Ghosts in the Machine (a conference on player-pianos),
  May 4-6, 2017, at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Hello, I would profoundly appreciate your help spreading the word about
this event:

  Ghosts in the Machine: Technology, History, and Aesthetics of the
  Player-Piano will be a fascinating conference, taking place at
  Cornell University, May 4-6, 2017.  The interdisciplinary program
  encompassing music, technology, media and performance studies (and
  much more!), offers an amazing cast of speakers and performers
  from around the world.  The menu includes almost 20 talks, two
  roundtables, and three concerts.

  On the night of May 4, world-renowned pianolist Rex Lawson, from the
  UK Pianola Institute, will give a unique performance with his 1911
  pianola (a push-up mechanism with wooden fingers), accompanied by
  Roger Moseley, Shin Hwang, Miri Yampolsky, Elizabeth Lyon, and Alexa
  Schmitz.  Highlights of the program include Stravinsky's own
  spectacular performance of Rite of Spring, which we will hear (and
  see) 'live' via Mr. Lawson, his pianola, and Barnes Hall's Steinway.

  Other performances include the world premiere of Trapiche, Sergio
  Cote's latest piece for player-piano and piano, and a recital by
  master pianolist Bob Berkman (featuring an interactive performance
  for player-piano and a 1909 phonograph).

  Papers and presentations, including distinguished keynote speaker
  Georgina Born (Oxford University), promise an appealing assemblage of
  topics and perspectives, from the dynamics of the piano roll industry
  and the intricacies of reproducing pianos to issues of performance
  practice, computation, and MIDI technology.  Mark your calendars.
  You don't want to miss it!

You can find more information and the complete schedule of events at
https://westfield.org/conferences/pianola 

Sergio Ospina-Romero
PhD Candidate in Musicology
Cornell University

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