AKOUSMA 2014

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Sometimes known as “cinema for the ear,” acousmatic music is a compositional form traditionally presented in the dark to help focus and intensify the hearing of the audience. Using dozens of loudspeakers hung in a ring surrounding the listeners, composers and performers manipulate the pieces in real time for an all-encompassing experience as electronic sound is moved around the space.

This version of AKOUSMA took place in the EMPAC lobby, placing speakers in the full 220,000 square-foot volume of the building.

Program

Louis Dufort - Étude no.1 for the EMPAC Lobby
Gilles Gobeil - Des temps oubliés
Seth Nehil - Collide
Adam Basanta - instant gris
Adam Basanta - is not a / a / is not
Olivia Block - Dissolution
Louis Dufort - Étude no.2 for the EMPAC Lobby

November 1, 2014 An acousmatic music performance in the open spaces of EMPAC highlighting the best works from the annual AKOUSMA festival in Montréal, Quebec. Known as “cinema for the ear,” acousmatic music is a compositional form traditionally presented in the dark to help focus and intensify the audience’s sense of hearing. In this performance, EMPAC will be appointed with dozens of specially placed loudspeakers while the audience is seated throughout the building’s lobby and the public hallways across its nine floors. Composers and performers will jointly manipulate their pieces in real-time, creating an all-encompassing aura as electronic sound moves throughout the building. This event will include performances by Adam Basanta (CA), Olivia Block (US), Gilles Gobeil (CA), Seth Nehil (US), and Louis Dufort (CA). CURATOR: ARGEO ASCANI http://empac.rpi.edu/events/2014/fall/akousma-empac