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Press Release

Michael Alcorn – Music and Technology

Dublin, 10 September 2003

CMC events continue this autumn with a composer talk by Northern Irish composer Michael Alcorn at 6.00pm on 22 September 2003. Michael will talk about SARC (the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast) as well as his work as a composer. Michael studied at the University of Ulster and completed a PhD in composition with John Casken at the University of Durham. In 1989 he was appointed composer-in-residence at Queen's University, Belfast, where he continues to teach in the School of Music. He is particularly active as a promoter of new music technologies and was appointed director of SARC in 2001. His compositional activities range from music for conventional instruments to works for live or taped electro-acoustic performance. His music has been performed and broadcast in the UK, Europe, North and South America and the Far East.

Admission Free. Booking Required. For further details: www.cmc.ie To book a place: khennessy@cmc.ie or Tel : + 353 1 673 1922

This event is made possible through the continued support of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Notes for Editors

SARC is a newly established center of excellence dedicated to the research of music technology. It will consist of the Sonic Laboratory, recording studios, research laboratories and office space. The centerpiece of the research facility will be the Sonic Laboratory, a purpose built variable acoustic space which will be used for experiments in sound diffusion as well as ground breaking compositional and performance work. As a creative facility it could best be thought of as a ‘cinema for the ear’ a specialist acoustic space designed to provide a unique and exciting listening experience, in fact the auditory equivalent of an IMAX cinema.