Sounds of De/Composition: NYU Music Graduate Student Conference
SOUNDS OF DE/COMPOSITION New York University GSAS Department of Music Conference October 4-5, 2024 32 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10003 | Website: https://bit.ly/NYUSoundsofDecomp Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marisa Solomon Keynote Performer: Emily Johnson
Within music and sound art, composition is most often understood as a process of creation. In ecology, however, decomposition often refers to a biological process of decay, a breakdown of organic matter necessary for cycles of death and rebirth. As has become clear in our time of entwined ecological and political crises, fragmentation and decay are ...