Thursday 2nd June, 5:30pm, Festivalcafé

Musik & teknologi

Fusion of electronics and art music

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What is it that sound art can do? What is the future of electronic music? And how can digital technology be utilized together with the sound of acoustic instruments? Experience and explore the new possibilities of classical and electronic music.

The use of technology in the performance of contemporary music is developing fast. The fusion of electronics and acoustic instruments holds a challenge for both musicians, audiences, technicians and instrument makers. As one of only five ensembles, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen has participated in the  EU project “Integra – Fusing music and technology”, in close collaboration with the other four ensembles and the research centres. Among the aims of the project are the training of musicians, the development of new software and the recycling of outdated technology.

Before the new methods of fusing electronic and acoustic music are demonstrated in practice in tonight's concert, here is the chance to meet some of the men behind the research that opens new possibilities for contemporary classical music. Get introduced to live electronics and a world where technology, composition and performance are fused. Peter Plessas, researcher and live electronics musician attached to IEM in Graz, demonstrates the soundscapes that the use of live electronics make possible. And Jamie Bullock, senior researcher and software development manager at the Birmingham Conservatoire, presents the software IntegraLive which is a concrete tool for musicians, designed to be user-friendly in a stage setting.

Athelas New Music Festival is proud to present the results of this research under the leadership of the Birmingham Conservatoire in collaboration with the following research centres: Cirmmt - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media and Technology, Canada, Malmö Academy of Music, Sweden, IEM - Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, Austria, NOTAM - Norwegian Network for Technology, Acoustics and Music, Norway, and Muzyka Centrum Art Society, Poland.

This event is supported by the EU-programme of culture, Integra, Birmingham Conservatoire, KunstUni Graz and IEM - Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics.

Experience the new technology put into practice at the concert at 10:15pm.

Peter Plessas, IEM Graz
Jamie Bullock, Integra