Dear friends,
this week we will feature a free workshops by Axel Mulder, the maker of the iCube-X, and synthmaking / piezomaking / circuitmaking
workshops that will make your neighbors hate you when you apply the
results to their ears. BTW, these workshops are at discounted prices.
If you're in the Baltimore area this weekend, come to the Megapolis Festival, and see & hear Harvestworks' staff giving
workshops and a performance. If you are in NYC on Saturday, however,
you may attend the American Festival of Microtonal Music to enjoy -
among others - piano master Joshua Pierce's performance on the TERPSTRA,
a microtonal keyboard we have helped with on the software side.
If you have questions regarding our classes call Hans Tammen at 212-431-1130 ext 2. Membership is $75/yr, and you can pay for the membership when you sign up for the class.
[Sat/Sun May 15/16] DIY Musical Electronics and the Drone Lab
Through this workshop/classroom formatted seminar, attendees will learn how to design, adapt and build sound circuits of their own while building a complete Drone Lab by CasperElectronics (a 4 voice analog drone synth, rhythm generator and FX processor) to take home, experiment with and develop further.
See more information here: http://tinyurl.com/dronelab-at-hw
Peter Edwards - http://www.casperelectronics.com/
Sat/Sun, May 15 - 16, noon to 6pm
Cost: $350 (includes Drone Lab kit)
[Sat, May 15] The Artist's Guide to Useful Technology / Baltimore
If you're in the Baltimore area, come this weekend to the Megapolis Festival, with performances, installations and workshops: http://megapolisfestival.org. Harvestworks' own Adam Rokhsar & Hans Tammen will give a workshop in their "Artists Guide To Useful technology Series during the day, and perform an audio/visual set later that afternoon. The "Artist's Guide to Useful Technology" events, which are free and open to the public, will give participants hands-on knowledge and instruction, and instructors will be tailoring the event to the needs of the audience and thus students from all skill levels are encouraged to attend. See more information here:
Workshop 1pm: http://megapolisfestival.org/blogalogadingdong/?page_id=1367#artists
Performance 3:45pm: http://megapolisfestival.org/blogalogadingdong/?page_id=1367#hans
Artist Guide: http://tinyurl.com/artistguide
[Mon, May 17] Sensor Technology with the i-CubeX
In this free workshop, participants will learn how to apply sensor technology (with special attention to capturing human movements) to develop their own concepts of electronic media control (with special attention to controlling sound and music media), without needing to become a hardware engineer.
See more information here: http://tinyurl.com/icube-at-hw
Sensor Technology with the i-CubeX
Axel Mulder / Infusion Systems - http://infusionsystems.com/
Monday, May 17, 7 - 10pm
FREE - Space is limited, please RSVP to hanst@harvestworks.org
On Tuesday, Axel Mulder will give a free lecture about the philosophy behind the i-CubeX at Electronic Music Foundation: http://www.emfproductions.org/crc/schedule.html
[Thu, May 20] Contact Mic Making - Piezo Workshop
Attendees will learn how to wire up their very own contact mic and discuss various methods of using it. No previous soldering experience required! In addition to theory and practice, we will also have the chance to discuss the history of piezoelectric materials, and share ideas on how to use these fascinating tools; perhaps you’d like to amplify your doorspring, record the sound of snow crunching under your boots, or listen to the mammoth subharmonies of cocktail stirrers and rubber bands. This is an experiment-friendly course.
See more information here: http://tinyurl.com/piezo-at-hw
Daniel Fishkin & Ed Baer
Thursday, May 20, 6:30 - 9:30pm
$50 + $10 materials fee
[Sat/Sun, May 22/23] Circuit Bending - From Start to Finish
In this course we will explore every step of the process of creating a circuit bent instrument from removing the first screws to applying labels on the finished piece. It is our goal that every student leaving this class will take away a finished, well made circuit bent instrument.
See more information here: http://tinyurl.com/circuit-at-hw
Peter Edwards http://www.casperelectronics.com/
May 22 - 23, 2010
Noon - 6pm
cost: $270 [one price, includes $20 materials fee]
[May 15] American Festival Of Microtonal Music (AFMM)
...under the direction of Johnny Reinhard, presents a concert in New York on Saturday May 15th at 8 PM in the Church of St. Luke in the Fields (located at 487 Hudson Street). Admission is $12 at the door, $10 for students.
Spotlights: Madeleine Shapiro‘s performance of Ge Gan-Ru’s YI-SENG (Lost Style) for solo amplified cello scordatura (Shanghai, 1968). 10-year old twin Gayageum players Sarah and Stephanie Yoon present the traditional Korean standard known as SANJO on their 12-string instruments in an ancient microtonal tuning (think “whammy-bar” zithers). Also, 25-string Gayageum virtuoso Rami Seo introduces her NEXUS in confluence with bassoon (Johnny Reinhard), cello (Madeleine Shapiro), and Terpstra synthesizer (Joshua Pierce). The Terpstra synthesizer, a honeycomb keyboard design of 55 tones per octave over 5 octaves designed by Siemen Terpstra (Amsterdam), is heard publicly in its debut this evening with support from Harvestworks. Pianist Joshua Pierce plays in a 53-tone equal temperament subset for DREI KLAVIERSTÜCKE, as imagined by composer Arnold Schönberg.
See more information here: http://www.afmm.org/spring10.htm
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