International Conference EMS09
(Electroacoustic Music Studies Network 2009)

22nd – 25th June, 2009 Centro Cultural Borges

Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Deadline for reception of proposals:
Friday January 16, 2009, at 6:00 pm (Argentina’s time)

The EMS Network has been organised to fill an important gap in terms of electroacoustic music, namely focusing on the better understanding of the various manifestations of electroacoustic music. Areas related to the study of electroacoustic music range from the musicological to more interdisciplinary approaches, from studies concerning the impact of technology on musical creativity to the investigation of the ubiquitous nature of electroacoustic sounds today. The choice of the word, ‘network’ is of fundamental importance as one of our goals is to make relevant initiatives more widely available
   

Presenting EMS 09 Main Theme

Heritage and future
   

During recent years the electroacoustic community has been celebrating different dates related to the birth of electroacoustic music. Such moments are often a time for analysis and reflection, which is very important for a better understanding of our past, and allows us to review our present and to think about our future.

It also make us wonder: how do we imagine the future of electroacoustic music? And at the same time, what do we wish for the future of electroacoustic music?

At this point, many other questions arise, all of them connected to the same root: what is the role of musical education in this path? To what extent is our heritage significant in terms of our seeking to extend our sound-music boundaries or, instead, to what extent does this heritage generate barriers which limit our imagination?

Are we looking to develop a self-sustained electroacoustic art or do we think that electroacoustic music would be best integrated with other disciplines in the future?

Will technical developments limit our future steps or have we reached a stage of maturity which allows us to seek in the technology that which we need?

Is it possible to think about new languages (or derived new ones), starting from what is already known today as electroacoustic music?


Conference Committee

– Marc BATTIER (MINT-OMF, Universit de Paris-Sorbonne, France)
– Ricardo DAL FARRA (CEIArtE – UNTREF, Argentina / Concordia University, Canada)
– Leigh LANDY (MTI, De Montfort University, UK)
– Raúl MINSBURG (CEIArtE – UNTREF, Argentina)
– Daniel TERUGGI (INA/GRM, France)
 

22-25 June, 2009 – Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero,
Centro Cultural Borges (Buenos Aires, Argentina)


More information and details at http://www.ems-network.org/ems09/index.html
Call for submissions: http://www.ems-network.org/ems09/call.html

CALL FOR ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS BY WOMEN COMPOSERS Postmark Deadline: January 15th, 2009
8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ELECTROACOUSTIC LISTENING ROOM PROJECT (WEALR)
8th Annual New Music Festival

“In Celebration of the Composer-Performer in the 21st Century “

Cal State Fullerton
March 18th-March 21st, 2009

Featuring:
Anne LaBerge, Flute/Composer/Electronics
Jane Rigler, Flute/Composer/Electronics
Paul Dresher Ensemble
Pamela Madsen, Composer/Pianist/Voice/Electronics
The Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room Project

http://faculty.fullerton.edu/pmadsen

The International Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room Project (WEALR) announces the 8th Annual Call for electroacoustic works by women composers, Maximum length of proposed work: 12 minutes. The International Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room Project features day-long playback of works by women in electroacoustic music, plus live electroacoustic performances, live lecture-demonstrations of electroacoustic music and lecture/panel/discussions on new music. This year the Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room focuses on the theme of the Composer-Performer with guest electroacoustic composer/flutists Anne LaBerge and Jane Rigler in residence. Submit proposed CD recording of electronic/electroacoustic work, or link to upload recording of your proposed work. For Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room (WEALR) proposals include: title of work, name of composer, length of work, program notes, short bio, contact information: email, mailing address, websitePlease submit all proposals and information by email to: pmadsen@fullerton.edu OR send by regular mail to: Dr. Pamela Madsen, Music Department, Cal State Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850

Experimedia (one of textura.org ‘s top 10 labels of 2008) invites
artists to submit sound pieces to a free netlabel compilation
celebrating the election of Barack Obama. All pieces considered for
the compilation should be comprised of the voice of Obama and crowds
from any of his speeches. Will get more organized details later after
I catch up on some work I put aside while volunteering.
Send links to submissions to info@experimedia.net with subject ‘YES WE CAN’.