Explore Ensemble x Call & Response
Spatial Music Workshop
Ahead of their live electronics concert with the Greenwich University Loudspeaker Orchestra series (GULOS), Explore Ensemble present a free workshop day on spatial music in collaboration with Call & Response at Somerset House Studios. Led by Explore’s director, composer Nicholas Moroz, the day is aimed at composers, sound artists, musicians, engineers, and researchers with a working knowledge of electronic music, whether student or professional.
The day will begin with an introduction to the music and tech involved in Explore’s concert with GULOS on 28 January, including live demonstrations by one of the ensemble’s soloists, flautist Taylor MacLennan. The rest of the day consists of hands-on introductory sessions: one to IRCAM’s Spat5 in Max, and the other to Blue Ripple’s ambisonic software, Rapture3D Advanced including a new workflow for live performance in Max. The goal of the day is to introduce participants to the two approaches and give them a working foundation on which to continue their own learning.
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Day Plan
1030-1130: Introductory Presentation and Live Music
1130-1300: Introduction to Spat5, Session 1
1300-1400: Lunch (please arrange your own)
1400-1530: Introduction to Spat5, Session 2
1530-1600: Break
1600-1730: Rapture3D Live Workflow in Max
Requirements
The workshop is for active participant only, as there is no space for auditors. To participate in the hands-on sessions you will need a laptop (ideally running Mac OS) with Max 8 running in 64 bit. Because of the limited number of places available and in order to get the most of the workshop day. we ask that all participants have their own copies of Max and a working knowledge of it. Spat5 can be downloaded for free from IRCAM’s forum once you create a user account. Blue Ripple offers a free bundle of their O3A plugins. Rapture3D advanced is not free but will be demoed in the final session.
How to Apply
The workshop day is free to attend but limited to 15 places due to the size of the studio. Applications will be processed on a first come first serve basis from 2 January. To apply email us the following:
Email subject Heading: Spatial Music Workshop Sign Up
Your name
Your background (professional, student, corporate, researcher, academic etc)
Please confirm that you have Max so you can take part fully.
Please write a two-sentence snippet about what you do.
Email the above to Nicholas Moroz at explore.ensemble@gmail.com
We will update this page once the workshop places are full. There will be a reserve list.
Explore Ensemble’s Spatial Music Workshop is produced in partnership with Call & Response and Somerset House Studios
Explore Ensemble’s 2019-2020 season is supported by Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants, PRS Foundation’s Open Fund, the Hinrichsen Foundation, and the RVW Trust