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Workshop Director
Gary
Lee Nelson is a pioneer in the field of computer music. He attended Utrecht
University's Institute of Sonology in the Netherlands in 1964 and earned
his doctorate in composition at Washington University in Saint Louis.
He has taught at Purdue University and Bowling Green State University.
He has been at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music since 1974.
Nelson is internationally recognized in his field. He has worked at the
Swedish Radio Electronic Music Studios in Stockholm and at the Institute
for Research and Coordination of Acoustics and Music (IRCAM) in Paris.
He has held residencies and presented concerts in Australia and Taiwan,
England, Scotland, Holland, Hong Kong, Singapore and P.R. China.
Nelson's
computer music specialties include real time interactive performance and
"hyperinstruments," a term that was coined to give focus to a new way
that music is being made in the late 20th century. A hyperinstrument consists
of a computer, a set of digital synthesizers, a performance interface,
and software for linking them all together. Nelson chooses the MIDI Horn
for his solo performances. The MIDI Horn is a digital wind instrument
designed and constructed at Oberlin by music engineer, John Talbert. He
has performed more than 250 times around the world since 1987. Nelson
will present a recital of his own music on the opening night of the first
workshop.
In 1999, Nelson began a collaboration with film maker Christine Gorbach.
Their digital films have been screened throughout the United States, Canada,
Europe and Australia. In 2002, three of their films were chosen for the
New York Film Festival.
Workshop
Staff
A group of current students and recent graduates of the TIMARA Department
will be on hand as studio assistants. They will help you over the bumps
and pitfalls and give you friendly encouragement.
TIMARA
Music Engineer John Talbert will be available for technical assistance
and consultation.
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