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And so the story begins...

Historians, like novelists, are in the business of telling stories. But one of the most difficult things about telling stories is knowing when the story starts. How can you write about a war without delving into the run-up to it? And what about the lead-in to the run-up? How far back do you go? A biography usually needs some account of the parents of the subject - but grandparents as well?

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Aural Computer Game

Papa Sangre is a new video gama that doesn't use image but sound to immerse the player.

"It’s a first-person thriller, done entirely in audio by an award-winning team of game designers, musicians, sound designers and developers. We’ve created an entire world using the first ever real-time 3D audio engine implemented on a handheld device."

orange things Richard Thomas

Who'd want to make music on a telephone?

After a couple of things coming up lately on our facebook page related to using apps on phones for music making, I thought I'd look into it in a bit more detail.

David with Bigger Beard David Rogerson

Braun Tube Jazz Band

Wada Ei's performance installation uses TV screens as percussion instruments. A Nam Jun Paik-style gamelan. The artists says:

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    Bringing together electroacoustic legend Zbigniew Karkowski, extreme computer sound and image artist ILIOS and instrumental and electronic composer Antoi
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    BBC Symphony Orchestra - Young Brits

    The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andre de Ridder perform works by composers Gavin Higgins, Michael Langemann, Lloyd Moore and Ian Vine
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    Looking for a New England

    Looking for a New England is a unique music showcase highlighting the young artists at the vanguard of the current resurgence in English folk music.

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    15-21 August at the Purcell School of Music. If you're aged 14-18 and are into creating music, the Sound and Music Summer School could be the opportunity of a lifetime...
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    Engaging with Sound

    A film exploring pedagogy and workshop leading as a creative practice
  • Lumisonic on the iPhone

    Lumisonic iPhone App

    Sound and Music's first iPhone App! A sound visualisation tool based on our Lumisonic Software.
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