Hi All, Just wanted to make you aware of some opportunities for postgraduate studies at the University of Birmingham. Headlines: 87 AHRC Studentships available via Midlands 3 Cities, up to full tuition plus living allowance, deadline January 14th College of Arts and Law Masters and Doctoral Scholarships, tuition or tuition + maintenance respectively, deadlines April 24 and 27th Numerous smaller departmental scholarships, bursaries, and teaching assistantships (applicants to AHRC or College funding will automatically be considered for these) http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/index.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/music/postgraduate/index.aspx
Facilities and Resources: BEAST: World recognised system for the presentation of electronic music, capable of ca. 100 discrete channel presentation; opportunities to tour with BEAST arise on a semi-regular basis BEASTdome: 30+ channel semi-permanent 3D sound system, used for weekly MiniBEAST lunchtime concerts as well as more formal events, and on an ad hoc basis for compositional work State of the art studios, bespoke designed by Acoustic Dimensions (Bimingham Symphony Hall, RSC, etc.): 2 multichannel studios (12+ channels with height, plus subwoofer) 1 large scale multichannel studio / special projects room (24+ channels with height, plus subs) 1 5.1 studio 1 stereo studio / recording control room, capable of recording from around the building via Audio-over-Ethernet infrastructure 1 acoustically treated ‘dead’ room for source recording, soloist booth, etc. 17 Computer Mac cluster room, with extensive compositional software installed Elgar Concert Hall: Arguably the best university concert facility in the UK, with incredibly flexible acoustics and infrastructure, especially designed with BEAST/electronic music uses in mind Excellent equipment resources (mics/recorders/etc.) available for PG student use Collaborative relationships with SOUNDkitchen and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; ad hoc workshops with visiting performers and ensembles Recent areas of research of faculty and students include: Acousmatic Composition Multichannel audio Field Recording / phonography Performance practice of electroacoustic music Live and interactive electroacoustics Sound Installations Works for instruments and electronics Live Coding / Network Music Applications, usually with BEER, the Birmingham Ensemble for Electroacoustic Research, our laptop group SuperCollider (use and development) Sound Studies Studio Culture Crossover composition (various electronic + world/pop/etc.) For more information contact Dr. Annie Mahtani: [email protected] Best, Scott __________________________ Dr. Scott Wilson Reader in Electronic Music Director of BEAST and the Electroacoustic Studios Music Department Bramall Music Building University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom +44 (0)121 414 5767 Home: http://scottwilson.ca Music Dept: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/music BEAST/Studios: http://www. birmingham.ac.uk/beast BEASTmulch: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/BEAST/research/mulch.aspx COMPASS: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/compass -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20141214/a8c68692/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
