Hi All, Below is some information on funding and study opportunities in electronic music at the University of Birmingham. We offer:
The chance to join a department which has been a leader in the field for over three decades. Expertise in acousmatic composition, live-coding, mixed instrumental/electronic music, large-scale spatialisation, network music, SuperCollider development, non-standard synthesis, and phonology/soundscape composition The opportunity to work with BEAST, our world-renowned concert system, capable of presenting electronic music in circa 100 discrete channels (http://www.beast.bham.ac.uk) Access to amazing facilities in the £16 million Bramall Music Building: Six cutting edge multichannel composition studios The Dome Rehearsal Room, featuring the 30+ channel BEASTdome system The Elgar Concert Hall, arguably the finest and most flexible (particularly for electronic music) space of its kind in a UK university Throughout featuring bespoke acoustic design by Nick Edwards (Symphony Hall Birmingham, Symphony Centre Dallas, Royal Shakespeare Theatre) Excellent equipment resources (recorders, microphones, etc.) Opportunities to work with world class visiting performers (e.g. BCMG annually; Exaudi, Hermes, and Fidelio trio in recent years) and composers (e.g. Freida Abtan and John Richards) in regular workshop sessions and masterclasses Regular collaborations with exciting partners both locally and internationally, for example CERN, Birmingham Open Media, Sampad, etc. Degrees at masters and PhD level More info on our research culture, staff, and facilities is available here: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/music/research/index.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/ea-studios/ Information on programmes and how to apply: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/lcahm/departments/music/postgraduate/index.aspx Funding Opportunities Birmingham is part of the Midlands3Cities AHRC doctoral training partnership, which offers up to full scholarships with a living allowance for UK and EU students, and opportunities for co-supervision across institutions in the consortium. http://www.midlands3cities.ac.uk/midlands-3-cities/funding/funding.aspx All applicants may apply for College of Arts and Law Scholarships and Music Department funding (applicants for M3C and College funding will be considered for the latter automatically), and there are some opportunities specifically for non-EU students and distance learning students. http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/index.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/Music-Department-Scholarships.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/College-of-Arts-and-Law-Distance-Learning-PhD-Bursaries.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/students/finance/scholarships/index.aspx We also have a number of teaching assistantships and internships, and regularly include students on research bids. Please feel free to contact me with any questions: s.d.wil...@bham.ac.uk Best, Scott __________________________ Dr. Scott Wilson Reader in Electronic Music Director of BEAST and the Electroacoustic Studios Music Department Bramall Music Building University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom +44 (0)121 414 5767 Home: http://scottwilson.ca Music Dept: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/music Studios: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/ea-studios BEAST: http://www.beast.bham.ac.uk BEASTmulch: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/BEAST/research/mulch.aspx COMPASS: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/compass -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20161125/b4fe0bfc/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
