A look back at some items in our archives.
Under Carmine Cella, CNMAT students Alois Cerbu and Luke Dzwonczyk published three papers this summer at both the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) in Seoul, Korea and the Digital Audio Effects Conference (DAFx) in Surrey, UK.
Reprogrammable Effects Pedals on the Daisy Seed Platform
Alois Cerbu, Carmine Cella
ICMC 2024, Seoul, Korea
CNMAT extends its heartfelt thoughts to all who knew, revered, and loved CNMAT Director and Professor David Wessel (October 6, 1942–October 13, 2014) as we mark the 10th anniversary of his passing. David’s legacy resonates deeply across the UC Berkeley campus, particularly at CNMAT and in the Department of Music.
Austin Oting Har is a US-based composer, writer, and performer with a background in music technology and ancient philosophy. His work utilizes ancient concepts, languages, and instruments, digital sound design and creative coding, bridging traditional, experimental electronic, and contemporary classical music worlds. An Associate Artist of the Australian Music Centre, his music has been commissioned by Dark Mofo, Berlin Atonal, and MaerzMusik, and released on Possible Futures and Neuma Records.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of David Wessel's passing, CNMAT's ex-officio Associate Director, Richard Andrews, shares his reflections:
I had the distinct privilege of working with David Wessel from September 9, 1996 until his untimely passing on October 13, 2014. I started as an administrator and eventually became CNMAT’s Associate Director as well as Executive Director of the Eco Ensemble. I retired from CNMAT in June of 2021.
Composer and CNMAT alum, John MacCallum, remembers his last gig with David Wessel:
Bacchetto/Sabey Duo is a collaborative project of San Francisco based composer/performers Nick Bacchetto and Ben Sabey. The duo creates new spatial audio works for piano and interactive electronics with a custom modular analog synthesizer controlled by a MIDI Polyphonic Expression instrument (Eurorack, Melbourne Instruments Nina, Roli Seaboard). They also perform a transcription of Messiaen’s “Feuillets inédits” (originally for piano and Ondes Martenot).
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ABOUT MARCO PAVIN - guitarist and composer
Born in Padua (Italy), he began studying guitar at a young age, graduating in 1987 from the Conservatory of Padua. In 1991 he also obtained a degree in physics.
As a classical guitarist he attended advanced courses with Betho Davezac and David Russell. and since 1988 has undertaken international concert activity both as a soloist and in ensembles.
