Water Drums Workshop for Musicians of Georgia Tech

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Friday October 18, 2019 - Saturday October 19, 2019
      3:00 pm - 3:59 pm
  • Location: College of Design, Stubbins Gallery: 245 4th St NW
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  • Fee(s):
    Free Admission
  • Extras:
Contact

Jason Freeman

jason.freeman@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: A workshop conducted by Ecole polytechnique for musicians of Georgia Tech.

Full Summary: Water Drums is an installation of the artistic group Labofactory, designed
in the research group in arts and sciences at École polytechnique, the production
being sponsored by the Chaire arts and sciences.
École polytechnique is among the premier scientific and engineering institutions in
France. The Chaire arts & sciences is shared between École polytechnique, École
Nationale des Arts Decoratifs - Paris Sciences et Lettres, and the Daniel and Nina
Carasso Foundation. Georgia Tech School of Music, in the College of Design, develops cutting-edge technologies to help define music’s future, such as music informatics, robot musicianship, and brain-computer interfaces. This event is a workshop intended for musicians at Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech School of Music will collaborate with École polytechnique and the Cultural
and Scientific services of the French Embassy to showcase the connections between
art and science via Water Drums, an experimental performance that visualizes acoustic
waves and enables new form of artistic creation through workshops and an immersive
experience. Water Drums is an installation of the artistic group Labofactory, designed
in the research group in arts and sciences at École polytechnique, the production
being sponsored by the Chaire arts and sciences.


École polytechnique is among the premier scientific and engineering institutions in
France. The Chaire arts & sciences is shared between École polytechnique, École
Nationale des Arts Decoratifs - Paris Sciences et Lettres, and the Daniel and Nina
Carasso Foundation. Georgia Tech School of Music, in the College of Design, develops
cutting-edge technologies to help define music’s future, such as music informatics,
robot musicianship, and brain-computer interfaces.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Georgia Tech Arts, School of Music

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Arts and Performance
Keywords
Ecole Polytechnique, GT School of Music, water drums, France-Atlanta
Status
  • Created By: Joshua Smith
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 4, 2019 - 1:38pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 4, 2019 - 1:38pm