of the
Conservatory of Santa Cecilia
2008
The Conservatory of Rome presents the 1st Edition of the “International Electroacoustic Music Festival of the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia”.
The Festival will take place from the 15th to the 20th of October, 2008.
The Course of Electronic Music at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Rome was one of the first in Italy. The first teacher was Franco Evangelisti, one of the foremost representatives of the Italian and European experimental avant-garde. Thanks to him, its first professor, the School of Electronic Music of Rome has been known since then for the quality and depth of the specialization in composition.
The Conservatory of Rome with this first edition of the “International Electroacoustic Music Festival of the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia”. wishes to create a milestone appointment in Italy, one which will facilitate the understanding of the global production in the field of electroacoustic music. An appointment in October 2008 in the historic center of Rome: to listen to today’s music; reflect on this music, its techniques, instruments and expressive mediums.
During the six days of the Festival, conferences, concerts and special events will be held in varying locations. The special events will be the performance of various historically important electroacoustic pieces. The concerts will be given by students and teachers from the Conservatory. Students will have the chance to establish direct and live contact with contemporary electroacoustic music by being able to speak directly to the composers, confronting problematic technical and expressive aspects of the various programmed works.
Scheduled organizational program:
• 15 March – 15 June, 2008. Internet announcement of call for works
• 1 July 2008. Selection of compositions, formation of performance groups.
• 15 July 2008. Drafting and internet publication of detailed Festival program and timetable, including times and places of all the events.
Further information:
<http://www.conservatoriosantacecilia.it/Musica_Elettronica/InternationalElectroacousticMusicFestival.htm>