Each Tuesday, 12am
Andrei Smirnov
Basic lecture course
"Electro-acoustic music: a history, aesthetics, means"
History, elements of musical acoustics, overview of sound synthesis technics, sound processing, MIDI, elements of sound production, weekly listening of the recordings from studio library. The purpose of a course - to give general representation about a history and modern practice of use of technology in music for professionals and music amateurs.
Each Wednesday, 6pm
Electro-Acoustic Wednesdays
Lectures of the visitors, listening of music, analysis of means and concepts, discussion. Conducted by Andrei Smirnov and Julia Dmitrukova. Additional lectures and meetings with the guests,
listening and analysis of music from studio library, review and analysis of repertoire of electro-acoustic and computer music inaccessible earlier for listening owing to complete absence of the given areas in musical culture of the former USSR.
Each Saturday 6:30pm-10:00pm
The sound production workshop.
Classes for the students preparing for individual work at studio.
Each Saturday 6:30pm-10:00pm
Workshop #1-4 - Review of the Cubase program (4 workshops)
Workshop #2 - Review of the musical software of the computer Atari1040
Workshop #3 - MIDI the interface
Each Wednesday, 6pm:
Lecture #1 - Electronic music and serializm
Lecture #2 - Composers of 50-th: Herbert Eimert, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Josef Reidl, Paul Koenig, Herbert Heis
Lecture #3 - Stockhausen's Gesung and Contacts
Lecture #4 - Live electronic Music
Lecture #5 - The development of arrangements in electronic music. Isao Tomita.
Kojiro Umezaki (Bregman Studio / Japen)
Seminars and workshops:
1. Representation of interactive music
2. Interactive musical systems. The concepts, means, algorithms.
3. MAX workshop
The State Radio House (GDRZ), 5 studio
In the frame of the Forward to the Past Music Festival
Kojiro Umezaki (Bregman Studio, USA)
Music for a shakuhachi flute and interactive computer music system
Central House of Painters, Moscow
MUSICAL ENVIRONMENTS
Kojiro Umezaki (Bregman Studio, USA)
7-hours long concert-meditation for shakuhachi flute and interactive computer music system
Christian Clozier (IMEB, France)
Composer, one of the founders the center IMEB in Bourges, France.
One of the founders of a famous festival of electro-acoustic music in Bourges.
1. Electro-acoustic music today
2. Representation of the IMEB activities
Paolo Chagas (Koeln, Germany)
Lectures and seminars:
1. Electro-acoustic music today. The review of the author's works.
2. Concept of interactive music. Interactive musical installations and performance.
3. MAX workshop (3 days).
Theremin Center: Electronic Christmas Eve
Electro-acoustic music concert
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1. Jon Appleton / Sergei Kossenko - Dva Interview
2. Valery Beluntsov - White Blues
3. Sergei Kossenko - Voicy
4. Jorge Campos - Bora-bora
5. TPO Composer - suite from the opera "Fluctuating Rate"
Peter Pospelov - Sergei Zagni - Andre Smirnov
6. Ambient Concerto
Music for 3 tape recorders and Duo "The Mirror Bridge".
Igor Zhigunov, Vera Sazhina with participation of Dmitry Uhov - tape recorders
Marc Marc (Amsterdam)
Multi disciplinary artist, composer, programmer and designer.
The author of musical installations and performances.
Auto Composing Principles in Music and Graphical Arts
Representation of crossdisciplinary projects.
Eduard Artemiev (Russia)
History of electro-acoustic music
January, 21, 28, 1994, 2:00pm
Eduard Artemiev
Sound Processing from Composer's point of view
January 31 to February 4, 1994
The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study and Conference Center (Italy)
International conference on Music Technology
and Post Modernism in Russia Europe and the Americas
Participants of the Conference:
Russia
Andre Smirnov - Coordinator of the Russian Delegation, The Theremin Center for Electro-Acoustic Music
Aleksander Sokolov - Assistant Rector (Science and Research), The Moscow State Conservatory
Anatoly Kiseliov - Composer, Vice President of the Russian Society for Electro-Acoustic Music
Dmitri Uchov - Musicologist, critic, journalist
Julia Dmitrukova - Musicologist
Valery Beliintsov - Composer
Elena Doubinets - Musicologist, Journalist, Critic (Musical Academy Journal)
United States of America
Mr. Jon Appleton, Conference Director
Composer, Arthur R. Virgin Professor of Music, Dartmouth College
Cindy McTec, Composer, Chair, Division of Composition Studies, College of Music University of North Texas
Eve Beglanan, Composer
Carl Stone, Composer, President of the American Music Center
France
Marian Lion
Sweden
Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Composer, Member of the Royal Academy of Music
Argentina
Ricardo Dal Farra, Composer
Brazil
Regina Porto
Composer, Producer, RTC Radio e Televisao Culture
Japan
Kojiro Umezaki, Composer
Lectures and seminars:
January, 18, 1994, 12:00am
Electro-acoustic music today: two main aesthetic schools
January, 20, 1994, 3:00pm
Swedish electro-acoustic music
January, 25, 1994, 12:00am
My music and aesthetics: brutal - sentimental concept
January, 26, 1994, 12:00am
Review of the program FINALE. Workshop.
Meeting with
Ko Umezaki (Japan) and
Regina Porto (Brazil)
February 8 - 28, 1994.
Lecture course on Electro-acoustic Music
Tuesday 8, 12:00am
Life performance. Radio Baton.
Thursday 10, 5:00pm
Radio Baton day.
Tuesday 15, 12:00am
Using machines to compose
Saturday 12, 5:00 pm
Critical listening: music by Valeri Beluntsov, Aleksei Korovin
Tuesday 22, 12:00 am
Post modernism aesthetics
Thursday 17, 5:00 pm
Music combined with artistic media.
Saturday 19, 5:00 pm
Critical listening: Albina Stoianova, Sergei Zagni, Lena Evtoushevskaia
Thursday 24, 5:00 pm
How to make carrier in electro-acoustic music
Saturday 26, 5:00 pm
Critical listening: Ilia Hmiz, Sania Drakoultch, Michael Krishtal
7:00 pm - informal part
February, 25, 1994
Competitive selection of the candidates in postgraduate program at Dartmouth College on Master Degree in Electro-acoustic music. For interview with a commission including Dmitry Pokrovsky, Jon Appleton and Andrei Smirnov 4 composers were recommended: Valery Beluntsov, Albina Stoyanova, Sania Drakulitch (Croatia), Alexey Korovin.
THE THIRD REALITY FORUM
Exposition "Interactive musical systems"
Concert of electro-acoustic music
1. Alexei Korovin - Apple for two
Interactive composition for a guitar, computer and radio baton
Performers: Alexei Korovin - computer, radio baton, Ilia Hmiz - guitar
2. Sergey Kossenko - VOICY
3. TPO "Composer" - Suite from the opera "Fluctuating Rate"
Performers: Peter Pospelov, Sergey Zagny
Concert of electro-acoustic music
Jorge Campos (Ecuador)
1. Jaravi for a flute, percussion, tape and dancer
2. De Profundis for a string quartet, percussion and computer
Performers: Michael Zhukov - percussion
Conductor - Jorge Campos
ALTERNATIVA - 94 Festival
MUSIC FOR MATHEWS RADIO BATON
In the program:
1. Jon Apleton - "Pacific Rimbombo" (1992)
2. Albina Stoyanova - " Vague Dreams" (1994)
Performers: Anna Kazakova - soprano
3. Valery Beluntsov - "Sad Hopes" (1994)
Performed by the author
4. Helen Evtushevskaya - "In Memoriam " on verses of Rabindranat Tagor (1994)
Performers: Helen Evtushevskaya - Mathews radio baton, Larisa Bashlikova - soprano,
Alexander Plitskovsky - flute
5. Sania Drakulitch (Croatia) - "TRANSPASSION" (1994)
Performed by the author
6. Alexey Korovin - "Apple for Two" (1994)
Algorithmic improvisation for radio baton, computer Apple, MAX program and bass guitar.
Performers: Alexey Korovin - radio baton, Alexander Rostotsky - bass guitar
Concert: New Electroacoustic Compositions
1. Sergey Kossenko
VOICY
Men's Job
2. Michael Krishtal
Sonatina
Night plays
3. Velimir Khlebnikov Madam Lenin - text-sound composition
Artistic director Alexander Ponomarev
Composer Valery Beluntsov
Sound producer - Andrei Smirnov
4. Jorge Campos - De Profundis (Video version)
Video - Yuri Zmorovich (Kiev)
June, 4, 1994, 7:00pm, Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow
Workshop "FROM GREAT UP TO..."
Sergey Zagny, Jorge Campos, Michael Zhukov,
Sergey Uspensky, Vladimir Miller, Nikolai Dmitriev