Time: Starts 9/28 at 4pm, ends 9/30 at 6pm

Date: September 28-30

Location: EMPAC

A symposium of workshops, performances, and talks that explore listening, participation, and accessibility – through both technological innovation and creative practice.

The symposium is a collaboration between The International Symposium on Assistive Technology for Music and Art (ISATMA) and the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer, highlighting innovation from the technological to the embodied: ISATMA catalyzes opportunities for artists across abilities to access new technologies for developing multimedia works; Deep Listening is a philosophy and practice of sonic awareness developed by visionary composer Pauline Oliveros. Deep Listening is, in Oliveros’ words, “a way of listening in every possible way to everything possible, to hear no matter what you are doing.” From participatory scores that are accessible to musicians and non-musicians alike to performance software for performers with limited mobility, Oliveros’s contributions continue to connect people to musical experiences across abilities.