Photos by Mike Park.

Tuesday 22nd March at 5pm 
Clocktower Building – Lecture Theatre,
University of Kent, Historic Dockyard Chatham
Keynote Speaker: Dr Matt Barnard (University of Hull)

The binaural method of hearing represents our natural spatial register and employing binaural recording and/or synthesis methods in composition reveals peculiar characteristics of the method. Discussing a compositional practice that is now exploring a syntax of space as primary, the binaural method is explored in its creative manifestations. Can we compose music for human hearing?

Matthew Barnard is a composer and researcher primarily focused upon electronic music, including electronica, acousmatic and soundscape idioms. The field of spatial representation in sound, particularly ambisonics and the binaural method, are of interest.