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Inventor Composer Coaction (ICC) Call for works

3:13 pm in Call of Works by pedro lopez

We invite submissions of new digital or electronic instruments for Inventors Composers Coaction 2012, an interdisciplinary collaborative project and concert. These will be reviewed by participating composers, at the University of Edinburgh, who will be able to vote for three instruments in order of preference. Inventors of the selected instruments will be provided with one [...]

by erika

TRISTAN PERICH AND LESLEY FLANIGAN: WORKS FOR ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS

4:08 pm in Concerts by erika

In an intimate concert focused on the intersection of electronic and acoustic sound, Crane Arts and Bowerbird present Tristan Perich with Lesley Flanigan. Tristan Perich’s ensemble will perform his /Elevation Maps/, a glacially slow composition combining long, pure tones from five accordions with cascading electronic frequencies. By juxtaposing 1-bit sound—the most primitive digital waveform—with traditional [...]

by erika

Polyphonic Theremin

1:04 pm in instruments by erika

Introduced in 1928, the Theremin is one of the earliest and most widely known electronic instruments. Played artists that manipulate invisible energy fields around antennas which control the pitch and volume of the sound, Theremin music has distinguished hit records from such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Clara Rockmore and Linkin Park. [...]

by spieler

Call for electronics composers and sound engineers

2:28 pm in Call of Works by spieler

Mr McFall’s Chamber is pleased to invite applications for a Call for scores involving instruments and live electronics Scottish-based chamber ensemble, Mr McFall’s Chamber, is inviting applications and ideas from composers and programmers to take part in an electronic music project in May 2011. Mr McFall’s Chamber would like to invite composers to submit new [...]