Ellen Band

Violinist, composer, and sound sculptor Ellen Band, a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was born in 1952. She attended York University in the early to mid-'70s during a period when there was a thriving local new music scene. After receiving a B.A. in philosophy at York, she entered the music department and studied with Pauline Oliveros and David Rosenboom, and South Indian classical vocal technique with Jon B. Higgins. In 1977 she moved to San Diego to resume studies with Oliveros. While in San Diego from 1977-1985, she worked and performed with composer David Dunn and poet ...