Stefano Catena in Lyon

Stefano Catena's composition Travelling Without Moving continues to have performances having been accepted for the JIM/LAC (Journées de l'Informatique Musicale/Linux Audio Conference) artistic programme in Lyon from the 23rd to 28th of June. It will be played at the Théâtre Astrée of Lyon 1 University in 8.1 channel format.
The full programme is here: https://jimlac25.inria.fr/program/

Théâtre Astrée, Lyon


John Young's article 'The Sound Pool' / 'Le réservoir sonore' published

A short article by Prof. John Young 'The Sound Pool' / 'Le réservoir sonore' was published today in a collection of artists' statements Did You Say Sound Library / Vous avez dit sonothèque?  edited by Valentin Sismann in both French and English.

The collection includes statements from 23 composers on ways in which they gather, categorise and organise the sounds they make in the course of composing acousmatic music. It will be of interest to anyone working creatively with sound—in composition and/or sound design in many different settings.

The 50-page collection includes statements by François Bayle, Philippe Mion, Robert Normandeau, Elsa Justel, Hans Tutschku, Jonty Harrison, Elizabeth Anderson, Annette Vande Gorne, Tomonari Higaki, Ana Dall’Ara-Majek, Daniel Teruggi, Marco Marini, Armando Balice, Régis Renouard Larivière, Christine Groult, Denis Dufour, Jean-Marc Duchenne, Christian Zanési, Stéphane Roy, Lucie Prod’homme, Åke Parmerud and Young, as well as insight into the working methods of Bernard Paremgiani by Claude-Anne Parmegiani, Maxime Barthélemy and Marco Marini.

English version: https://valentinsismann.com/Vous-avez-dit-sonotheque-ENG

 

Valentin Sismann

 


 

Prof Battey Concert 'Poetry of Code' at Ankara Music and Fine Arts University

On May 29, 2025, Prof Bret Battey presented a concert of his audiovisual works to students and staff at the Ankara Music and Fine Arts University, Türkiye. Entitled 'The Poetry of Code', the concert included his Clonal Colonies (two movements), Estuaries 1-4, and a screening version of the installation time, bruised, selves (a co-creation with his partner Deniz Ertan). The concert was followed by questions and answers from the audience, covering wide ranging issues in aesthetics and technique.