 From Barry Truax:
I would like to invite individuals who have access to an 8-channel sound system, along with teaching studios with the same format, to participate in my upcoming Special Topics course in Soundscape Composition this coming term, from January to April 2025. The course will start Wednesday Jan. 8 and go through to April 2, with a weekly two and a half hour Zoom meeting starting at 10:30 Pacific time, which translates to 8 hours later in the UK/Portugal and 9 hours later in Central Europe. There will be a two week break in February (Feb. 12 & 19), so 11 meetings in total in which I will survey the theory, history and emerging practice of soundscape composition. There is no course fee. I regard the octophonic component as essential to understanding the potential of studio-based soundscape composition, and although the webinars will feature many stereo examples, I intend to play one or two 8-channel pieces each week. How that will work online is that each week, I will send out a download link for the files involved, and then they will be played at the appropriate time during the following webinar in each location simultaneously on your own system, with a real-time Spectrogram display from my studio on the Zoom monitor. A stereo file will also be available for download. So, in summary, I am prepared to host and conduct a weekly webinar over 11 weeks, sometimes including guest composers. I will also prepare a package of supplementary readings related to soundscape composition that can also be easily downloaded in advance. In addition, the full resources of the WSP Database will be made available. In the case of participating studios, I will leave it entirely up to them as to who can take part in their studio, that is, whether they are treated as auditors or credit students and under what requirements. For individuals who have their own 8-channel access, they can join the Zoom meetings individually, and receive their own copies of the readings and soundfiles. Those individuals who do not have multi-channel access are probably best advised to wait for the next online Tutorial course starting in May that will depend only on stereo sound examples. However, those wanting to audit this course just in stereo will be welcomed. Those wanting academic credit for the course need to arrange this with your home institution. For those in the Pacific region and its time zones, this year for the first time, I have arranged a parallel version of the course, hosted by Jesse Budel from Australia who will present the same topics with my recorded audio and visual material. As a freelance individual, he will need to charge a fee for this service. More information on this version is available here. I have a provisional course outline with most of the specifics which I will send to anyone who is interested. Looking forward to your response Barry Truax ([email protected]), Professor Emeritus, SFU  2-4 October, 2025, University of the Sunshine Coast,
Kabi Kabi Country (QLD), Australia Submissions due 23 January 2025 Moving away from a traditional conference model, ANAT SPECTRA 2025 :: Reciprocity embraces an egalitarian approach, to showcase diverse interdisciplinary art practice and creative research produced through collaborations between Australian artists, scientists, and technologists. ANAT’s flagship triennial event, invites participants to gather to explore new experiences, foster collaborations and capture a moment in time. We welcome Expressions of Interest from Australian artists who work in any genre or medium and whose artistic practice intersects and deeply engages with science and/or technology. Artwork, performances, conversation topics and experiences will be considered for inclusion in the ANAT SPECTRA 2025 program. We are looking for existing artwork and creative contributions that align with the ANAT SPECTRA 2025 theme, “Reciprocity.” For more information, visit the link below:  A team of Finnish researchers, comprised of several FSAE members, is excited to announced the funding of their project, 'SOMECO – Sonic Mediations and Ecocritical Listening', by the Academy of Finland and Niilo Helanderin Säätiö.
From the project website: "In the Spring of 2025, the Someco research team will be documenting European villages and sharing their thoughts, images and soundscapes on its website. We are following in the footsteps of previous projects Five Village Soundscapes (1975) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2000), which were carried out in the same locations. The studies conducted in 1975 and 2000 examined the changing acoustic environments of six European villages: Bissingen (Germany), Cembra (Italy), Dollar (Scotland), Lesconil (France), Nauvo (Finland), and Skruv (Sweden). The original 1975 research, led by the World Soundscape Project, focused on documenting the unique soundscapes of five rural villages to explore the relationships between sound, community identity, and environmental change. In 2000, the follow-up study revisited these sites and added Nauvo, Finland, to investigate how modernization and cultural shifts had influenced their soundscapes over 25 years. The villages were carefully selected based on their diverse geographical, economic, and cultural characteristics, offering a broad representation of European rural life. Criteria included unique acoustic environments, distinct community structures, and contrasting economic activities, ranging from fishing and farming to tourism and industry. Fieldwork in these villages involved detailed sound recordings, soundwalks, and interviews with residents to capture both objective data and personal experiences of soundscapes. Fieldwork dates for the 1975 study spanned the summer and early autumn, while the 2000 revisitation was conducted over several months. Researchers carried out a variety of practical activities, including sound level measurements, creating soundscape maps, and engaging residents through interviews and sound preference surveys. These methodologies not only documented the soundscapes but also highlighted their role in shaping cultural memory and community identity. In 2025, our project SOMECO – Sonic Mediations and Ecocritical Listening will revisit these same locations to collect data comparable to the earlier studies. This research will explore sound mediation, ecocritical listening, and the dynamics of human voices within these evolving soundscapes. Stay tuned for updates!" More information can be found on the link below: |
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