out here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

I am going to leave this here and walk away quietly ...

Western Music grad student Joel Martinez Lorenzana leads his first Music Making Creative Lab in Guarjila, El Salvador - a community music education intervention for young people using Digital Audio Workstations. Funded by @sshrc_crsh @westernuniversity @westernumusic

@RebeccaZandberg We’ve been exceptionally lucky to have you, Rebecca. I will miss your compassionate journalism and your deep intelligence every morning. Best of luck with the next chapter.

After six years, I'm leaving a job I love at CBC London. It was a difficult decision but we're moving to Ottawa to be closer to family. I will miss my work here, my colleagues and most importantly, the station's faithful listeners. My last show is on July 28th. #ldnont

The progress China has made in renewable energy just THIS YEAR makes the entire rest of the world look like it's standing still. I wrote in December that to call China the "world leader in renewable energy" was a colossal understatement. That’s even more true today. Thread 🧵

What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the full list of 25 examples:

@Komaniecki_R Are you at a land border? Both US and Canada officials are approx 1000 times worse at the land border, mostly because they don’t actually know the rules themselves and are defensive about it.

At customs and immigration and the dude helping me is being a condescending dick because I don’t have experience immigrating to Canada 🙄

Check out this morning’s @LondonMorning #IndigenousMusic segment with @CBCLondon’s @RebeccaZandberg feat. recent @WesternU grad, Emma Pennell! cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… #PurpleAndProud

@raulpacheco Yeah, except most athletes and dancers take (at least) a day off every week. Writers need time to rest their muscle, too. As with exercise, a longer writing break makes it hard to start up again, for sure, but it brings many benefits as well.

“Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.” ― Jane Yolen

@julieannenord Berlin

When the fast movement of cars isn’t your city’s only priority, you can live like this instead.

This is the lovely Dumbarton Oaks, home of the Blisses, who famously commissioned the Stravinsky Concerto in Eb, which bore its name.

Registration is now open for “Washington, DC: Music-Political Center,” a symposium @DumbartonOaks in DC, Sept 22-23, co-convened by me, Michael Sy Uy, and Daniel Boomhower. Check out our impressive list of speakers and performers! tinyurl.com/5d24x95r