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ODC 2019: Music, Humans and Machines
When and where
Date and time
May 22, 2019 · 6pm - May 23, 2019 · 6pm CEST
Location
Orpheus Institute 12 Korte Meer 9000 Gent Belgium
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Description
This conference explores musician’s long relationship with their instruments and instrumentalities, questioning issues of autonomy and agency in the apparent dichotomy between tools and musical expression. From the "mechane" of Greek theatres from which gods were suspended, to Mozart’s description of the Stein fortepiano’s knee-lever as “Die Maschine”, to the epoch-defining technologies of recording, sound synthesis, and algorithmic composition of more recent times, performers and composers have relied on mechanical means to create magic in their art.
22 May
18:00 - Keynote speakers: Fari Bradley + Nic Collins
20:00 - Public concert, Orpheus Institute Concert Hall
23 May
10:00 - 16:00 - Paper presentations
16:00 - Keynote speaker: Nicholas Cook
Registration fee: € 85 (standard fee) / € 48 (students) / € 10 (concert only). Participation is free of charge for researchers and students affiliated with Orpheus Institute and docARTES.
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A leading European centre for artistic research in music and an influential driving force for new developments in artistic practice.