Noise and the Possibility For a Future
March 6 & 7, 2015
The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
5750 Wilshire Blvd, 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 525-3388
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Coffee 9:30-10:00 am
Morning Session 10:00-1:00 am
10-11 am: Ulrich Krieger, “Noise – A Definition”
11-11:45 am: Daniel Muñoz, “Noise and Knowledge”
11:45-12:30 pm: Luciano Chessa, “A Salvatore Sciarrino, caminante esemplare.” Unexpected Teleology in Luigi Nono’s “Final” Dedication.
12:30-1:00 pm: Discussion
Lunch 1:00-2:15 pm
Afternoon Session 2:15-6:00 pm
2:15-2:30 pm: Simone Forti, “Face Tunes”
2:30-3:15 pm: Sarah Kessler, “Black Noise: Richard and Willie’s Vinyl Ventriloquism”
3:15-4:00 pm: Karen Tongson, “To Slaughter, Not Slay: Karaoke’s Queer Noisemaking”
Coffee 4:00-4:30 pm
4:30-5:15 pm: Mathieu Copeland, “EXP(L)O(S)I(T)ION “The amplified sound of the auto-destructive process can be an integral part of the total conception.” G.Metzger, 1959”
5:15-5:45 pm: Discussion
Dinner 6:00-7:30 pm
Film and Sound Event 7:30 pm-10:00 pm
Andrew Berardini + John Wiese, “Reading of ‘More Noise Please’ by Steven Jesse Bernstein”
Renee Petropoulos + Gregory Lenczycki, “Between Libya”
Susanne Winterling, “Surface Spaces and Sound Realms”
Gabie Strong, “UR RITUALS”
Susan Silton, “The Whistling Project”
David Burrows, “Welcome Neuropath-Feedback Loop (Time-Stretcher-Tool)”
Luciano Chessa, “Solo Dan Bau”
Corey Fogel, “shir parse/nip”
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
Coffee 9:30-10:00 am
Morning Session 10:00 am-1:00 pm
10:00-11:00 am: Paul Hegarty, “Last music, Last sound, Last noise”
11:00-11:45 am: Mattin, “Noise and Ostranenie”
11:45-12:30 am: David Burrows, “Towards a new Nature Theatre of Oklahoma: the social production of arrhythmia”
12:30-1:00 pm Discussion
Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
Afternoon Session 2:00-5:00 pm
2:00-3:00 pm: D.J. Spooky, “The Imaginary App”
3:00-3:45 pm: Marcus Schmickler, “Politics of Frequency”
3:45-4:30 pm: Victor Albarracin, “LaLangue”
4:30-5:00 pm: Discussion
Evening Event 7:00-9:00 pm
THE SCHOENBERG SOUNDWAYS PROJECT at USC
Curated by David Schafer
7:00-7:15 Introduction and Screening: A Documentary short to introduce the five-day mobile sound trucks
7:15-7:30 Lecture: Presentation by Paul Chaikin “Emancipation of Dissonance”
7:30-7:45 Piano Recital: Aron Kallay piano Opus 11
7:45-8:00 Reading: Introduction of “Verklarte Nacht,” by Paul Chaikin
8:00-8:30 Performance: the Thornton Student Music Ensemble performs “Verklarte Nacht” led by Karen Dreyfus
8:30-9:00 Reception: Viennese pastries, coffee, and conversation