Dialogue

Experimental Instrument Building as Composition

Presented by Osvaldo Budón, Associate Professor of Music, Universidad de la República/Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, Uruguay

The design and construction of experimental instruments that inspire innovative ways of collective performance are part of the composition process in some of Budón's works. In this talk, he will present Curiyú/carillón, for Sound Sculpture and Variable Ensemble, Tablaturas espaciales, for 55 Microtonally-Tuned Guitars, and Sonidos de los otros for Sound Wall and 7 Performers.