Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 7:00pm Ouroboros: tuning relations and invented systems of play with Imaginary Instruments Imaginary Instruments co-compose works existing between composition and improvisation that navigate sound using disparate instruments (14th -century portative organ and modular synth). The talk will explore questions of agency and materiality in performance, the creation of tuning systems, and psychoacoustic phenomena.

Wed, Oct 26, 2022 7:00pm SoundsOnline.ca: A collaborative web portal for sound studies online with Dr. Stephanie Archer The goal of the SoundsOnline project is to create a web portal for collaborative research on the perception and production of sound. Our aim is to provide a simple platform to engage participants across cultures and socio-economic status, thereby finding interest in the science of sound, and bring new participants to our campus.