Well, the Conference was a smashing success by all accounts. While we had plenty of moments that required managing, our staff was fantastic and our students stepped up in a way that we couldn't have anticipated. Congrats all around!
I suspect that there will be a number of reviews that pop up online, so I hope to add them to this post...a sort of SEAMUS 2010 aggregate, if you will.
Greg Surges blogged about us.
NIU Faculty and Alumni who attended SEAMUS
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
CONCERT SCHEDULE
The schedule will soon be posted, and an email with details on scheduling and tech times will go out shortly.
PERFORMERS
We are asking performers to register so that we can track the number of conference participants. Performers do not pay a registration fee to participate in the conference. If performers wish to attend the banquet, they do have to pay particular fee. Please let your performers know.
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Please remember to send us updated concert quality media if you did not do this as part of the submission process or have made changes to your work. Submit fixed-media as data WAV files, named as described in the submission guidelines; we'll be playing back all fixed-media (audio and video) from a central computer in the performance venues. Composers/performers are responsible for providing their own interfaces, laptops and software for running realtime electronics.
PRE-CONFERENCE KYMA WORKSHOP
There will be a Pre-SEAMUS Conference Workshop on Kyma, led by Symbolic Sound’s President, Carla Scaletti. It will take place Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm (w/ 1 hour lunch break). There is no charge to conference participants, but space is limited so please pre-register by March 15 as part of Conference registration (Step 2).
Description: A one-day course on sound design, composition & live performance in the context of the Kyma sound design language. The course will delve into material not covered in Kyma X Revealed. If you are curious about Kyma, the course offers a chance to see Kyma in action, solving sound design and musical problems. If you are Kyma veteran, the course offers some new approaches to teaching Kyma and to using Kyma in your own work (plus a glimpse at some newly developed synthesis algorithms you haven’t heard yet!) If you are new to Kyma, this course can serve as an opportunity to learn more about how to use Kyma.
BULLETIN BOARD
There is an electronic bulletin board for making contact with others about ride sharing and room sharing. http://seamus2010.vanillaforums.com/
GETTING FROM MSP TO ST. CLOUD
The merger of Northwest and Delta airlines has resulted in flights from Minneapolis to St. Cloud being eliminated. There are, however, Executive Express shuttles from MSP to St. Cloud. Check the Travel and Lodging page in the coming weeks at the conference website for more details about SEAMUS specific shuttles: http://seamus2010.stcloudstate.edu/travel.html.
HEADPHONE CONCERTS
Each night of the conference will feature Headphone Concerts, so remember to bring your headphones this year.
CD/DVD TABLES
There will be tables for conference participants to display and market their own CDs and DVDs. These will not be managed by the conference hosts, but the space is being made freely available to registered participants.
The schedule will soon be posted, and an email with details on scheduling and tech times will go out shortly.
PERFORMERS
We are asking performers to register so that we can track the number of conference participants. Performers do not pay a registration fee to participate in the conference. If performers wish to attend the banquet, they do have to pay particular fee. Please let your performers know.
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Please remember to send us updated concert quality media if you did not do this as part of the submission process or have made changes to your work. Submit fixed-media as data WAV files, named as described in the submission guidelines; we'll be playing back all fixed-media (audio and video) from a central computer in the performance venues. Composers/performers are responsible for providing their own interfaces, laptops and software for running realtime electronics.
PRE-CONFERENCE KYMA WORKSHOP
There will be a Pre-SEAMUS Conference Workshop on Kyma, led by Symbolic Sound’s President, Carla Scaletti. It will take place Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm (w/ 1 hour lunch break). There is no charge to conference participants, but space is limited so please pre-register by March 15 as part of Conference registration (Step 2).
Description: A one-day course on sound design, composition & live performance in the context of the Kyma sound design language. The course will delve into material not covered in Kyma X Revealed. If you are curious about Kyma, the course offers a chance to see Kyma in action, solving sound design and musical problems. If you are Kyma veteran, the course offers some new approaches to teaching Kyma and to using Kyma in your own work (plus a glimpse at some newly developed synthesis algorithms you haven’t heard yet!) If you are new to Kyma, this course can serve as an opportunity to learn more about how to use Kyma.
BULLETIN BOARD
There is an electronic bulletin board for making contact with others about ride sharing and room sharing. http://seamus2010.vanillaforums.com/
GETTING FROM MSP TO ST. CLOUD
The merger of Northwest and Delta airlines has resulted in flights from Minneapolis to St. Cloud being eliminated. There are, however, Executive Express shuttles from MSP to St. Cloud. Check the Travel and Lodging page in the coming weeks at the conference website for more details about SEAMUS specific shuttles: http://seamus2010.stcloudstate.edu/travel.html.
HEADPHONE CONCERTS
Each night of the conference will feature Headphone Concerts, so remember to bring your headphones this year.
CD/DVD TABLES
There will be tables for conference participants to display and market their own CDs and DVDs. These will not be managed by the conference hosts, but the space is being made freely available to registered participants.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Conference Progam nearly set!
After a busy December in which we coordinated the evaluation of nearly 400 submissions, we are close to finalizing the conference schedule. We are very excited about the conference, and we've been able to schedule three nights of headphone concerts and the banquet is shaping up to be a fantastic value!
Mi Famiglia in downtown St. Cloud will be hosting the banquet. They have a breathtaking facility, and we've chosen a menu that should satisfy everyone. Be sure to let us know ASAP if you have a special need - they will be happy to work with us to make sure everyone is happy...and there is an open bar!
This year's banquet will be held on Friday, April 9th, after the concert honoring the SEAMUS Award Winner.
Mi Famiglia in downtown St. Cloud will be hosting the banquet. They have a breathtaking facility, and we've chosen a menu that should satisfy everyone. Be sure to let us know ASAP if you have a special need - they will be happy to work with us to make sure everyone is happy...and there is an open bar!
This year's banquet will be held on Friday, April 9th, after the concert honoring the SEAMUS Award Winner.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Submissions now closed!
I'd like to thank all those who submitted nearly 400 works for everything from cassette tape to live interactive video and sound to the 2010 Conference!
We've begun the adjudication process and hope to have it wrapped up at the end of November, with decisions made in early December. We're starting to see the beginnings of a fantastic program and Scott and I are both tremendously excited to how everything shapes up.
Unfortunately, it appears that our local airport - situated only about 3 miles outside of town - is suspending service to the Twin Cities. Minneapolis-St Paul international airport is only about 90 miles from campus, but this does slightly reduce the options for arriving here. There is a great shuttle service that runs from St. Cloud to the airport (about $36 each way, runs every two hours). We'll also try to help facilitate shared rides once the conference approaches.
See you in April!
We've begun the adjudication process and hope to have it wrapped up at the end of November, with decisions made in early December. We're starting to see the beginnings of a fantastic program and Scott and I are both tremendously excited to how everything shapes up.
Unfortunately, it appears that our local airport - situated only about 3 miles outside of town - is suspending service to the Twin Cities. Minneapolis-St Paul international airport is only about 90 miles from campus, but this does slightly reduce the options for arriving here. There is a great shuttle service that runs from St. Cloud to the airport (about $36 each way, runs every two hours). We'll also try to help facilitate shared rides once the conference approaches.
See you in April!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
SEAMUS 2010 website
We're busy at work on the official SEAMUS2010 website. It's not quite ready for launch yet, but keep your eyes peeled here for an announcement.
Some thanks to share:
Sharon Cogdill, Interim Dean, College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Mark Springer, Interim Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Loren Boone, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Phil Thorsen, Director, Information Technology Services
Mario Felix, COFAH Technology Analyst & Manager
These St. Cloud State University colleagues have been working hard over the last few months to help us figure out how to better involve the campus and local community in this exciting conference! We literally could not get the conference done without their help. Thanks!
Some thanks to share:
Sharon Cogdill, Interim Dean, College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Mark Springer, Interim Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Loren Boone, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Phil Thorsen, Director, Information Technology Services
Mario Felix, COFAH Technology Analyst & Manager
These St. Cloud State University colleagues have been working hard over the last few months to help us figure out how to better involve the campus and local community in this exciting conference! We literally could not get the conference done without their help. Thanks!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Welcome!
Welcome to the "official" blog for the Society of ElectroAcoustic Music in the United States National Conference, to be held in St. Cloud, Minnesota April 8-10th 2010. Your conference hosts, Scott Miller and Kristian Twombly, have already been quite busy already, organizing the performance and paper locations, finding banquet facilities, and setting up our web presence. We're not quite ready to launch the Conference Website yet, but will soon.
The SEAMUS board is considering lots of exciting options for the future, and we're hopeful that we'll get to introduce some of them to you for this year's conference.
But until those decisions are made, let me share some other information with you. The postmark deadline for the call for works is October 15th. We have already lined up some performers, including Trio Lorca (soprano, flute and percussion), flute, trombone, violin, viola, bass, percussion and soprano.
There are three hotels within walking distance of campus, located in downtown St. Cloud. There are a number of fine restaurants, coffee shops, and some excellent bars, all within a few blocks of the hotels. There is an airport in St. Cloud, although flying into the Twin Cities (Minneapolis St Paul International Airport) is easy, and a shuttle runs about every two hours.
Over the next few months, look for announcements for the conference hotel, a more detailed call for works, the official website launch, and interactive maps with restaurant recommendations...and much more!
The SEAMUS board is considering lots of exciting options for the future, and we're hopeful that we'll get to introduce some of them to you for this year's conference.
But until those decisions are made, let me share some other information with you. The postmark deadline for the call for works is October 15th. We have already lined up some performers, including Trio Lorca (soprano, flute and percussion), flute, trombone, violin, viola, bass, percussion and soprano.
There are three hotels within walking distance of campus, located in downtown St. Cloud. There are a number of fine restaurants, coffee shops, and some excellent bars, all within a few blocks of the hotels. There is an airport in St. Cloud, although flying into the Twin Cities (Minneapolis St Paul International Airport) is easy, and a shuttle runs about every two hours.
Over the next few months, look for announcements for the conference hotel, a more detailed call for works, the official website launch, and interactive maps with restaurant recommendations...and much more!
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