In the second ACTOR / TOR EduFilm, Lab partners Cameron Chameleon and Stephen McAdams (director, ACTOR project) explore cross-modal correspondences between sound and colour.

Orchestration is defined by Stephen McAdams as “the choice, combination or juxtaposition of sounds to achieve a musical end.” This typically invokes a palette of heterogeneous sounds, especially those of the instruments of the symphony orchestra, but McAdams’ definition equally applies to homogeneous sound palettes encountered in ensembles of uniform composition, such as the guitar orchestra.

A video presenting non-guitarist composer Jason Noble's approach to timbre-based composition for the guitar, discussing issues of notating timbre with various types of mappings. Including musical examples from many pieces created collaboratively with guitarist Steve Cowan.

Presenting are Professor Caroline Traube from ACTOR partner institution Université de Montréal, Professor Martha de Francisco from McGill University, and ACTOR postdoctoral researchers Jason Noble and Julie Delisle. Following a general overview of the ACTOR Project, topics include advanced projects in sound recording, composer-performer collaborations, and orchestration theory and analysis. November 5th, 2019. https://www.cirmmt.org/activities/special/ACTOR_symposium

Removing the Imaginary Boundary Between Score and Work: Interactive Geometrical Notation

Jason Noble (Ph.D in Composition) and Steven Cowan (D.Mus in Guitar Performance), winners of the Research Alive student competition, describe the project that they've been working on back in their home province of Newfoundland.