[NewMusicEvents] max fest

[matt ingalls]

http://ccrma.stanford.edu/maxfest/
Fifty years ago, in 1957, at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Max Mathews  
demonstrated that the digital computer can be used as a fantastic new  
music instrument. He created a revolutionary software platform  
destined to form the basis of all contemporary digital musical  
systems (Music 1--Music 5).

His audacious ideas were driven by the belief that "any sound that  
the human ear can hear can be produced by a computer". Mathews's  
mastery of this new instrument revealed new musical horizons and  
sparked a burgeoning curiosity into the very nature of sound. His  
comprehension and elaboration made five decades of art and research  
possible, laying the groundwork for generations of electronic  
musicians to synthesize, record, and play music.

Today at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and  
Acoustics (CCRMA) as a Professor Emeritus he continues not only to  
educate students and colleagues, but also to guide and inspire with  
his constant inventiveness and pure musical pleasure.

Join us in honoring Max for two evenings of sound, celebration and  
discovery of his ideas, works, music, and writings.



Thursday, April 26 8p :: Made at Stanford

The Stanford Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jindong Cai  
presents a concert featuring pieces by Stanford composers and a  
performance of the legendary Rhythmicana by Henry Cowell featuring  
Max Mathews, Radio Baton.

Dinkelspiel Auditorium [directions/map]
Stanford University
$10 general admission/$5 students

Tickets can be purchased at the door or purchased in advance from the  
Stanford Ticket Office: (650) 725-2787





Sunday, April 29 :: Influences: a tribute concert
In collaboration with the Computer History Museum, and in celebration  
of Max Mathews' eightieth birthday, six composers and lifelong  
friends from around the world, will be presenting a retrospective of  
his work and influence through technology and music.

4:00 PM - Pre-concert talk
5:00 PM - Influences: a tribute concert
6:30 PM - Reception

Hahn Auditorium [directions/map]
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shorline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA





For more information: ccrma.stanford.edu/concerts