Composer, lecturer, sometime-performer (of mostly experimental music). #actuallyautistic and proud #bisexual; pronouns=he/his/him. May contain dogs and sci-fi.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined April 2009
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022sm… Tune in tomorrow at 5pm to hear @FabriceFitch (@rcstweets Senior Research Fellow) talk about restoring Obrecht's Missa Scaramella
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The delicate art of reconstructing a Renaissance Mass: Edward Breen learns from Fabrice Fitch about the fascinating process of reviving Obrecht’s Missa Scaramella gramophone.co.uk/features/ar…
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On Friday 23rd August St Giles' Cathedral Choir, directed by Michael Harris, with organist Jordan English, together with Hortus Early Music Choir, directed by John Hails, celebrate the St Giles' 900th anniversary with a programme of sacred music old & new.
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Emily Doolittle kicks off the conference talking about Recycled Sounds and the possibilities of sound from discarded materials #musproc2024
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IF you're under 25 you can JOIN @PRSforMusic for a one-time £30 this is fantastic news for emerging artists full info and join at ➡ prsformusic.com/c/under25
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Here's a fairly rare opportunity for an #autistic student to do a fully funded PhD on autistic listening, supervised by an autistic professor (me).
Niche, but it's going to be someone's dream. If that's you, get in touch.
Interested in doing a #PhD on #Aural #Diversity? @SalfordUni and @GoldsmithsUoL have got six #PhDposition fully funded by the @LeverhulmeTrust, which we are now recruiting for.
Join this webinar 1pm on Thurs 21st March to find out more hub.salford.ac.uk/sirc-acous…
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Being autistic can be so precarious- always just one moment away from the rug being pulled out from under you.
The high functioning / low functioning binary is constructed by people who DO NOT KNOW.
I KNOW because me and my family live it. I will use this knowledge for good.
Unsure if the hive mind still functions like it did but I'm looking for works with similar line ups to Four Organs by Reich preferably by female or non binary composers.
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The great Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz was born 115 years ago today. Most celebrated for her chamber and orchestral music, she also wrote stage works – and a radio opera, Przygoda Króla Artura (The Adventure of King Arthur).
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Thanks to @GlasgowK @TotallyCarolyn @EdinburghNapier for inviting our Director @Clare_MacG to address SACI students at the launch of the #GreatBigEDIChallenge
📸 A cracking event with input from @IslaRMcIntosh
@TotallyCarolyn & @harmonyharmony & ace questions from students.
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Word of the day, should it be needed, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude, an aversion to other people, and the desire to be left alone.
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Part of the magic of the Festival has been in bringing musicians together in unexpected ways, when one sound check over ran Emma Lloyd & Moussa Dembélé struck up a jam session in another room and let us listen in. Unplanned, unexpected, and unmissable!
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I have lost
all the WhatsApps
that were on
my iPhone
which you no
doubt needed
for the inquiry
so sorry
they were
so incriminating
and so illegal
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Just a few more days before the call for submissions deadline for our annual conference next year, celebrating our 150th anniversary in London! rma150.wordpress.com/callfor…
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'Environment, Space & Place'
Call for Proposals 2024
University of Glasgow
Friday 28th - Sunday 30th June, 2024
Info on how to submit here: musicandasprocess.org/
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@WilliamShatner @GeorgeTakei @TheKateMulgrew @RobertPicardo @timruss2 @gates_mcfadden @jonathansfrakes @4TerryFarrell @NanaVisitor @akaWorf @reneauberjonois @BrentSpiner @ShimermanArmin @levarburton
I think this was taken back in 1996.
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Catherine Christer Hennix (25 January 1948–19 November 2023)
As a tribute to the Swedish musician, artist and mathematician we have made Marcus Boon’s 2010 interview with Hennix free to read in our online magazine library.
thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the…
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🎵 Exciting news! 🌍 Assoc. Prof. Lauren Hayes is shortlisted for the 2024 World Music Days Festival, repping the USA. 🇺🇸 Her work could be featured in the Faroe Islands!
Learn more about the International Society for Contemporary Music at iscm.org. 🎶 #ISCM
ALT Associate Professor Lauren Hayes of Arizona State University performs live improvisation with electronics. Photo credit: Dan Gorelick