The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) is a yearly international conference for computer music researchers and composers. It is the annual conference of the
International Computer Music Association (ICMA).
History
In 1986, the
Institute of Sonology institute was moved to the
Royal Conservatory of The Hague, hosting the International Computer Music Conference there during its inaugural year.
Each year there is a specific theme. For example, in 2007, the theme was "Immersed Music" and immersive media. ICMC 2007 took place in Copenhagen. On August 28, there was an "Underwater/Water Concert" at the
DGI-byen swimcenter, in the hundred-metre DGI-byen pool, as well as the various other pools of the Vandkulturhuset.
This "Immersed Music" theme of ICMC 2007 explored important issues in
musical instrument classification
In organology, the study of musical instruments, many methods of classifying instruments exist. Most methods are specific to a particular Culture, cultural group and were developed to serve the musical needs of that culture. Culture-based classif ...
and immersion.
2014 40th ICMC is organised joint with the 11th
Sound and Music Computing Conference in Athens, Greece 14–20 September 2014.
2017 43rd ICMC took place from Oct 16, 2017 - Oct 20, 2017 in Shanghai, China. 2018 44th ICMC took place from 5–10 August 2018 in Daegu, Korea.
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See also
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List of electronic music festivals
References
External links
CMA historyICMA– International Computer Music Association
ICMC 2008 2008 Conference website, hosted by the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast
ICMC, SMC 2014 2014 Conference website, hosted by the
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; , ''Ethnikó kai Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens (UoA), is a public university in Athens, Greece, with various campuses alo ...
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Institute for Research on Music & Acousticsand th
Onassis Cultural Center
ICMC2016 12–16 September 2016 in Utrecht, the Netherlands
ICMC2018 5–10 August 2018 in Daegu, Korea
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Computer conferences
Computer music
Computer science conferences
Music conferences
Electronic music festivals in the United Kingdom
Electroacoustic music festivals
Music festivals established in 1974