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
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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!
13 June 2016: Public lecture by Dr Duncan Williams at the Institute of Physics in Reading
Dr Duncan Williams from Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) has been invited to give a public lecture as part of the Institute of Physics lecture series at the William Penney Theatre in Reading. This series of lectures is designed to raise awareness of cutting edge physics research. Duncan will be talking about the ICCMR’s BCMI-MIdAS (brain-computer music… Continue reading 13 June 2016: Public lecture by Dr Duncan Williams at the Institute of Physics in Reading
Dr John Matthias has co-written the score to ‘Broadmead-The Movie’
The world premiere of ‘Broadmead the Movie’,a film by Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume, takes place on 14th May 2016. Broadmead in Bristol is an unregarded shopping centre, derided by some, ignored by most. Slated for demolition, it has been chosen by Stanley Donwood as the subject for his first feature film, a film which… Continue reading Dr John Matthias has co-written the score to ‘Broadmead-The Movie’
11 May 2016: seminar on music of English folk song
You are welcome to attend the following MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR by Paul Wilson (Wren Music) Wednesday 11 May 2016 at 2 pm in Rolle 015, Plymouth University “Moving Modes: Truths and questions about the Music of English Folk Song” This talk investigates some of the truths and myths about the musical modes of English Folk Song.… Continue reading 11 May 2016: seminar on music of English folk song
ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
ICCMR is a laboratory for Computer Music research at Plymouth University and the impact of their recent research into building bio-processors from slime mould is now gaining ground in the USA. Professor Eduardo Miranda and his PhD student, Ed Braund, were invited by BBC Earth to join underwater astronaut David Reichert, award-winning wildlife film maker John Downer… Continue reading ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
Plymouth University researchers score feature film premiered at Tribeca
John Matthias and Jay Auborn (dBs Plymouth) have written part of the score to the new feature film, Poor Boy directed by Robert Scott Wildes. The world premiere of Poor Boy took place at the Tribeca Film festival, New York City on 17th April 2016. The film, shot in the American desert, follows the story of… Continue reading Plymouth University researchers score feature film premiered at Tribeca
27 April 2016: Talk about Duke Ellington in Words & Music Shakespeare Festival
“Such Sweet Plunder: Or Whose Line Is It Anyway?” On Wednesday 27th April, Dr Katherine Williams will be giving a talk on Duke Ellington as part of the 2016 Words and Music Festival: Celebrating Shakespeare in Plymouth. In her talk, Katherine uses Duke Ellington’s music to explore the balance of authorial power between composer, bandleader, musicians,… Continue reading 27 April 2016: Talk about Duke Ellington in Words & Music Shakespeare Festival
Feature: “Composing Music with Dark Matter”
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”