The Music, Science and Technology Research Cluster (mstrc) at the Department of Music, University of York, comprises an international and interdisciplinary community of staff and research students working in areas across music, science and technology.

Cotton Panic

PhD Composition student Ben Eyes is currently working as sound designer and sound engineer for the Jane Horrocks show “Cotton Panic” at Manchester International Festival. http://mif.co.uk/mif17-events/cotton-panic/ The show, based on the story of the cotton famine in Lancashire in 1861, when cotton mill workers came out in solidarity with the emancipation of slaves in the USA, … Continued

A sucessful afternoon at the Festival of Ideas for the YMPG

YMPG were lucky enough to take part in the 2017 FestIval of ideas, as run by the University of York. One of their flagship events was the ‘family fun afternoon’ held in the Ron Cook Hub. One of our members, Lottie Brook, devised a series of activities for children to introduce them to the idea … Continued

Aesthetic Judgement and Contemporary Music

On Saturday the YMPG held our first major study since our conception. The study was concerned with understanding why some listeners respond positively and others negatively to contemporary music and identifying the cognitive and emotional processes that facilitate those responses in concerts. In this study, contemporary music was performed in front of an audience (with … Continued

2017 Postgraduate Spring Forum

Every autumn and spring the music department hosts a post-graduate forum day. This is an opportunity for current postgraduate students to showcase their research to a group of their peers, meet fellow postgraduate students, discuss and exchange ideas, gain academic presentation experience, and learn about the diverse outputs of the music department. Areas of research might include, … Continued

Reverberation modelling

The first working prototype of a new reverberation modelling system is currently being tested in the Music Production, Processing and Analysis Group. Modern digital reverberation systems are typically either convolution-based or algorithmic. The former type works with samples of reverberation (usually in the form of a room impulse response), which is applied to incoming audio … Continued

Musical Instruments in the 21st Century

By exploring the many different types and forms of contemporary musical instruments, this book contributes to a better understanding of the conditions of instrumentality in the 21st century. Providing insights from science, humanities and the arts, authors from a wide range of disciplines discuss the following questions: ·         What are the conditions under which an … Continued

AHRC White Rose (WRoCAH) funding for Doctoral Research at the Department of Music, University of York

The University of York invites applications for PhD research in areas across Music, Science and Technology at the Department of Music. A number of fully-funded studentships are available for outstanding candidates. The mstrc provides with outstanding facilities, a seminar series, a supportive community of interdisciplinary researchers, and a thriving environment that benefits from the broader … Continued

Music Science and Technology Research Cluster Launch

The launch of the University of York Music Science and Technology Research Cluster took place on Friday the 25th of November 2016 in the Rymer Auditorium at the Department of Music at the University of York. The 50 odd guests were treated to an evening of introductory talks about the cluster and current topics within … Continued

Dr Jez Wells audio installation at the National Centre for Early Music

The next Vespertine York event will feature an 18 speaker audio installation at the National Centre for Early Music.

Dr Hauke Egermann and Dr Federico Reuben Receive University Funding to Study Aesthetics

In August 2016, Dr Hauke Egermann and Dr Federico Reuben received research prime and strategic capital funding from the University of York to study aesthetic responses to live performed contemporary music (55,000 GBP). This funding will allow them to purchase a unique and mobile audience response system that will enable the continuous assessment of psychological and physiological … Continued

The Dynamics of Music Listening

The Dynamics of Music Listening: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue Between Music Theory and Music Psychology This projects investigates together with the Music Perception and Cognition Lab at McGill University the temporality of the perceptual, cognitive, and affective experience of listeners. We developed and tested music theories for the construction of hypotheses on what happens in the mind of a … Continued

Dr Jez Wells collaboration with I Fagiolini

Dr Jez Wells and Dutch director Henk Schut worked last week with Department of Music Associate Ensemble I Fagiolini, fresh from their release of ‘Amuse-Bouche’ on Decca Classics.

Dr Federico Reuben live coding improvisation concert at York Spring Festival

Dr Federico Reuben was joined by Rachel Musson (sax) and Mark Sanders(drums) for a live coding improvisation concert on the 5th of May during the York Spring Festival. This concert was part of a larger research project by Dr Reuben examining modularity, immediacy and exchange in laptop improvisation. The research outputs of this project will include … Continued

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  • Cotton Panic

    PhD Composition student Ben Eyes is currently working as sound designer and sound engineer for the Jane Horrocks show “Cotton Panic” at Manchester International Festival. http://mif.co.uk/mif17-events/cotton-panic/ The show, based on the story of the cotton famine in Lancashire in 1861, when cotton mill workers came out in solidarity with the emancipation of slaves in the USA, … Continued

  • A sucessful afternoon at the Festival of Ideas for the YMPG

    YMPG were lucky enough to take part in the 2017 FestIval of ideas, as run by the University of York. One of their flagship events was the ‘family fun afternoon’ held in the Ron Cook Hub. One of our members, Lottie Brook, devised a series of activities for children to introduce them to the idea … Continued

  • YMPG goes to The Festival of Ideas

    On the 10th of June we are taking part in the Family Fringe Afternoon at the University’s Festival of Ideas! We have an exciting line up of activities planned, suitable for children and parents to get involved in. From a silent disco to composing your own percussive piece, we hope to share some interesting facts … Continued

  • Aesthetic Judgement and Contemporary Music

    On Saturday the YMPG held our first major study since our conception. The study was concerned with understanding why some listeners respond positively and others negatively to contemporary music and identifying the cognitive and emotional processes that facilitate those responses in concerts. In this study, contemporary music was performed in front of an audience (with … Continued

  • Call for Participants

    The York Music Psychology Group (YMPG) at the Music Science and Technology Research Centre is looking for participants in a live concert experiment involving our unique Audience Response System. If you are interested, please fill in the this online questionnaire (click on the following link or copy to your browser) to provide us some information … Continued

Events

Research Groups

Music Production, Processing and Analysis Group

Theme leader: Jez Wells (Director of MPPAG)

Research that contributes to new techniques and technologies for interacting with sound as well as those that respond to such developments in the studio and understand them from a human and cultural perspective.

Technologies for Musical Creativity Group

Theme leader: Federico Reuben (Director of mstrc & TMCG)

Research on the development of technology that, as a fundamental principle, considers the complexities of musical and creative processes.

York Music Psychology Group

Theme leader: Hauke Egermann (Director of YMPG)

Research to explain and understand musical behaviour and experience.