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978-0-8223-6096-4_pr_Duke U PressDuke University Press, Coming in 2016, by Dr. Ellen Waterman and Gillian Siddall
Negotiated Moments: Improvisation, Sound, and Subjectivity

Dr. Ellen Waterman, is both a music scholar and a professional flutist specializing in creative improvisation and contemporary music.
Ellen has spent the last ten years performing and writing about improvisation, festivals and the chemistry of musical encounters. The upcoming book includes a chapter that addresses the dynamics of improvisation and identity through a series of conversations and explorations with Safa, a Persian-fusion ensemble consisting of Amir Khoushkani, Francois Houle and Sal Ferreras.
In this interview from Sonicology, Ellen speaks to Sal about his musical and improvisational experiences with Safa.

 

afro-cuban_dimensions_1_fmt_georgia straightGeorgia Straight, October 2015
Afro-Cuban Dimensions: A Musical Journey From Cuba to Canada tunes into history

“Another stellar percussionist, Puerto Rico–born Sal Ferreras, has been enlisted to narrate the show, explaining how Cuban music emerged from the larger societal merger of African and European spiritual practices….” [Read full story]

 

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Montecristo Magazine, Summer 2013
Get rhythm: percussionist Sal Ferreras

“Sal Ferreras is a man on a mission. Well, he is on two missions. One is as one of North America’s pre-eminent percussionists, wrapping his playing seamlessly in with his teaching and mentorship roles. The other is, as his current title…” [Read full story via Montecristo Magazine]

 

SalA0613_Georgia StraightGeorgia Straight, June 2013
Musician Salvador Ferreras appointed VP at Kwantlen University

“Renowned B.C. percussionist Salvador Ferreras is also making his mark in the academic world.

Ferreras has been appointed provost and vice president, academic of Metro Vancouver’s Kwantlen Polytechnic University, the postsecondary institution announced today (June 19).”