SICMF 2009 :: Seminars

Seminar 1
GRAME and “mixed music”

Lecturer: Pierre-Alain Jaffrennou
Tuesday December 1, 3:00pm
Korea National Univ. of Arts (Seo-Cho Campus) #402 Electronic Music Studio

Grame is one of seven centers labeled " Centre National de Creation Musicale " by the French Ministry of Culture. It was created in 1982 by James Giroudon & Pierre-Alain Jaffrennou and is since one of the most dynamic places in the landscape of contemporary music in France. In particular, Grame produces the "Biennale Musiques en Scene " which in France is one of three major festivals dedicated to contemporary music.

The conference will present various facets of Grame in emphasis on the biennial "Musiques en Scene" and on "sound installations", an area where Grame was a precursor.
Will also be studied through sound examples, "mixed music" which mixes instrumental music and technological systems, which is a trademarks of Grame.

Seminar 2
Spatialization Techniques with SuperCollider

Lecturer: Andre Bartetzki
Wednesday December 2, 3:00pm
Korea National Univ. of Arts (Seo-Cho Campus) #402 Electronic Music Studio

An introduction to various spatialization methods for electro-acoustic music composition in SuperCollider:
- from standard approaches to non-academic solutions
- from spatial movements to moved spaces
- from "sound in space" to "sound as space"

* Seminars are free of charge.