New Music Concerts 2007-2008 MEMBER PROFILES English Canada’s senior contemporary music society opens its 37th season October 21 with the dynamic Bergmann Piano Duo in a lively recital of music by William Bolcolm. Reserve the weekend of January 12-13 for a rare opportunity to experience live performances of major works by Edgard Varèse, with music and reminiscences of his colleague Chou Wen-chung. In keeping with NMC’s policy of bringing internationally-renowned composers and soloists to Toronto to work with local musicians, this season eminent Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg and guitarist Timo Korhonen are featured with members of our ensemble February 8. Michel Gonneville curates an evening of music from Quebec involving five of his foremost protégés on March 7. April 11 sees an evening of world and Canadian premieres by Alice Ho, So Jeong Ahn, Rodney Sharman, Juan Trigos and Chris Paul Harman. Innovative Berlin-based Canadian sound artist Robin Minard appears in concert with Dutch sound-poet Jaap Blonk on June 4; a retrospective installation of Minard’s works will also be mounted at Gallery 345 as our contribution to Toronto’s 2008 soundaXis festival.   Robert Aitken, artistic director David Olds, general manager 416-961-9594 nmc@interlog.com www.newmusicconcerts.com