Performative Computer Music Practice and Exchange

Workshop

David Pirrò with teh suppro of Richard Barrett

Impuls International Composers Academy 2015.

Selected participants:

Jessica Aslan, Joan Bagés, Bernardo Barros, Julie Delisle, Davide Gagliardi, Vincent Giles, Martyna Kosecka, Emma Lloyd, Hanns Holger Rutz, Idin Samimi Mofakham

Performative Computer Music (PCM) is a musical practice that integrates composition and performance, rather than treating them as separate activities. In PCM, performance goes beyond the mere interpretation and staging of a text; it is an integral part of the composition process, which also includes instrument design. Consequently, in PCM, the traditional roles of performers, composers, and instrument makers merge. This workshop aimed to attract various practitioners—laptop performers, instrument builders, interface designers, composers, and instrumentalists—by providing a platform for exchanging and reflecting on their personal approaches to PCM. Through presenting and collaboratively exploring their respective practices, participants were able to develop greater virtuosity and deeper insights into PCM.

The workshop began with an internal concert, where participants performed for each other, followed by an in-depth analysis and discussion of the presented approaches. Participants were then encouraged to engage with others' approaches by performatively exploring each other's instruments.

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