International Symposium MAPPER

Music Acoustics for Performance Preparation and the Engagement with Repertoire in Live-Electronics

Live-electronic instruments are performed in many regions around the world, and there are dedicated music scenes in both academic and independent circles. Recently, live-electronics have been integrated into a growing number of academic curricula internationally, including the mdw.

Based on long-term experience in music acoustics and performance science research at the Department of Music Acoustics – Wiener Klangstil at the mdw, as well as the artistic research perspectives gained through the FWF-PEEK project Études for Live-Electronics, this symposium is fostering an interdisciplinary dialogue between practitioners, researchers, and teachers in music acoustics, music performance, and composition on the topic of new instruments, new interfaces and repertoire in live-electronic music performance.

The symposium MAPPER brings together experts from Asia, South America, Europe and Africa to facilitate knowledge exchange through a variety of lecture performances, group discussions and live presentations, addressing questions about what works and what does not in the current performance practice. The aim is to discuss how technology may shape musical thinking and to develop a critical discourse on the power dynamics in this field, which combines knowledge of the arts, engineering and science. Together, they will reflect on acquiring skills for performing with live-electronics, their choice of repertoire and its impact on teaching.