Laptop Orchestra Performs for Georgia Tech's Periodic Table-Fest

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday February 21, 2019 - Friday February 22, 2019
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Atrium, Klaus Advanced Computing Building, 266 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
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  • Fee(s):
    Attendance is free and open to the public.
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Contact

A. Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.
Director of Communications
College of Sciences

Summaries

Summary Sentence: The College of Sciences and the College of Design’s School of Music have partnered to present a performance of original music inspired by the periodic table.

Full Summary: As part of Georgia Tech’s year-long celebration of 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (#IYPT2019GT), the College of Sciences and the College of Design’s School of Music have partnered to present a performance of original music by Avneesh Sarwate, inspired by the periodic table.

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  • Periodic Table Meets Laptop Orchestra Periodic Table Meets Laptop Orchestra
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  • Avneesh Sarwate Avneesh Sarwate
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As part of Georgia Tech’s year-long celebration of 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (#IYPT2019GT), the College of Sciences and the College of Design’s School of Music have partnered to present a performance of original music inspired by the periodic table.

Avneesh Sarwate, a student in the Masters of Science in Music Technology program, has composed music for #IYPT2019GT to be played by the School of Music’s Laptop Orchestra. The orchestra comprises first-year music technology majors enrolled in MUSI 2015 Laptop Orchestra, a required music technology course. They will play the original composition and other repertory pieces using electronic devices, mostly laptop computers and mobile phones.

Closest public parking is Visitors Area 4, Ferst Street and Atlantic Drive, http://pts.gatech.edu/visitors#l3.  

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Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

College of Sciences, EAS, School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Mathematics, School of Physics, School of Psychology

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Arts and Performance
Keywords
periodic table, #IYPTGT2019, iypt2019 IYPT2019GT
Status
  • Created By: A. Maureen Rouhi
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 24, 2019 - 1:58pm
  • Last Updated: Feb 1, 2019 - 11:34am