Fall 2021 Really, Really New Music Marathon
The Fall 2021 Really Really New Music Marathon at LSU is about to commence.
A collaboration between the Experimental Music & Digital Media and Composition areas within the LSU School of Music, the Really Really New Music Marathon presents a wide variety of student-composed and produced works “hot off the press”.
- Concert I – 3:00 p.m.
- Concert II – 4:30 p.m.
- Concert III – 6:00 p.m.
- Concert IV SOM Recital Hall + Livestream – 7:30 p.m.
Check out the first 3 concert live streams here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_frIwixiyg2TNa00FbNiQ/live
Come to the School of Music Recital Hall for the 730 concert or visit the Facebook Live Stream here
Full Program for the Fall2021 RRNMM: 2021-11-29 Really Really New Music Marathon
We will post the videos here once the concert is done.
2022-23 Assistantships Composition + EMDM
Composition + EMDM @ LSU
The LSU Composition and Experimental Music & Digital Media programs are looking for qualified candidates to fill 3 graduate assistantships for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year.
We will hold an informational meeting over zoom at 5CST on Thursday, December 2nd for anyone looking to find out more and ask questions regarding the programs, assistantships, or application process.
https://lsu.zoom.us/j/99873911786?pwd=OXdmOWVxVHl6QUp6NlNyYzZPcFRvZz09
Meeting ID: 998 7391 1786 Passcode: EMDM
Composition Assistantship
- Teaching experience
- manage the composer’s forum
- work with the Constantinides New Music Ensemble
This position is a multi-year full time assistantship of 20 hours/week including salary and tuition remission.
EMDM Studio Assistantship
- Teaching of an undergraduate course such as MUS 2745 Introduction to Computer Music and MUS 2700 Introduction to Music Technology
- Assist with studio maintenance and concert preparations
- Research projects in the area of Experimental Music and Digital Media (EMDM)
This position is a multi-year full time assistantship of 20 hours/week including salary and tuition remission.
Digital Design & Emergent Media Graduate Externship
The Experimental Music & Digital Media program (EMDM), in collaboration with the Cultural Computing research area at the CCT have developed a future-relevant high school curriculum in preparation for careers that involve digital media design and production – some of the most ubiquitous skills necessary for employment in the 21st century. To further this program, we are excited to offer a graduate assistantship in Digital Design & Emergent Media.
- Teaching up to 2 courses at a nearby high school and assisting in curriculum update/revision. Courses include Programming Digital Media, Coding for the Web, Digital Storytelling, and Sound Design
- Work with a team of faculty, students and teachers for training DDEM High School teachers over the summer
- Development of software/hardware modules, frameworks, and teaching materials
The DDEM externship position is a full time assistantship of 20hours/week where the teaching responsibilities reside at a local High School.
Apply
To apply, visit https://www.lsu.edu/cmda/music/admissions/graduate/index.php
Applications should be submitted to LSU’s Graduate School. Review of Applicants and Interviews will begin January 18th.
Integrated Pursuit of New Music
The LSU Composition and Experimental Music & Digital Media programs have become highly integrated and provide training, practice, technology and opportunity to produce new and groundbreaking music. Stunning facilities complement academic courses encouraging you to refine your 21st century musical practice whether that be fully acoustic, electronic, acousmatic, or not named yet. Along with high quality traditional musicians and ensembles, the Constantinides New Music Ensemble, the Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana, and Cinema for the Ears and High Voltage concerts provide ample performance and recording opportunities.
Highlights of the programs include:
- High level of student success: composition mentorship program, summer festivals, performances, publications, and job success in the field
- Facilities!
- 92 speaker Digital Media Center Theatre
- rapid prototyping Fab Lab and MILL (Media Interaction Lab & Library)
- Immersive Sound Studio & Digital Media Lab
- a new Virtual Production Studio including LED wall
- collaborations with Digital Art, Dance, Physical Theater, and Cultural Computing at the Center for Computation & Technology
- weekly Composition Forums and EMDM seminars
- hosting of high profile new music practitioners, festivals and international conferences. Spring 2022 includes:
- an upcoming concert of LSU Composers at Carnegie Hall
- visiting artist Pamela Z for the EMDM Goes to 11 series of events
- artist residency with the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo
For more information please visit: LSU School of Music | EMDM @ LSU | Composition on Facebook | EMDM on Facebook
If you are unable to make the online info meeting above, we encourage you to contact any of our faculty: Dr. Jesse Allison (EMDM/DDEM) | Dr. Edgar Berdahl (EMDM) | Dr. Mara Gibson (Composition) | Dr. Stephen David Beck (Composition/EMDM)