The ACTOR Project is an international transdisciplinary partnership that aims to bring timbre and orchestration to the forefront of scholarship, practice, and public awareness through collaborations among world-class artists, humanists, and scientists.
This 7- year project (2018-2025) linking research and creation is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
New methods and tools for analyzing, creating, and teaching timbre and orchestration.
“Orchestration involves the choice, combination or juxtaposition of sounds to achieve a musical end.”
Stephen McAdams, July 2018
Workgroups and Projects
Explore the diverse range of workgroups and projects within the ACTOR Project. These include a wide array of workgroup initiatives, funded research proposals, collaborations with external partners, and reports from completed projects.
Timbre and Orchestration Resource
This resource is an open-access web platform supporting the analysis, creation and teaching of timbre and orchestration. It represents the public-facing output of ACTOR’ international research project.
Photo credit: Tam Lan Truong
Timbre and Orchestration Summer School
The ACTOR Project hosts an annual Summer School, hosted over a few days, in different locations around the world. The 2025 edition will take place in Montreal, June 3–7.
What is ACTOR?
Check out these overview videos to learn more! Or visit the EduFilms homepage here.
