MusicAL 2007 Concert
A-life composers are invited to propose compositions for performance at the MusicAL concert in the evening of 12 September 2007, at 9.30pm, at the "Instituto Franco-Portugues" Concert Hall.
The MusicAL concert will be the second concert of the Musica Viva Festival, which will continue for a few days after the workshop. The Musica Viva Festival is a prestigious international contemporary music festival organised by Miso Music Portugal. This is a wonderful opportunity to stay for a few additional days in Lisbon and enjoy its vibrant music scene. More details about the festival will be available at Miso's website at:
http://www.misomusic.com/ingl/circul/mviva/2007.html
The compositions for the MusicAL concert should ideally be electronic/electroacoustic,
for up to 16 channels. Compositions with accompanying visuals for projection
are welcome. For those wishing to propose pieces involving live performance
(laptop performance, live generative, interactive electronics, etc.) please
contact Joao Martins for an informal enquiry to ascertain whether we can
support it. (Please be advised that we cannot provide performers.)
The sound diffusion system will be the Miso Music Loudspeaker Orchestra, comprising over 40 loudspeakers, divided into 6 different sub-systems, placed all around the concert hall, distributed both horizontally and vertically. Composers will have the opportunity to rehearse the diffusion of their pieces on the day before the concert. Please refer to the following website for more information about the magnificent Miso Music Loudspeaker Orchestra:
http://www.misomusic.com/ingl/research/ol.html
The pieces should be submitted on an audio CD to reach us no later than 04 June 2007. Multi-channel pieces other than stereo should be mixed into a stereo version for the submission stage. If selected, then for the performance we will require the multi-channel version as mono AIFF files, one for each channel. The pieces will be selected by a committee formed by the organisers of MusicAL and the Musica Viva Festival. Please bear in mind that priority will be given to pieces composed with or inspired by A-Life in a way or another. Ideally, pieces should not last for more than 15 minutes.
Accompanying the CD, please send:
a) The programme notes for the piece (no more than 500 words); please,
explain what is the relation of the piece with A-life
b) A short biography of the composer (no more than 500 words)
c) Full contact details (address, email, website, etc.)
Address for submission and further information:
Joao Martins
University of Plymouth
School of Computing Communications and Electronics
206 Smeaton Building
Drake Circus
Plymouth PL4 8AA
United Kingdom
E-mail: joao.martins@plymouth.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1752 232579
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