To US.S..S… is proving to be a very popular piece – it has just received a Special Prize in the 3rd Ise-Shima International Composition Competition, Japan. There were quite a few pieces that received a Special Prize this year – but from 411 submissions, I’m very proud to have been one of them. I’m equally…

Back in May, my piece, To US.S..S…, received a prize in the ULJUS Composition Competition 2023. The competition, based in Serbia, has four categories for compositions; I received the only prize in the ‘professionals’ category. There were over 300 submissions, so I’m really proud that this piece was chosen. I only wish that I could…

Last week, I had the enormous pleasure of visiting the USA, where I gave various talks, concerts and workshops. I started with a talk/concert at Stanford University, followed by three days in Santa Barbara – where I delivered a masterclass, lecture and concert. To end the visit, I travelled to the East coast, where I…

I have just delivered an invited talk on my other research interest… early recordings. The talk considered some of reasons why the trustworthiness of early records are so regularly questions. Here is the abstract: Over the past few years, I have arrived at the conclusion that one should feel genuine sympathy for any researcher that…

My new album, Hymnes sans Paroles, has been published by Empreintes DIGITALes and is now available from here: https://electrocd.com/en/album/6408/adam-stanovic/hymnes-sans-paroles#presse:autres Initial reviews have been wonderfully positive: “Impressive” – Radiohoerer “Outstanding” – Silence and Sound “Visionary and Moving” – Il Manifesto

https://electrocd.com/en/album/6408/adam-stanovic/hymnes-sans-paroles

I am currently on my way back from Bulgaria, where I have been attending the Computer Space awards – an annual suite of competitions that cross the digital arts. My piece, To US.S..S… received the 2nd prize, with Daria Baiocchi and Felipe Otondo taking 1st and 3rd prizes. It was a great event, particularly having…

Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine was published by the Audiomat label, Poland, following the ICEM/CIME conference last month. It is amazing to share space on an album with such excellent composers from around the world, including:

Baltazar’s Adventure through the Great Machine has also been getting around over the past month. It was played twice on 14th Oct – firstly, at the ICEM/CIME festival 2022, in Krakow, Poland, and secondly, at the Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2022. I was delighted to be able to travel to Poland to diffuse the…

Last month, TO US.S..S… was performed at the excellent Convergence Festival at DMU. It was great to share a concert with my PhD student – Berk Yagli – and to enjoy some amazing music, alongside a thought-provoking keynote from Joanna Demers. The same piece was performed two weeks later at FeBeMe’s Autumn Waves Festival in…