Sonic Arts Workshop
SONIC ARTS WORKSHOP: ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION
Sunday, July 16-Saturday, July 22, 2023
PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE IF SPACE ALLOWS: APRIL 25
Applicants will be admitted on a rolling basis until April 25. Those applying earlier will have a greater chance of being admitted.
The program will cover issues of interest to advanced current high school composers, who have not yet graduated, heading toward conservatory studies and those generally interested in experimenting with electroacoustic music production and its intersections with other disciplines. Students have an opportunity to focus on the composition of electroacoustic music and expand their technical and creative resources during the Workshop.
Topics will include digital audio editing and manipulation, real-time computer music performance techniques, and discussion of pieces from the field's growing repertoire.
Participants will work with codirectors Tom Lopez and Francis Wilson, faculty in the conservatory’s Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) Program.
Participants may receive 1 credit from Oberlin College upon successful completion of the program. If a student matriculates to Oberlin, the credit may count toward general elective credit. It will not count toward the fulfillment of major or distribution requirements.
Please note: All summer programs are subject to the College's public health and Obiesafe policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. All participants agree to adhere to all College policy while participating in a summer program.
OPENING EVENTS ON SUNDAY, JULY 16
1-3pm Registration and moving in
3:30pm Orientation Meeting
5:15pm Dinner at Stevenson Dining Hall
7pm Faculty Concert and Orientation Meeting
CLOSING EVENTS ON SATURDAY, JULY 22
3pm Participant Concert in Clonick Hall located in the Kohl Bulding
Picnic following the concert
Family and friends welcome to attend all concerts and Picnic!
The application requires links of two or three examples of your creative work. (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, GoogleDrive, etc.) This might include scores for traditional instruments, audio recordings of purely electronic pieces, video files with original video or pre-existing video with original sound design, and so on.
In general, we are interested in anything that demonstrates your creativity with electronic media. Please contact Tom Lopez if you have any questions about what to include. tom.lopez@oberlin.edu
Priority Application Deadline: March 1
If space allows, final application deadline: April 25
Application reviews will occur after these two deadlines.
ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM
Application fee: $55
On-Campus attendees 15-17
Program fee, including air-conditioned dormitory room with linens and all-you-can-eat meals at the dining hall:
Double, shared room: $1,525
Single, private room: $1,575
Bathroom facilities with private shower and toilet stalls on each floor.
Please note that all fees paid are nonrefundable.