Simon Smith plays Stockhausen. Photos: Simon Smith (left), Credit: Delphian Records. Karlheinz Stockhausen (right), ©Getty Images, Credit: Erich Auerbach.
Music
Nik Bärtsch's Mobile. All rights reserved
© 2015 by Christian Senti and Ronin Rhythm Productions
Nik Bärtsch’s MOBILE
Rigorously conceptual zen-funk
duoJalal. Courtesy of the artists.
duoJalal
"Fearless seekers and synthesizers of disparate instruments and cultures” —Toronto Star
Guillermo Klein. Credit Andrea Bocallini.
Guillermo Klein
A stellar collision of vocal jazz, Latin music, and poetry
Johnny Gandelsman performs in MIT Kresge Auditorium, February 2020. Credit: Leon Yim.
Johnny Gandelsman
Violinist Gandelsman "plays with a balletic lightness of touch and a sense of whimsy and imagination" —Boston Globe
Small Instruments, visiting artist Pawel Romanczuk
Pawel Romanczuk, Small Instruments
Complex sounds from small instruments
2014
Gustavo Dudamel conducts.
Gustavo Dudamel
Acclaimed worldwide as one of the most exciting and compelling conductors of our time, Gustavo Dudamel’s infectious energy and exceptional artistry have made him one of the most sought-after conductors by orchestras and opera companies around the world.
2010
Terry Riley, Terry Riley's 80th Birthday Concert, 2015. Photo: L. Barry Hetherington.
Terry Riley
Minimalist legend
April 18, 2015
Eric Singer. Credit: Elizabeth Keating.
Eric Singer
A leading expert in the use of sensors and robotics in multimedia systems
Victor Gama. Credit: Najib Nafib.
Victor Gama
Victor Gama’s work addresses the relationship between instrument building and music composition, while using new technologies and the creative practices of Africa and the Diaspora.
Arnold Dreyblatt
Arnold Dreyblatt
Media artist and composer explores audio visual perception and memory
EVENING PERFORMANCE
September 27, 2014
7:00 pm
Media Lab, E14-674
Trimpin, Image from the film Trimpin: The Sound of Invention, 2009. Credit: Peter Esmonde.
Trimpin
In his creative experiments, Trimpin engages the visual, spatial, and kinetic properties of sound to “play instruments in such a way that no matter how complex the composition of the timing, it can be pushed over the limits.”
Roomful of Teeth. Courtesy of the Artists.
Roomful of Teeth
The expressive potential of the most basic instrument: the human voice
Julia Ogryzidiak, Okeanos, 2012. Credit: RJ Muna
Julia Ogrydziak
Creating experiential art works and performances that draw from architecture, art, electronic music, science, nature, and more
Andy Cavatorta. Image courtesy of the artist.
Andy Cavatorta
Through the design of such complex and experimental instruments, Andy Cavatorta explores the ways in which we create meaning through sound.
Hauschka performs at the CAST Marathon Concert. Credit: L. Barry Hetherington.
Hauschka
Fueled by a love of rhythm, Hauschka’s (Volker Bertelmann) classicist training, chamber music sensibilities and pop cultural interests all come together to create playful, unpredictable and inventive music.
Mark Stewart. Credit: Christine Southworth.
Mark Stewart
Multi-instrumentalist, guitarist, composer, and instrument designer
John Chowning playing the Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer at Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).
Credit: Chuck Painter / Stanford News Service
John Chowning
The inventor of FM synthesis, John Chowning revolutionized the music industry.
2012
Either/Or Ensemble
Expanding the gray area between composition and installation, composer and performer, music and sonic environment
The Ascoli Ensembe. Image courtesy of the artists.
Ascoli Ensemble
Vocal ensemble using technology to reconstruct unusual medieval repertoires
Bang on a Can performs at the FAST New Music Marathon Concert. Credit: Christine Southworth.
Bang on a Can
With an ear for the new, the unknown, and the unconventional, Bang on a Can strives to expose worldwide audiences to exciting and innovative music.
2012
Ben Houge. Image courtesy of the artist.
Ben Houge
Working at the nexus of music composition, video games, performance, sound installation, and digital art, Ben Houge explores the sonification of real-time data with MIT researchers.
2012
Don Byron at MIT. Credit: L. Barry Hetherington.
Don Byron
Legendary clarinetist and composer forging what he calls "a sound above genre"
2012, 2013
Florian Hecker. Credit: Leon Chew.