The most prestigious professionals in the world, from Italy, England and France, will be taking part in the first edition of the International Meeting of Sound Creation and Diffusion, 'Silence, KREA', which is being held in Vitoria-Gasteiz on the 5th and 6th September and organised by KREA Contemporary Expression, in conjunction with the Sinkro association.
This initiative, which came about with a view to creating a meeting place for the world’s leading sound research centres and labs, will present working models and discuss the main aspects involved in electro-acoustic music and sound art in general.
On Friday 5th September, the programme will also include a concert performed by the Irish musician Garth Knox, one of the best viola players in the world.
The most prestigious professionals
Rroundtable discussions moderator: Alfonso García de la Torre, Director of the Electro-Acoustic Laboratory at the Vitoria-Gasteiz Conservatory and Artistic Director of EspacioSinkro.
The professionals attending the international meeting include:
- Stefano Scarani (Italy). Composer and professor at the Basque Music College, Musikene.
www.stefanoscarani.com
- Ricardo Climent (England). Teacher at the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures in the University of Manchester and an active composer.
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/ricardo.climent/
- Gregoire Lorieux (France). Composer and teacher at the French Research Institute for Acoustics and Music, IRCAM.
http://gregoirelorieux.net
- Adolfo Núñez (Spain). Director of the Music IT and Electronics Lab, which is based in the Centre for the Dissemination of Contemporary Music at the Reina Sofía Art Centre in Madrid.
- Richard Karpen (USA). Founding Director of the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington and currently serves as Divisional Dean for Research in the College of Arts and Sciences.
http://faculty.washington.edu/karpen/
- Andrés Lewin-Richter (Spain). Secretary and Executive Director of the Phonos Foundation for Electroacoustic Music (established in 1975) at the Pompeu Fabra University.
- Cristophe Havel (France). Professor at the conservatoires in Bordeaux, Catalonia (ESMUC) and the Basque Country (Musikene), and Art Co-Director of Ensemble Proxima Centauri.
