November 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Wednesday, November 10 | 4:00 - 5:15 | CNMAT | David Wessel | Talk | Free |
New Models for New Music Mathematical modeling of sound and music has become essential to the practice of making music with computers. A variety of models for musical sound and higher level musical features like harmony, melody, and rhythm will be surveyed. In all cases special emphasis will be given to the mutability of the underlying representations and the generation and control of musical material in a reactive real-time performance context. Models of sound include sinusoidal track representations for additive synthesis and resonance models based on banks of high Q filters. Control structures for sound synthesis include those based on neural networks, exemplar or memory-based models, and cluster weighted models. Models for harmony and melody include those based on pitch distributions and a variety of graphical models. Rhythmic representations include those that capture metrical organization and expressive timing variations like swing and rubato. Many of these models are data driven and the underlying statistical issues will be exposed. Finally, a number of musical data bases and some associated tools for musical analysis and synthesis will be described. |
Wednesday, November 17 | 8:00 PM | CNMAT |
Cécile Daroux, flute Nicolas Vérin, composer |
Concert | $10 general, $5 students |
Program: Cécile Daroux is actively involved in improvised music, and has played and recorded with Sun Ra, Georges Russel, Michel Portal, and others. Nicolas Vérin is professor of electroacoustic music in the Conservatories of Chalon sur Saône and Evry. He has performed the works of Pierre Henry, Roger Reynolds, Morton Subotnick, Michael Jarrell, and Michael Levinas. He is also very interested in improvisation, which he performs with CDs, samplers, computers. |
October 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Monday, October 4 | 7:30 PM | Mills College Center for Contemporary Music (CCM), Ensemble Room | David Wessel | Concert | Free | The CCM presents composer David Wessel, Professor of Music
at UC Berkeley and the Director of CNMAT. Improvisation is central
to Mr. Wessel's computer-based musical research and practice.
He will describe and demonstrate the way he organizes musical
material and prepares for improvised performance with examples drawn from his collaborations with other improvising perfomers including Roscoe Mitchell, Georg Graewe, and Shafqat Ali Khan In the course of the evening he will present and perform a new solo work entitled "Inappropriate Desires" prepared especially for this Songlines event. |
Sunday, October 10 | 5:00 PM | CNMAT | Performer: Abbie Conant Music, Sound Design: William Osborne |
Concert | $10 general, $5 students |
Music for the End of Time I. A Door Was Opened In Heaven Virtuoso trombonist Abbie Conant presents an hour-length piece
for trombone and quadraphonic electronics based on images from
the Book of Revelation entitled Music for the End of Time by
composer William Osborne. The |
Saturday, October 16 | 8:00 PM | CNMAT | Philip Gelb - shakuhachi, Pauline Oliveros - accordion, Dana Reason - piano, Matthew Sperry - bass | Concert | $10 general, $5 students |
In concert: Philip Gelb - shakuhachi |
Friday, October 22 - Thursday, October 28 | Beijing, China | David Wessel, Matthew Wriight, Richard Andrews | International Computer Music Conference ICMC99 | See the ICMC99 website | Papers, demonstrations, and posters featuring CNMAT research. Click here for abstracts and full texts of our papers. |
September 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Tuesday, September 14 | 8:00 PM | CNMAT |
Shafqat Ali Khan, vocal David Wessel and Matthew Wright, interactive electronics |
Concert | $10 general, $5 students | Longtime musical collaborators Shafqat Ali Khan (vocals) and David Wessel (interactive computer instrumentation) are joined by Matthew Wright (interactive computer instrumentation) for an evening of improvisation and interaction. They create a musical common ground, informed by classical Indo-Pakisani music, upon which a vital dialogue takes place. |
July 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Monday July 12 to Friday July 16 | 7:00 - 10:30 PM | CNMAT | Max/MSP Night School | Instructors: David Zicarelli, David Wessel, Adrian Freed, Matthew Wright, Richard Dudas, and Leslie Stuck | Course Fee: $250.00 payable in advance or at the first meeting. |
See the Max/MSP Night School page for more info. Reservations: richard@cnmat.berkeley.edu |
Monday July 19 to Friday July 23 | 7:00 - 10:30 PM | CNMAT | Supercollider Night School | Instructors: James McCartney, Alberto de Campo, Curtis Roads, Matthew Wright | Course Fee: $250.00 payable in advance or at the first meeting. |
See the Supercollider Night School page for more details. Reservations: richard@cnmat.berkeley.edu |
June 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Saturday, June 5 | 5:00 PM | Hertz Hall | Manoury Celebration | Workshop/Concert | TBA | Manoury
Celebration A three part celebration of the work of contemporary French composer Philippe Manoury |
Sunday, June 6 | 3:00 PM | Hertz Hall | Manoury Celebration | Concert | TBA | Manoury
Celebration A concert of works by Philippe Manoury: - Pluton, for piano and electronics - Jupiter for flute and electronics |
Wednesday, June 9 | 8:00 PM | Zellerbach | Manoury Celebration | Concert | Ticket prices are from $19, $27 and $35; $10 for students |
Manoury
Celebration For tickets or information call (510) 841-2800. ONE TICKET WILL ADMIT PATRONS TO ALL THREE EVENTS |
Sunday, June 20 | 8:00 PM | CNMAT | Ensemble LOOS | Concert | $10 general, $5 students | Holland's Ensemble LOOS is known for a variety of projects involving notated music, improvised music, live electronics and avant-garde theatre. They have played at major European festivals such as Donaueschingen Musiktage in Germany, and are passing through the Bay area en route to their performances at the Vancouver Jazz Festival. The music of LOOS is sparse and intense, with abrupt textural and tempo changes. They acknowledge the influence of Japanese Noh theatre, and have been compared to Captain Beefheart. |
Wednesday, June 30 | 8:00 PM | CNMAT | Solos and Duos: Georg Graewe and David Wessel | Concert | $10 general, $5 students |
Pianist and composer Georg Graewe was born in 1956 in Bochum, Germany. His compositions, which include works for solo piano, chamber music, as well as pieces for full symphony orchestra, have been performed at major venues throughout the world. David Wessel is a composer and performer of electroacoustic music that exploits reactive and interactive computer technology in musical contexts where improvisation and dialog are central. |
May 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Saturday, May 8 | 8:00 pm | CNMAT | Laetitia Sonami | Concert | $10 general/$8 students |
Laetitia Sonami will give a solo performance of recent compositions for the lady's glove. Her custom-designed electronic glove, which is studded with sensors, tracks her movements, controlling and generating wildly creative musical arrangements. Texts written by Melody Sumner-Carnahan accompany her performances. The Village Voice describes Sonami as "sultry and magical... a striking talent... expect something inexplicable, compelling and deeply personal". |
Sunday, May 9 | 8:00 pm | CNMAT | David Berhman, Laetitia Sonami, John Ingle, and Alex Potts. | Concert | $10 general/$8 students | Legendary Composer David Berhman will present his music along with guest artists Laetitia Sonami, John Ingle, and Alex Potts. |
Friday, May 14 | 8:00 pm | CNMAT | CNMAT/CCRMA Exchange | Concert | $5 | The CNMAT Users Group and CCRMA present a concert of electroacoustic music. Click here for more info. |
Saturday, May 15 | 8:00 pm | CNMAT | CNMAT/CCRMA Exchange | Concert | $5 | The CNMAT Users Group and CCRMA present a concert of electroacoustic music. Click here for more info. |
Tuesday, May 18 | 8:00 pm | University of Washington | CNMAT/CARTAH Exchange | Presentation and concert | $5 | The CNMAT Users Group and CARTAH present a concert of electroacoustic music. Click here for more info. |
Sunday, May 23 | 8:00 pm | CNMAT | Georg Graewe | Concert | $10 general, $5 students | Pianist and composer Georg Graewe was born in 1956 in Bochum, Germany. He founded his first group, The Georg Graewe Quintet, in 1974 while still in his teens. He has consequently been leading a variety of ensembles ranging from trio to chamber orchestra formats, which have involved some of the major soloists in contemporary music. From 1982 to 1993 Graewe was director of the GrubenKlangOrchester, a 10-piece chamber group with an international line-up and from around 1989 he has also had a long-standing trio with Ernst Reijseger and Gerry Hemingway. His compositions, which include works for solo piano, chamber music as well as pieces for full symphony orchestra, have been performed at major venues in throughout the world. His work is documented on some 30 releases on several American and European labels. He has also performed and recorded with Anthony Braxton, John Tchicai, Barry Guy, Marilyn Crispell, Evan Parker, Barre Phillips, Ken Vandermark, Paul Lovens, Mats Gustafsson, Joëlle Léandre, Dave Douglas among many others. Current projects include The Georg Graewe Quartet with Frank Gratkowski, Kent Kessler and Hamid Drake, TORQUE with Peter van Bergen and Melvyn Poore and a duo with Sebi Tramontana. Georg Graewe runs the label Random Acoustics. |
April 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Monday April 12 | 4:00 PM | Ear Club - 5101 Tolman Hall | Jean-Claude Risset | Lecture Demonstration | Free | Jean-Claude Risset at the Ear Club Lecture Demonstration: Sound Synthesis, Perception and Auditory Illusions |
Tuesday April 13 | 3:30 PM | CNMAT | Jean-Claude Risset | Lecture and Discussion | Free | Jean-Claude Risset at CNMAT: Lecture and Discussion with David Wessel Composition, Perception, and Cognition |
Tuesday April 13 | 8:00 PM | CNMAT | Jean-Claude Risset | Concert | $10 general, $5 students | Concert of the Electro-Acoustic Music of Jean-Claude Risset |
Friday, April 16 | 8:00 PM | Hertz Hall |
Ensemble InterContemporain David Robertson, music director Florent Boffard, piano |
Concert (for details, see these Program Notes) | $16 |
The 31 members of Ensemble InterContemporain - France's first ensemble dedicated to the exploration and revelation of the music of the 20th century - are committed to encouraging the realization of what is richest and most promising in the contemporary imagination. Co-sponsored by the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT). The one-week residency of Ensemble InterContemporain is a co-production of Cal Performances and Stanford Lively Arts. |
Saturday, April 17 | TBA | CNMAT | CNMAT staff | Open house | Free | Cal Day |
Friday, April 23 | 8 pm | CNMAT | CNMAT/CARTAH Exchange | Concert | $5 |
A concert of new and recent works by Linda Antas, Bret Battey, Bruce Bennett, Edmund Campion, Amar Chaudhary, Keeril Makan, Richard Karpen, Eric Marty, David Wessel, and Michael Zbyszynski. Featuring performances by, Linda Antas, flute, Amar Chaudhary, electronics, Ernie Mansfield, EWI, John McGinn, piano, and Silvia Yee, flute |
Saturday, April 24 | 3 pm | CNMAT | CNMAT/CARTAH Exchange | Colloquium | Free | Colloquium: Richard Karpen on his work. Click here for more info. |
Saturday, April 24 | 8 pm | CNMAT | CNMAT/CARTAH Exchange | Concert | $5 |
A concert of new and recent works by Linda Antas, Bret Battey, Bruce Bennett, Edmund Campion, Amar Chaudhary, Keeril Makan, Richard Karpen, Eric Marty, David Wessel, and Michael Zbyszynski. Featuring performances by, Linda Antas, flute, Amar Chaudhary, electronics, Ernie Mansfield, EWI, John McGinn, piano, and Silvia Yee, flute. Click here for more info. |
Thursday, April 29 | 8 pm | Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford University | CNMAT/CARTAH Exchange | Concert | TBA | The CNMAT Users Group and CCRMA present a concert of electroacoustic music. Click here for more info. |
February 1999 |
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Date | Time | Location | Who | What | Cost | Details |
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Friday, February 12 | 8:00 pm | CNMAT | Kurahashi Yoshio | Concert | $10 general, $5 students |
Kurahashi Yoshio, master shakuhachi player from Kyoto performs his first concert in the SanFrancisco Bay Area! Contact:ryokan@wenet.net for more information. A webpage of shakuhachi events will be up shortly at www.shakuhachi.com |
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