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Integra 2008 Festival and Conference "Solving the tensions between musicians and technology" Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK 5-7 June 2008 http://www.integralive.org/festival-2008
The organisers of Integra 2008 invite artistic directors, researchers, composers and performers to participate in the Festival and Conference. Integra 2008 is the closing event of "Integra - A European Composition and Performance Environment for Sharing Live Music Technologies", a 3-year EU-funded project led by Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK.
We welcome presentations on the following topics:
* Issues in programming concerts with live electronic music. * Using technology to engage and interact with new audiences. * Developing new formats for presenting mixed media works. * Designing interfaces for live electronic music. * Creating interactive environments for performers. * Integrating technology into the creative process. * Modernising works that use obsolete technologies. * Developing new models for transfer and storage of performance data.
Deadline for submissions: Friday 2nd May 2008. Please see the website for submission information and registering online. http://www.integralive.org/festival-2008
Keynote speakers:
Thierry Coduys, Music technology entrepreneur (France). Luca Francesconi, Composer, Professor of Composition at Malmö Academy of Music and Director of the Music Section of the Venice Biennale (Italy).
Events:
The programme of the conference includes six high profile concerts by professional new music ensembles from across Europe: Ars Nova (Sweden), Athelas Sinfonietta (Denmark), BCMG (UK), BIT20 Ensemble (Norway) and Court-Circuit (France) presenting exciting premieres of mixed media works commissioned by Integra and a selection of pieces using obsolete technology transferred by Integra. BEAST, the Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre, and capsule, local promoters of experimental new music, will also take part in the Festival.