Guest Lectures
Occasionally, courses offered at CCRMA will bring in a guest lecturer. Often times, those lectures are open, not only to CCRMA students, staff, faculty and researchers, but also to the public. Such events are listed below.
Recent Guest Lectures
Antoine Kuhnast (Safehear) - Audio Technologies in Embedded Systems and Safehear’s Devices
Date:Mon, 05/22/2023 - 5:30pm - 7:00pmLocation:CCRMA ClassroomEvent Type:Guest LectureThe IoT and consumer electronics market is rapidly expanding, and the integration of microphones and audio technologies is becoming increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. From voice assistants to smart homes and wearable devices, audio technologies are transforming the way we interact with technology and our environment. As the demand for seamless audio experiences continues to grow, the industry is constantly innovating and developing new solutions to meet these evolving needs. As a result, audio technologies are becoming more integrated and accessible, enhancing the user experience and opening up new possibilities for IoT and consumer electronics applications.
FREEOpen to the PublicJUCE, the Universe and Everything
Date:Thu, 05/11/2023 - 4:30pm - 6:00pmLocation:CCRMA Classroom [Knoll 217]Event Type:Guest LectureThe latter part of this talk will be drawn from the following discussion points selected based on audience input:
FREEOpen to the PublicAlexander Lecture, Dr. Janie Cole: Music, African Agency, and Foreign Entanglements in the Christian Kingdom of 16th‐Century Ethiopia
Date:Mon, 11/07/2022 - 4:30pm - 6:45pmLocation:Braun 103Event Type:Guest LectureFREEOpen to the PublicLudmila Yurina | Ukrainian music: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.
Date:Mon, 10/31/2022 - 4:00pm - 5:30pmLocation:Seminar Room / ZoomEvent Type:Guest LectureWhat does Stanford know about Ukrainian culture and music? Not only about Ukrainian folk songs, food and vyshyvankas? Lyudmila Yurina talks about academic Ukrainian music, the system of education in conservatories, the classics of Ukrainian music, trends, styles, the music of different generations of composers and the prospects for the development of musical culture in the near future.
In person | ZoomFREEOpen to the PublicComposition Forum with Felipe Lara
Date:Tue, 05/24/2022 - 5:00pm - 7:00pmLocation:CCRMA Seminar Room and on zoomEvent Type:Guest LectureFelipe Lara, born in Sao Paolo in 1979, has a long list of collaborations, commissions, and awards. The Arditti, Asasello, and Brentano quartets have performed his works, along with the Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, London Sinfonietta, and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. Some of his compositions, such as the string quartet “Tran(slate)” which won the 2008 Staubach Preis in Darmstadt and premiered by the Arditti Quartet, include live electronics. His “Vocalise 2,” for two vocalizing amplified saxophonists, was performed in Paris in February 2016 as well as “Fringes,” a large-scale work for 22 instrumentalists. Lara’s music has also been presented at many festivals all over the United States, South America, and Europe.
FREEOpen to the PublicIntermedia Lab | Sholeh Asgary
Date:Fri, 05/13/2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pmLocation:CCRMA Stage / ZoomEvent Type:Guest Lecture
The event is open to all CCRMA affiliates for in-person attendance or Zoom participation (please join with your Stanford account).Intermedia Lab + CCRMA Colloquium | Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
Date:Fri, 05/06/2022 - 11:50am - 1:00pmLocation:CCRMA Stage / ZoomEvent Type:Guest Lecture
The event is open to all CCRMA affiliates for in-person attendance or Zoom participation (please join with your Stanford account).
Composition Forum with King Britt (remotely)
Date:Tue, 04/12/2022 - 5:00pm - 7:00pmLocation:CCRMA Seminar Room and on zoomEvent Type:Guest LecturePew Fellowship recipient, King James Britt (his real name) is a 30+ year, producer, composer and performer in electronic music.
His current position as Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Music at UCSD carries a unique perspective, bringing a non-linear approach and knowledge to the Department of Music by focusing on various modern forms of electronic music pedagogy, while continuing to be an active force in the music industry.
FREEOpen to the PublicKitty Shi's Dissertation Defense: Computational analysis and modeling of expressive timing in music performance
Date:Tue, 04/20/2021 - 10:00am - 11:00amLocation:ZoomEvent Type:Guest LectureOpen to the PublicDissertation Defense: Decorrelation and Virtual Acoustics, Elliot Canfield-Dafilou
Date:Fri, 05/08/2020 - 4:00pm - 6:00pmLocation:Online (please email to receive a watch link)Event Type:Guest LectureFreeOpen to the Public