The recording of the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival premiere of Professor Eduardo Miranda’s symphony, ‘Mind Pieces’ and an accompanying e-book have recently been published by Intelligent Arts, in New York, USA. Mind Pieces stemmed from Professor Miranda’s research into using computers to harness musical creativity. The e-book is about bringing technology and intuitive musical… Continue reading Professor Eduardo Miranda’s new book ‘Mind Pieces’ published in New York
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25 September 2016: Music of Motions & Presence (free performance)
25 September 2016 at 17:00 The House, Plymouth University Free admission, booking advised Music of Motions and Presence is series of compositions by Federico Visi that make deliberate use of the body movements of the performers. Federico will be playing electric guitar, together with Lara Jones on saxophone and Marco Frattini on drums and percussion. Their gestures… Continue reading 25 September 2016: Music of Motions & Presence (free performance)
Feature: “Forging the Future of Classical Computer Music”
BY EDUARDO R. MIRANDA Classical contemporary music may not always appeal to large audiences but it can most certainly impact on how music that is more amenable to mass consumption is made. The Beatles, for instance, are known for admiring the music of, and being influenced by, the highly innovative German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. They… Continue reading Feature: “Forging the Future of Classical Computer Music”
Plymouth University signs research and education partnership with Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory
The University’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, which will see the two organisations collaborating on a range of research projects. The new partnership will initially see members of Plymouth’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) working alongside Moscow’s Scholarly Centre of Interdisciplinary… Continue reading Plymouth University signs research and education partnership with Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory
Feature: “Learning to fail: are we teaching the right thing in the Arts?”
BY DUNCAN WILLIAMS I should warn you, dear reader, that the next few paragraphs might enrage you. I hope that at the least they might galvanize some opinions, and I don’t expect them all to be positive. Some of what follows is deliberately controversial. So, with the caveat emptor out of the way, let us… Continue reading Feature: “Learning to fail: are we teaching the right thing in the Arts?”
The Sonification of David Bowie at the Port Eliot Festival
What does the sonification of David Bowie sound like? You can find out as part of the brand new science programme at the Port Eliot Festival, which takes place 28-31 July 2016 in St Germans, Cornwall. Dr Alexis Kirke, who is Senior Research Fellow in Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR), and Martyn… Continue reading The Sonification of David Bowie at the Port Eliot Festival
ICCMR visiting research student wins Enterprise Award
Siva Ramakrishnan, a visiting researcher from SASTRA University in India (where he is studying for an MTech in Communications Systems), has received an Enterprise Award for the Best Exchange Student. Siva has been collaborating with experts in vocal synthesis in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music (ICCMR). His award-winning project is called “Factors Influencing Vocal Pitch in Articulatory Synthesis: A Study Using… Continue reading ICCMR visiting research student wins Enterprise Award
Research from Plymouth University contributes to Parliamentary Debate
On 14 June 2016, there was a debate in the House of Commons regarding dementia and air travel, in which Oliver Colville, the parliamentary minister responsible for air transport, participated. During the discussion, the work of Plymouth University researchers, including the ICCMR’s Alexis Kirke – who sits on the Prime minister’s Dementia Air Transport Group – was highlighted. Oliver Colville MP said: I… Continue reading Research from Plymouth University contributes to Parliamentary Debate
Feature: “Generative Orchestration with Musical Timbre”
BY AURÉLIEN ANTOINE Technological advances, and more specifically computers, have been leading the evolution of music for the last 60 years, impacting on the ways we compose, perform and listen to music. For example, composers use notation software or Digital Audio Workstations (DAW). They also employ computers as sources of musical inspiration. During my Masters in… Continue reading Feature: “Generative Orchestration with Musical Timbre”
Nuria Bonet receives the William A. Gribbon Award … again!
A doctoral researcher at Plymouth University has received the prestigious William A. Gribbon Award from the American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS) for the second consecutive year. Nuria Bonet was awarded a travel award to attend the AMIS General Meeting in Vermillion, South Dakota in May 2016. The award recognises her work into Catalan shawms and she has been given the… Continue reading Nuria Bonet receives the William A. Gribbon Award … again!