Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 2017: Voice 2.0

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February 2017 The House at the University of Plymouth Celebrating 12 years of musical innovation Organised in partnership with Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music (ICCMR) Ever since the dawn of humanity, voice has always been our primary source for communication. Our ability to evolve sophisticated verbal languages distinguishes us… Continue reading Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 2017: Voice 2.0

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

Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”

By NASA, N. Benitez (JHU), T. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics/The Hebrew University), H. Ford (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI),G. Hartig (STScI), G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), the ACS Science Team and ESA - http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/01/image/a, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1727600

BY NÚRIA BONET FILELLA As a composer, I’m interested in finding ways to represent the world through my music. Humans have done this since the beginning of time, from imitating birdsong with a bone flute to the influence of industrial noises in Kraftwerk’s music. Every era has adapted music to incorporate developments in the environment.… Continue reading Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”

10 March 2016: Lunchtime Talk on Sound and Music in Science

“Can we really listen to the Higgs Boson? Sound and music in science”  Speaker: Nuria Bonet Filella (PhD Candidate, ICCMR) 10 March 2016, 1 – 2 pm in the Portland Square Building Room C1 at Plymouth University ALL WELCOME! FREE! (Cake & tea provided!)   At Plymouth we have a vibrant postgraduate student community that… Continue reading 10 March 2016: Lunchtime Talk on Sound and Music in Science