Now Hear This 2026 – Listen to This! Steph Patsula at audio ark

Now Hear This 2026 showcases an extraordinary roster of artists presenting innovative and visionary work across a wide spectrum of practices. From cutting-edge classical and experimental electronics to traditional Chinese instruments, video game music, sound art, dance, and free improvisation, the festival offers an experience unlike any other in the region—all packed into four unforgettable concerts.

New Music Edmonton and audio ark team up for Listen to This! with Steph Patsula – the second in our series of listening sessions. This time, we are excited to welcome one of our city’s key multidisciplinary artists, Steph Patsula. Their practice features a dazzling and brilliantly unpredictable mix of visual, sonic and theatrical elements, with a growing number of brilliant solo and collaborative projects happening here and in locations across the continent.

Join us on June 10, for this informal session, as we sit down with Steph as they share some of the recordings that they love, on the amazing sound system at audio ark!

While you’re at the session, please enjoy a beverage from the cash bar – all proceeds will go to Edmonton’s Food Bank. You can also bring a non-perishable donation!

Listen to This! is part of New Music Edmonton’s outreach programming, and part of Now Hear This 2026.