Jonathan Berger receives National Endowment for the Arts commission for My Lai
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CCRMA's Rob Hamilton at Design Night
Our very own Rob Hamilton, along with his partner in crime Chris Platz, was at a recent Design Night at the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. Rob and Chris were displaying their gaming-inspired work "Echo Canyon." Read more here.Return to Mars: Feature in Stanford Magazine
More than thirty years after its debut—as the soundtrack to footage of the red planet from the Viking missions—a historic piece of computer music has been restored by its Stanford creators.
Press Buzz for Jonathan Berger
What a great collection of articles about Jonathan Berger and his opera première and the Music and the Brain Symposium! Enjoy.
I Care if You Listen April 11, 2013
I Care if You Listen April 25, 2013
I Care if You Listen April 27, 2013
KDFC State of the Arts (SOTA) April 8, 2013Bleeding-Edge Musical Innovation, Live from CCRMA; Full Report, Monolake + Tarik Barri Live
Create Digital Music featured recent events and people at CCRMA centered on the Modulations event series. Thanks to CCRMA community member and CDM writer Gina Collecchia for the great writeup.
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2013/05/bleeding-edge-musical-innovation-l...
Prix Ars Electronica 2013 Awards: Carlson/Henke
Contratulations to CCRMA community members Chris Carlson and Robert Henke for their Prix Ars Electronica Awards in Digital Musics and Sound Art.
Music Gaming and Neuroplasticity at CCRMA
Students in Music 257, taught by Stanford consultin professor and Dolby Labs Senior Staff Scientist Poppy Crum, studied musical games with an eye toward increasing neuroplasticity. Take a look at this video.This is Your Brain on Opera
New York Times article: Jonathan Berger's "Visitations" Premiére at Stanford.PALO ALTO, Calif. — I attended two performances of Jonathan Berger’s “Visitations” at the Bing Concert Hall at Stanford last week here. On Friday evening I sat in the primary motor cortex. The following night, my seat was located off to the side, in Broca’s area.“Visitations,” a double bill of one-act operas about auditory hallucinations, mixes digital sounds with live voices and a chamber ensemble.Sound Makers Unite at Stanford
From the Make Blog: This weekend I went down to Palo Alto to check out the DIY Musical Instrument Tailgate Party, hosted by Thingamajigs and the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).The fun, welcoming event was an amplified (pun intended) meetup, where makers could show off their projects and prototypes to each other. The public was invited to interact with the makers and the instruments and there were several performances throughout the afternoon as well. Read more here...
More than a Stanford concert hall, Bing is a high-tech music research lab
Like a well-designed sports car, Stanford's new Bing Concert Hall looks great from the outside but is even more impressive when you peer under the hood. And Feb. 15-16, Bing's high-tech engine will shift into overdrive when the groundbreaking electronic musicians of Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) showcase their latest works. Read more...
(Stanford News article by Nate Sloan)
CCRMA's Ge Wang Named Champion of the Arts
Stanford faculty member Ge Wang is the recipient of this year's "Champion of the Arts" Award. Ge Wang of Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and co-founder of Smule, will add this new title to the many awards and accolades he has already received for his innovative work in music through technology.
The Champion of the Arts award ceremony is part of a Valentine-themed gala fundraiser at the Stanford Faculty Club on February 9, 2013, hosted by Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley which provides music education for K-12 students. For tickets and information visit cantabile.org or call 650-424-1410 ext. 3. Read more here.