Electroacoustic Juke Joint – call for submissions

The Delta Music Institute at Delta State University is pleased to
announce a call for submissions for the 2nd Annual Electroacoustic
Juke Joint, a three-day festival of electronic music and art, to be
held November 13-15, 2008 at the Bologna Performing Arts Center.

Music Submissions
Any composer regardless of age or nationality may submit up to two
works for tape alone or instrument(s) and tape or electronics up to
4.1 channels, and video for consideration. Applicants are encouraged
to bring their own performers when possible but individual percussion,
piano, wind and brass performers are available in addition to the
newly formed New Music Ensemble, (guitar, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor
sax, oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet, piano, percussion, trumpet, tuba,
trombone).
Deadline: Scores must arrive by July 15, 2008. We will respond by
August 1.
Entry Fee: None
Registration Fee: None
Submission: Submitted works must be on CD or DVD. Include a cover
letter with the following information:
1) Contact information.
2) If performers are required, please indicate whether or not you will
be able to provide players.
3) a statement confirming your attendance at the festival.
4) Short bio.
5) Score if applicable.
Submitted works can only be returned if an SASE in enclosed, or else
they will be archived for future considerations.

Paper Submissions
Technical and research papers, lecture demonstrations, and workshop
submissions that deal with music/multimedia and new technology are
encouraged. Paper sessions are 20 minutes, including Q & A, each.
Presenters may submit a maximum of two proposals.
Deadline: Papers must arrive by July 15, 2008. We will respond by
August 1.
Entry Fee: None
Registration Fee: None
Submission: Submitted proposals should be a two page abstract with
bibliography. Include a cover letter with the following information:
1) Contact information 2) Statement confirming your attendance 3)
Short bio.
Submitted proposals can only be returned if an SASE in enclosed.

Send All Submissions to:
Mark Snyder
Delta State University
DSU Box 3114
1003 W. Sunflower Rd.
Cleveland, MS 38733

For More Information:
http://www.eajj.org
msnyder@deltastate.edu

Delta State University is a regional university with approximately
4,400 students. It is located in Cleveland, MS, and serves as an
educational and cultural center of the Mississippi Delta. The Delta
Music Institute, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, is an
independent center of recording arts and music industry studies
offering a concentration of courses related to the B.A. in Music
degree and the B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies degree.

sfSoundSeries2008 — Mark your Calendars!

We are pleased to announce sfSoundSeries 2008, a concert series in the
San Francisco Bay Area featuring contemporary and experimental music.
Our programs reach from the latest music of the European Avant-garde
to the grittiest sounds of the Bay Area Improv-Underground,
encompassing the latest trends in instrumental technique, conceptual
art, music theater, and electronic sound.
** VISIT http://sfSound.org/series FOR MORE DETAILS **

Sunday June 8, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Renowned english saxophone virtuoso John Butcher performs solo and
improvises with sfSoundGroup. The program also includes John Cage’s
“Fourteen”, cellist Monica Scott performing Kaija Saariaho’s “Sept
Papillons”, and “Seis Vícios de Garlândia” by local brazilian composer
Bruno Ruviaro.

Sunday July 13, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Steve Reich’s “Four Organs”, Giacinto Scelsi’s “Kya”, Salvatore
Sciarrino’s “Muro d’orizzonte”, violist Alexa Beattie performing Alan
Hilario’s “kîbo”, and new works by sfSoundGroup members.

Sunday August 10, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
A sampling of theatrical compositions from the 1960’s San Francisco
Tape Music Center by Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender,
Robert Moran, and others.  Plus works by Brian Ferneyhough, Bernd
Alois Zimmermann, Chris Burns and the premiere of a new work for
sfSound by Erik Ulman.

Sunday September 14, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Morton Feldman’s 80+ minute composition, “For John Cage” performed by
violinist Graeme Jennings, and pianist Christopher Jones.

Sunday October 12, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Local percussionist Gino Robair performs “Potluck Percussion” (You
bring it, he’ll play it – Guaranteed!) and presents ensemble pieces
with sfSound augmented by laptops and voices.  The program also
includes two giant works from the 1980’s: Gérard Grisey’s “Talea” and
Matthias Spahlinger’s “Aussageverweigerung / Gegendarstellung:  Zwei
Kontra-Kontexte für Doppelquartett”.

Sunday November 9, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Featuring sfSound’s saxophonist John Ingle in a recital of new solo
and ensemble compositions, improvisations, and a concerto by local
composer Josh Levine.  Plus, a premiere of a new work written for
sfSound by Austrian composer Burkhard Stangl and NYC-based percussion
duo Hunter-Gatherer (Russell Greenberg and Ian Antonio) perform the
West Coast premiere of a new work by David Lang, David Bithell’s
“Whistle From Above” for percussion and robotics, and Gérard Grisey’s
“Stele” for 2 bass drums.

November 14-16, 2008 Theater Artaud
San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2008  Our annual festival presenting
new and classic electroacoustic works performed in complete darkness
through a 20+ channel surround-sound loudspeaker array. It’s cinema
for your ears!

Performers Include:
Ian Antonio, Jen Baker, Alexa Beattie, Kyle Bruckmann, David Bithell,
John Butcher, Tom Dambly, Heather Frasch, Russell Greenberg. Diane
Grubbe, Matt Ingalls, John Ingle, Graeme Jennings, Christopher Jones,
Loren Mach, Hadley McCarroll, Gino Robair, Andy Strain, Stefano Scodanibbio, Monica Scott, Erik Ulman, Richard Worn, Ann Yi, and others.

…. AND CHECK OUT SFSOUND ON THESE OTHER CONCERTS …

May 18, 2008 : 4p : $15/12 Old First Church
1751 sacramento st, san francisco
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, collaborating with sfSound, presents
Stefano Scodanibbio in an entire program of his compositions for
solos, duos, and ensembles.
http://www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/IIC_SanFrancisco/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=243&citta=SanFrancisco

September 3-7, 2008 Theater Artaud
The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
sfSound is the resident performing ensemble in this years SFEMF
(program tbd)

September 25-28, 2008
The first of two residencies at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

http://sfSound.org
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workshop Pure Data & performance – EESI Poitiers – 21/22/23 mai 2008

Hello,

/pour la version en français, remonter plus haut/

GOTO10 organizes a series of workshops at the European School of Visual Arts
(EESI) focused on free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) for digital arts.

The next workshop will take place the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of May at the EESI of
Poitiers (France), the topic will cover how to perform with Pure Data.

This workshop is *open to everyone*, see registration details at the bottom.

*Workshop #3 – Pure Data and performance*

the full abstract is available in French at :
http://devzero.goto10.org/doku.php?id=workshop3:start
The workshop will be conducted in both French and English.

Day 1
* introduction to Pd
* making drum kits (kick, snare, hat1, hat2, …)
* envelope

Day 2
* sequencing (basic drum machine)
* BPM/metro
* Aux Bus
* simple sound effects
* sample playback
* sample chopping

Day 3
* external synchronization
* OSC module
* playing together

teachers:
    Aymeric Mansoux (FR)
    Chun Lee (TW)
    with the help of Thomas Vriet (FR).
date:
    21-22-23 May 2008
    9h-12h30 / 14h-17h30
location:
    Ecole Européenne Supérieure de l’Image
    26 rue Jean Alexandre
    86000 Poitiers – France
registration:
    20 euros fee + GOTO10 membership required (10 eur)
    *to subscribe, please contact thomas at goto10 d0t org*

More infos :
http://devzero.goto10.org/doku.php?id=workshop3:start


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