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Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer conducts a masterclass in Mairiporã, Brazil exploring natural soundscapes mixed with instrumentation and the effects of noise on our psyche. R. Murray Schafer leads a group of musicians and educators through his…

Children making a ''paper symphony'', from a school experimenting with the concept of music soundscape inspired by Schafer.

La pochette du CD "Neva Pilgrim Sings Music Of Krenek, Et Al / Rochberg, Et Al." comportant une version réduite de la pièce Requiems for the Party Girl dont l'ensemble instrumental a elle aussi été réduite. Il s'agit d'un des seuls enregistrements…

In this article about Schafer's Music for Wilderness Lake, Colgrass provides a review of its performance on O'Grady Lake. With reference to Schafer's quotations on the piece, the author discusses the composer's intentions and how well they were…

A letter thanking R. Murray Schafer for leading a workshop at a Toronto high school with New Music Concerts in the Schools.

This notice was issued by the City of Ottawa to residents surrounding the East Portal tunnel construction site of the O-Train Confederation Line. It informs residents that OLRT constructors hold a by-law exemption allowing them to perform overnight…

The construction of the OC Transpo LRT as seen at Campus Station on Feb 26th, 2017.

Black and white photo of a young R. Murray Schafer. Cataloged by Jason Watts.

The cover is composed of details of the music score for Patria: The Prologue, The Princess of the Stars and the detail of a photograph of the Banff Festival production of the opera in 1985, showing a flipped view of the Sun Disc (not shown) flanked…

Black and white photograph (still image) of R. Murray Schafer working with School children in Montreal in the 1960s. Cataloged by Jason Watts.