February 15-19, 2012
Wed.Feb.15
Circuit Bending
Derek Holzer
Opening act : workshop group
Macumbista (Derek Holzer, USA 1972) is an American sound artist living in Berlin, whose current interests include DIY analog electronics, sound art, field recording and the meeting points of electroacoustic, noise, improv and extreme music.
Thurs.Feb.16
Acousmatic Opera
Annette Vande Gorne
Poetic utterance and vocal mastery combine in the world premiere of Yawar Fiesta – a full-length acousmatic opera to a libretto by Werner Lambersy.
Fri.Feb.17
Mixed Music
Evan Parker / Adam Linson
Opening act:
Jaydev Mistry
Two undisputed masters of free improvisation come together in a new project exploring the soprano saxophone in an immersive 3-D sound environment.
Sat.Feb.18
Laptop Performance
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Opening act:
Nicolas Bernier
As collaborators for over a decade, Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais create structured improvisations of rare beauty fusing a plethora of trends in contemporary sound art.
Sun.Feb.19
Ambient Videomusic
Peter Hoelscher / Michael Rüsenberg
Radio journalist and sound artist Michael Rüsenberg and graphic designer, photographer and sculptor Peter Hölscher present an evening of ambient glitch inspired audiovisual work.
• Free admission for all concerts
• Venue : Phipps Hall, Creative Arts Building
• Concerts at 8pm
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• Public pre-concert talks at 5:30pm
• Masterclasses and workshops
• MSP Poweruser Symposium, 18th
• Pip Dickens opening on Feb 18 : shibusa - extracting beauty
• (formerly GEMdays)
