Conference Program 40th International Computer Music Conference joint with the 11th Sound and Music Computing conference Music Technology Meets Philosophy: From digital echos to virtual ethos ICMC | SMC |2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece Programme of the ICMC | SMC | 2014 Conference 40th International Computer Music Conference joint with the 11th Sound and Music Computing conference Editor: Kostas Moschos PuBlished By: x The National anD KapoDistrian University of Athens Music Department anD Department of Informatics & Telecommunications Panepistimioupolis, Ilissia, GR-15784, Athens, Greece x The Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics http://www.iema.gr/ ADrianou 105, GR-10558, Athens, Greece IEMA ISBN: 978-960-7313-25-6 UOA ISBN: 978-960-466-133-6 Ξ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϰʹ All copyrights reserved 2 ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece Contents Contents ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Sponsors ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Preface ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Summer School ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Scientific Program .................................................................................................................................... 27 Workshops, Demos, Studio Reports ........................................................................................................ 53 Music Program ......................................................................................................................................... 61 Program Notes ......................................................................................................................................... 70 SounD Installations ................................................................................................................................. 130 Biographical Notes ................................................................................................................................. 137 3 ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece Sponsors 4 ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece Preface Welcome from the ICMA committee Dear 2014 ICMC and SMC Delegates, technology. Of course, there is a focus on our host country, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 11th SounD & anD this year we look forward to hearing a great number of Music Computing / 40th International Computer Music pieces from the vibrant Greek electro-acoustic community, as Conference in Athens, Greece. It is the first joint SMC/ICMC well as many academic presentations from our Greek conference, anD I am DelighteD to see our two organizations colleagues. come together for a week of intellectual exchange anD musical I wish to thank the organizers of this conference for their congress. tireless work organizing this ǁĞĞŬ͛ƐĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ƌĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ The ICMA has strived to encourage the international Diversity very large number of submissions, anD for giving us the of the conference, anD is very pleased to have been recently privilege of gathering in such an historic anD beautiful location. hosteD by institutions in Perth, HuDDersfeld, New York, In particular I woulD like to thank Anastasia Georgaki, Kostas Singapore, Belfast anD Ljubljana (among others). Because of Moschos anD Georgios Kouroupetroglou for their Dedication to this international focus, I am particularly pleased to see the this conference (and for putting up with the constant emails large number of pieces anD papers from our Asian Delegates from the ICMA...) this year. Welcome to the 2014 ICMC/SMC conference! This year we return to Greece, an iDeal place to reflect on the Tom ErBe history of - anD our relation to - music, sounD, philosophy, anD President, ICMA 5 ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece Welcome from the SMC Committee Dear ICMC/SMC Delegates, Organizing such an event is a real challenge anD I'D like to The event helD this year in Athens is remarkable in many adDress my warmest congratulations to the organizing ways. It will likely be the largest computer music team but especially to Anastasia Georgaki, whose style conference organiseD so far. It joins the olD, long-stanDing successfully merges technology anD humanity. ICMC conference anD the new, young SMC conference in a unique event, gathering a large international Welcome to the 2014 ICMC anD SMC. No Doubt that this community. conference will be memorable in many ways. It takes place where the roots of many civilisations are Deeply anchoreD, where music has been consiDereD as a Sincerely, science, raiseD above other artistic anD scientific Dominique FoBer Disciplines, even above philosophy, this "love of wisdom" On behalf of the SMC Steering Committee that will cast its lights on the conference. 6 ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece Welcome from the Organising Committee On behalf of the organizing committee, we welcome you to the that of virtual ethos, namely the impact of technology on Joint Conference ICMC14|SMC14 in Athens, a city whose composition, performance, musicology anD education. It is ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌŽŽƚƐ͕ƌĞĂĐŚĚĞĞƉůLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞŵĞŵďƌĂŶĐĞ;ĂŶĄŵŶġƐŝƐͿ hoped that this will open new avenues for Computer Music ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶƐ ŽĨ DƵƐŝĐ ;DŽƵƐŝŬĤͿ ĂŶĚ WŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJ͘ dŚŝƐ anD SounD anD Music Computing enabling it to reach out to conference is organized by the University of Athens (Music society anD proviDe wiDer anD more Direct access to Department anD Department of Informatics anD knowledge, creative learning and cultural heritage. telecommunications), the Institute for Research in Music anD To celebrate this joint event, we have inviteD five keynote Acoustics (IEMA) anD the Onassis Cultural Center anD brings speakers/composers which count among the most influential together the two main events in the fielD for the first time: the th th pioneers anD creators in Computer Music anD Music 40 International Computer music Conference anD the 11 Computing: Jean-ClauDe Risset, John Chowing, Curtis Roads, SounD anD Music Computing Conference. Both of these have Peter Nelson, anD Gerard Assayag. Their role in redefining been previously helD in Greece at Different times anD places D th Computer Music anD SounD anD Music Computing through a (the 23 ICMC in Thessaloniki in 1997 anD the 4 SMC in critical approach is crucial for this conference. Lefkada in 2007). We have also invited established composers anD researchers to /Ŷ ϮϬϭϰ ƚŚĞLJ ŵĞĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞŵĞ ͞music present talks anD pieces: Cort Lippe, Clarence Barlow, Agostino technology meets philosophy: from digital ethos to virtual Di Scipio, Georgia Spyropoulos, Alan Marsden, Makis Solomos ethos͟ƚŽĨŽƌŵƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĞǀĞƌŚĞůĚŽŶŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ anD George Tzanetakis. Music anD SounD anD Music Computing. The main objective of this event is to explore on the one hanD the notion of Digital In order to unDerline the main theme of the conference, echos (sounD) through Different approaches of computer special sessions anD adDitional oral session have been music anD interactive music systems, anD on the other hanD organized which Deal with critical Domains of the impact of 7 ICMC|SMC|2014 14-20 September 2014, Athens, Greece technology on music creativity anD performance, the The late night concerts which will be helD in the historical aesthetics anD ethics of computer music. At the same time, we Stockmarket builDing of the National Bank of Greece at the tried to remain faithful to the heritage anD format of the two very center of Athens will open the computer music conferences which form parts of this event: community to the broader public of Athens. Part of the tradition of the SMC conference are the summer We woulD like to thank all members of the scientific anD music ƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚ͞ƉŽƐƚĞƌĐƌĂnjĞ͟ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛ƐƐƵŵŵĞƌƐĐŚŽŽů committee, the adDitional paper reviewers, as well the topic is Computational Musicology. assistants anD stuDent volunteers who have DedicateD precious A characteristic trait of ICMC is the large number of concerts of time anD efforts for the organization of this event. various genres of computer music (acousmatic, interactive, Furthermore, we woulD like to thank the ICMA BoarD anD the algorithmic, new media) anD also of sounD or auDiovisual SMC Steering Committee for their support. We express our installations displayeD in various venues. Deep gratitude for their time anD dedication. In adDitiŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĂďŽǀĞ͕ƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ:ŽŝŶƚŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂ We hope that your stay in Athens anD will be both enjoyable consiDerable number of workshops anD Demos which offer anD culturally enriching anD we recommend that you take participants the opportunity to exchange iDeas anD to some time to Discover the museums, the archeological sites, experience innovative researches anD projects. the cultural history and current diversity of Athens. WƌŽŵƉƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ Đonference, we Anastasia Georgaki, University of Athens (chair) were motivateD to select locations representative both of Georgios Kouroupetroglou, University of Athens (paper chair) ƚŚĞŶƐ͛ ƉĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ĂƐ ǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞ