Performer-composer-technologist Sarah Reid

In this demo/presentation, performer-composer-technologist Sarah Reid will introduce the Minimally Invasive Gesture Sensing Interface (MIGSI) for trumpet. MIGSI uses sensor technology to capture gestural data such as valve displacement, hand tension and instrument position, to offer extended control and expressivity to trumpet players. In addition to addressing technical and design-based considerations of MIGSI, this presentation will discuss various strategies for performing and composing with this new instrument, and will delve into a larger discussion on integrating new musical interfaces, micro-controllers, and electronic instruments into performance and compositional practice. 

Canadian trumpet player Sarah Belle Reid is active in the fields of performance, intermedia arts, music technology and improvisation. Reid’s work focuses on liminality and memory imprints both in sound and physical performance — a fascination inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s writings on infrathin. She is a co-developer of the Minimally Invasive Gesture Sensing Interface (MIGSI) for trumpet: an open-source, wireless interface that captures performance data and provides real-time extended sonic and visual control. Reid is currently on faculty at California Institute of the Arts teaching music technology (Music Technology: Interaction, Intelligence, and Design) and music theory.

Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 4:00pm

E. William Doty Fine Arts Building (DFA), Fine Arts Library, DFA 3.200
2301 TRINITY ST , Austin, Texas 78712

Event Type

Arts & Humanities, Science & Tech

Departments

College of Fine Arts, University of Texas Libraries

Target Audience

Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni, General Public

Website

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/calendar/pe...

Cost

Free and open to the public

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