Charlie Sdraulig – one to one – creative sound forum

Wednesday 8 December 2021, 12-2pm [online via Minerva]

Composer Charlie Sdraulig will propose ways of reimagining how performers and audiences relate to one another, as explored in his series one to one (2018-20). He will discuss aspects of participation, nonverbal interaction, and entrainment.

Charlie Sdraulig’s music often draws attention to the social dynamics of musical situations, focusing on subtle sonic and gestural behaviours. His work has been presented at numerous festivals, including Lucerne Festival Forward (Switzerland), MATA (USA), Rainy Days (Luxembourg), and SPOR (Denmark). Recent close collaborators include ELISION (Australia), Gwen Rouger (France), Marco Fusi (Italy), and Winnie Huang (Australia). His research encompasses writing upon social interaction and innovative notations in experimental sonic practices. He was a Doctoral fellow at Stanford University and is currently a college tutor at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Freeman Edwards – Walden Reimagined

Wednesday 4 May 2022, 12-2pm [online via Minerva] Freeman Edwards is a composer whose central focus is creating pieces as electric guitar recordings, which are freely distributed and intended for private playback. These works tend to be concise, and explore continuous pitch space using special tools and extended techniques. Freeman will talk about his process, […]

Richard Barrett – Systems & Spontaneity (Compositions 2020-21)

Wednesday 12 January, 12-2pm [online via Minerva] Restrictions on live performance over the past two years gave rise to some quite extensive rethinking of my approach to composition, starting from a desire to produce work which made creative use of a different set of possibilities, rather than a simulation of pre-pandemic circumstances. This led to […]

Ioannis Panagiotou

Wednesday 30 March 2022, 12-2pm [online via Minerva] Ioannis Panagiotou will present his work, which explores and recreates lost memories through a transdisciplinary approach. This work takes the form of installations, video works, books, concert music, performance art and community works for prisons and refugee camps. He will introduce the concept of Pinecone Structures as […]