Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
Upcoming Events
Jill Kries - How the brain encode speech and language with aging and aphasia
Date:
Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
CCRMA Seminar Room
Event Type:
Hearing Seminar 
Abstract:
FREE
Open to the Public
Recent Events
Composers from Afar | CCRMA 50th Anniversary
Date:
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
CCRMA Stage / CCRMA LIVE
Event Type:
Concert 
CCRMA presents the final event in its 50th Anniversary Concert Series. Composers from Afar remembers pieces by Visiting Artists who have worked on computer music at CCRMA over the years, including Natasha Barrett, Vilbjørg Broch, Ludger Brümmer, Tine Surel Lange, Stéphane Roy, and Marco Trevisani.
FREE and Open to the Public | In Person + Livestream
Vilbjørg Broch: Reflections
Date:
Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
CCRMA Stage / CCRMA LIVE
Event Type:
Concert 
CCRMA Visiting Scholar/Composer Vilbjørg Broch presents a concert of new works.
6-7pm Pre-Show Talk
6-7pm Pre-Show Talk
FREE and Open to the Public | In Person + Livestream
Stanford Cinematheque: FILM BODIES
Date:
Wed, 12/04/2024 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Oshman Hall | McMurtry Building
Event Type:
Concert 
The ½ Core+ improvises a live electroacoustic accompaniment to films by Stan Brakhage and Carolee Schneemann in FILM BODIES at Stanford Cinematheque.
The ½ Core+ is Constantin Basica, Chris Chafe, Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, and Fernando Lopez-Lezcano.
The ½ Core+ is Constantin Basica, Chris Chafe, Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, and Fernando Lopez-Lezcano.
FREE | Open to Stanford Affiliates Only | Oshman Hall, McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Electronic Sound Poetry
Date:
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
CCRMA Stage
Event Type:
Concert 
FREE and Open to the Public
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