Liepaja Concert Hall the Great Dzintars starts cooperation with Paris Pompidu Center / Day
« We are extremely pleased to become part of the international community of music research, starting cooperation with the prestigious Paris Pompidu Center and IRC. Thanks to the fact that Liepaja has acquired the status of the European Capital of Culture, we have been able to implement the IRC forum and not only. Amber Chairman of the Board Timur Tomson.
“We are happy to organize the next IRCAM forum workshop Hors-les-mir (IRCAM forum workshops outside the walls). It will be a great opportunity for our international community, consisting of 60,000 members of the forum, to meet artists, musicians and scientists in Latvia. In addition, it will be an opportunity for everyone to attend Pierre Boulez’s centenary event in the magnificent concert hall Great Amber,”Adds Paola Palumbo, Head of the IRCAM Forum.
The IRCAM Forum Workshops will take place on 25-27 this year. In September in cooperation with Liepaja Concert Hall Great Amber, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, RTU Liepaja Academy and French Institute in Latvia and Paris. Forum global initiative Hors-les-mir It has been organized since 1994 worldwide. It meets members of the Ircam Forum and other interested parties – composers, independent artists, students, music professionals and sound technology experts – to share experiences and innovations in various lectures, discussions and practical demonstrations. Over the past ten years, the Ircam Forum workshops have taken place in countries such as South Korea, Brazil, Taiwan, Argentina, China, the United States and Chile. The event in Latvia is a particularly important event, as this will be the first time the international version of the IRCAM Forum Workshops will take place in Europe.
In Riga and Liepaja, workshops will take place in the centenary of the prominent composer and conductor Pierre Boule. In three days, professionals, students and researchers will have the opportunity to go into scientific research and artistic creation with advanced audio technology. From May 20 is open login or Open Call For lectures and demonstrations: industry representatives are invited to apply for participation and submit their offer on topics such as digital signal processing (DSP), sound synthesis, computer -supported composing, artificial neural network and real -time processing methods. More information on application is available on the IRCAM Forum website: Forum.ircam.fr. From June 5, everyone will have the opportunity to register membership in the forum as a listener.
The Paris Pompidu Center was founded in 1977 and combines museums of modern and contemporary art, concerts, performances, cinemas and discussions, becoming a dynamic environment for artists’ experiments and public involvement. Pompidu Center regularly hosts world -renowned artists, while also providing a platform for new talents and interdisciplinary projects. One of the most important elements of the center is Ircam (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) – Institute of Music and Acoustics Research specializing in sound technology. This institute was founded and led by Pierre Bules. The forum will end with an ambitious concert dedicated to the centenary of the composer in cooperation with French and Latvian music professionals.
