Piercy Studio
1385 Seymour Street"Neural Synthesis No. 19" is derived from David Tudor's composition "Neural Network Plus," commissioned by Merce Cunningham for his dance Enter and premiered in November 1992 at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. The piece was composed using a neural-network synthesizer built around an Intel analog neural-network chip consisting of 64 non-linear amplifiers with 10,240 programmable connections.
Neural Synthesis No. 19 relies on a layering process that exposes different levels of pre-recorded source material produced by the neural-network synthesizer. These recordings serve as source material for a specified array of processing equipment that the performer manipulates in real time. The piece's presentation depends critically on the loudspeaker configuration and its interaction with the acoustical properties of the performance space.
Sat, Jan 10, 2026 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Piercy Studio
1385 Seymour Street
For over 34 years, the Upstream Music Association has been composing and improvising experimental music. We present festivals, convene diverse ensembles, offer workshops and produce on-line experiences in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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