The Eastman Audio Research Center Heads to the Memorial Art Gallery with an “Orchestra of Loudspeakers”

The Roto-Twist, an “intriguing object” in the Eastman Mobile Acousmonium. All photographs by Oliver Schneller. By Erik Elmgren The Eastman Audio Research Center, formerly the Eastman Computer Music Center, has been pushing the boundaries of electroacoustic music study since their rebranding earlier this year. Their next project, the “Eastman Mobile Acousmonium” or EMA for short,…

Sound, Mind and Body: Alan Harris’ New Summer Cello Institute

Eastman Cello Institute faculty: Alan Harris, Kathleen Kemp, Cora Swenson Lee by Andrea Schuler, Summer@Eastman Program Coordinator Distinguished Professor Alan Harris knows a thing or two about longevity at the cello: he has been performing and teaching at celebrated universities and music festivals virtually non-stop since 1959. He first arrived at Eastman in 1965, performing…