Collaborative Student Project Darren Xu & Louis-Michel Tougas Collaborative Student Project Darren Xu & Louis-Michel Tougas

Speech as Timbre Models for Orchestration - a Comparative Study Between Cantonese and Québécois French

This idea arose from the participants seed idea presented during the CORE Ensemble Project 2021-2022. While one was interested in timbral imitation and emergent timbre, the other used the inflections of Cantonese language to derive musical material. The proposed project aims at combining these two ideas into one, using a more science-supported approach this time.

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Research-Creation Project Gilbert Nouno, Carmine Cella, et al Research-Creation Project Gilbert Nouno, Carmine Cella, et al

Computer-assisted orchestration, machine learning, creation, and orchestration pedagogy

Computer-assisted orchestration can be thought of as the process of searching for the best combinations of orchestral sounds to match a target sound under specified metrics and constraints. Although a solution to this problem has been a long-standing request from many composers, it remains relatively unexplored because of its high complexity, requiring knowledge and understanding of both mathematical formalization and musical writing.

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Strategic Project Eliot Britton & Anthony Tan Strategic Project Eliot Britton & Anthony Tan

A Quick Start Guide for Combining Electronic and Instrumental Orchestration

This project develops a streamlined resource for emerging composers seeking to introduce live electronics into their instrumental orchestration practice. It focuses on two topics. 1. Accessible and stable performance frameworks 2. Straightforward strategies for orchestrating with electronics in chamber and orchestral context.

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