Surge Events

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Surge Events
Genre Experimental music, contemporary classical music
Location(s) Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Years active 2006 to 2008
Website
Open Arts site

Surge Events is the name of a series of art events which ran from 2006 to 2008 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. While the focus was mainly on music, Surge is, in effect, a continuing multi-disciplinary festival with literary readings, film and video. Musical performers have included Motion Ensemble, John Born, Chris Giles, Eric Hill and Bill McIver. Surge Events was eventually replaced by Surgery Series, Motion Ensemble concerts, Open Arts.

Fredericton City in New Brunswick, Canada

Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 56,224 in the 2011 census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John.

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