EMUSIC-L Digest Volume 43, Issue 04 This issue's topics: Announcements BEAST Bulletin No.5, August 1992 call for submissions ICMC 1992 Rooms (fwd) (2 messages) Your EMUSIC-L Digest moderator is Joe McMahon . You may subscribe to EMUSIC-L by sending mail to listserv@american.edu with the line "SUB EMUSIC-L your name" as the text. The EMUSIC-L archive is a service of SunSite (sunsite.unc.edu) at the University of North Carolina. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 14:55:00 LCL From: DOWRJ@UK.AC.BIRMINGHAM.COMPUTER-CENTRE.VAX1 Subject: BEAST Bulletin No.5, August 1992 BEAST Bulletin No.5 August 1992 News From The University of Birmingham Electroacoustic Music Studios ==================================================================== BEAST Composers News ==================== Liz Cairns ---------- Liz Cairns is completing a new work for percussion and tape for the percussionist Rachel Williams. Robert Dow ---------- Recent performances (1992): "Klavier" (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, 24. March; University of East Anglia, 29. June) "Les Stupra I" (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, 25. March) "Les Stupra III" (Barber Festival of Contemporary Music, 28. Feb- ruary) Robert Dow has completed a new work for flute and tape "Le Lethe" (10 mins) which uses material developed on the VAX computer at EMS, Stockholm and on the IBM3090 at the University of Birming- ham. The work at EMS was made possible by the financial assis- tance of the Swedish Institute and the Hinrichsen Foundation. He is currently working on a four movement tape and instrument piece, "Die allerbeste Zeit", the first movement of which ("Sona- tina" for tape alone) is to be premiered on 27. October, 1992 at the MacRobert's Art Centre, Stirling. Jonty Harrison -------------- Jonty Harrison has completed "Ottone" for Brass Quintet and tape, a commission from the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. He was awarded a 'Euphonie d'Or' at this year's Bourges Synthese 1992 for his work "Klang". Andrew Lewis ------------ Andrew Lewis has recently completed his new tape piece "Scherzo (10mins) which was premiered at the University of East Anglia 29. June, 1992. Other performances include his shakuhachi and tape piece "Principles of Flight" (The Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, 9. March) and "Time and Fire" (Barber Festival of Contemporary Music, 28. February). He has been appointed at the University of Surrey to research computer aided learning in the field of music. He is currently working on a large scale orchestral work. Alistair MacDonald ------------------ Alistair MacDonald is working with choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh on a new work for her Autumn programme. His work, "Scuttle", for alto flute and tape has been selected for this year's Gaudeamus Music Week, and "A Trace of Infinity", for en- semble and amplified ensemble is to be released on CD by the Aus- tralian ensemble 'Elision' this month. Dan Rodger ---------- Dan Rodger's "Thak", for shakuhachi and tape - commissioned by Sonic Arts Network - was premiered in the Purcell Room, London 8. May, 1992. Recent performances (1992): "The Temptations of St. Poob and the Revelations of St. Dionysus" (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, 24. March) "Bob" (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, 25. March) "Sample of Parody's Lot" (University of East Anglia, 23. June) "Blip" (University of East Anglia, 23. June) Bourges Festival 1992 --------------------- Eight works from composer's working at The University of Birmingham's electroacoustic Music Studios were featured at this year's Bourges Festival: Andrew Lewis, "Time and Fire" (2e Prix ex-aquo-Electroacoustique 1991) and "Arrivals" (2e Prix ex-aquo- Electroacoustique 1989); Nicholas Virgo/Alistair MacDonald, "Busk" (2e Prix Programme 1989); Alistair MacDonald, "Scuttle" (Bourges Commission); Adrian Moore, "Prelude to Autonomy" (Residence 1991); Jonty Harrison, "Klang" (2e Prix Analogique 1983) and "EQ" (1e Prix Mixte 1981); Mike Vaughan, "Ensphered" (2e Prix ex-aquo-Mixte). BEAST News ========== o Lancaster University (14. February, 1992) - BEAST provid- ed the sound diffusion for a concert which included works by Jonathan Harvey and Alistair MacDonald ("Meeting Point") as part of the University's New Music Week. o There were two concerts of new tape music from Birmingham University held in the Barber Institute of Fine Arts (24/25. March, 1992). Works by Robert Dow, Paul Fretwell and Dan Rodger were performed on the BEAST system. o Tim Souster's trumpet concerto for trumpet/flugal horn and live electronics was performed in the Queen Elizabeth Hall (30. March, 1992) by John Wallace and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Andrew Lewis co-ordinated the electronics and diffused the sound on BEAST. o Sonic Arts Electrifying Exotica concerts in the Purcell Room, London (8/9. May, 1992) featured five instrumentalists per- forming with tape diffused via the BEAST sound system. Works in- cluded those by Bennett Hogg, Mike Vaughan and Dan Rodger ("Thak"). o BEAST was involved with the performance of Steve Reich's "Vermont Counterpoint" (flute and tape) given by the BCMG (Adrian Boult Hall, 17. May, 1992) and recorded by the BBC for later broadcast. o BEAST presented a concert of new electroacoustic music by composers from UEA in the Allardyce Nicoll Studio Theatre (23. June, 1992). Works by Simon Atkinson, Rodrigo Velloso, Anne Scar- lett, Bennet Hogg were performed as well as Denis Smalley's "Val- ley Flow", commissioned by BEAST with funds made available by West Midlands Art. o BEAST was involved with a project in association with Damage Arts which culminated in a performance outdoors in Sutton Park with multi-channel diffusion of music created by year 10 and lower 6th form students from two Sutton Coldfield Schools. The project also caught the attention of the Sutton Coldfield munici- pal charities who awarded money to support the project in the form of an equipment grant. This will give schools in the area access to a small scale, high quality sound system enabling them to perform their own works in public in the future. o As part of Birmingham's year long music festival, Sounds Like Birmingham, BEAST was out in force during the hugely suc- cessful performance of Stockhausen's "Sternklang" in Birmingham's Cannon Hill Park. Hundreds turned up to experience the piece on which was, unfortunately, the only dry evening of the week. Five groups of musicians, separately amplified, were dotted around the park's perimeter with a central percussionist cuing events in the presence of the full moon, starts. fireworks and the composer himself who had been involved in the final rehearsals. This was the first outdoor performance of Sternklang in this country and was directed by Peter Britten with musicians from Birmingham and East Anglia. o Forthcoming events in Birmingham include 2 Sonic Arts concerts in Birmingham Town Hall with education workshops led by Trevor Wishart, Robert Worby and Alistair MacDonald on 15/16. September, 1992. BEAST Studio News ================= # Postgraduate Study in Composition at the University of Birmingham. The department of music now offers a one-year full- time (or two-year part-time) programme in composition, analogous to a research degree at Master's level. The MA in Music (composi- tion and analysis) and the PhD in composition continue. The new MMus caters for those who wish to compose at Master's level out- side the framework of the taught programme. Students may work on paper and/or in the internationally recognised Electroacoustic Music Studios. Teaching is provided by Jonty Harrison and Vic Hoyland. # The Studios' computer music facilities are slowly in- creasing. The IBM3090-200S has now a suite of phase-vocoder pro- grams based on Mark Dolson's original which can do a wide variety of spectral changes on sound. Work is now underway to port X- based software to interface with ATARI front-ends and parts of the phase-vocoder (and other software) are being re-written to allow utilization of the vector processor, which should allow running times to increase by a factor of between 5 and 10. CDP software is also being re-written to run on the IBM. Xavier Rodet has given his permission for the Studios to run CHANT which is now been mounted on the VAX cluster. An update in `C' is avail- able which will be in due course ported to the IBM. # With the University's connection to the internet via JIPS, BEAST are now offer a limited anonymous ftp service for a test period. Only information will be available, both in postscript and ascii form. This will include a catalogue of works produced and available from the studios, BEAST Bulletins, infor- mation about courses, concerts, facilities and the BEAST system. There also be a catalogue of PD software we have successfully mounted on our various platforms. The archive must only be used outside our normal working hours, i.e. between 10pm and 8am GMT. The internet address is mus.bham.ac.uk ***************************************************************** * * * More information concerning the University of Birmingham's * * Electroacoustic Music Studios, the BEAST sound diffusion * * system (which is available for hire), forthcoming BEAST * * concerts and electroacoustic music from the Studios may be * * obtained from: * * * * BEAST * * Barber Institute of Fine Arts * * Department of Music * * Edgbaston * * Birmingham B15 2TT * * England * * * * Telephone and Fax: (+44) 21 414 5781 * * * * Requests to have the BEAST Bulletin e-mailed directly to: * * DOWRJ@uk.ac.bham.vax1 (JANET - uk ordering) * * * * A limited anonymous ftp service is available on: * * mus.bham.ac.uk (INTERNET via. JIPS) * * Please use between 10pm and 8am GMT ONLY! * * * ***************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1992 16:04:00 EST From: NLEONARD@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU Subject: call for submissions Call to Computer Music Composers: Would anybody be interested in presenting their work as part of a series? I'm going to be trying to put together something at the Middle East in Cambridge this Fall to showcase the work of composers utilizing aspects of electronics and live interactive performance. This would be open to all aspects/genres of performers that exist outside of the pop mainstream but not to exclude those influenced by it. I'm in the planning stages right now so if anyone's interested in submitting stuff, or has ideas or suggestions let me know. contact: Mike Bierylo/Neil Leonard c/o nleonard@rcnvms.rcn.mass.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1992 18:17:20 EDT From: "Joseph D. McMahon" Subject: ICMC 1992 Rooms (fwd) Allen Strange writes: > > Comfort Inns is offering special $50.00 rates to ICMC delegates. Most rooms > include a V.C.R, Refrigerator, Microwave, Hair Dryer, Remote TV and > . . . HBO! There are two Comfort Inn locations: one at the San Jose Airport > and one in downtown San Jose, 4 blocks from the San Jose State University > Campus and ICMC 1992. For reservations please call Lisa Manaois, Operations > Manager at (408) 436-8515. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 07:23:58 EDT From: "D. Yuen" Subject: Re: ICMC 1992 Rooms (fwd) Allen Strange notes: "...rooms include a V.C.R., Refrigerator, Microwave, Hair Dryer, Remote TV..." Is that a Waldorf Microwave? DY ------------------------------ End of the EMUSIC-L Digest ******************************