tonight: Bridges lecture Math, Music and Visual Art

[Benoit Charbonneau]

[cid:02610EE4-8FB1-46A5-AED4-E75A7B88EB54 at uwaterloo.ca]
Friday, March 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Siegfried Hall, St. Jerome’s University
FREE ADMISSION | FREE PARKING | PUBLIC LECTURE | FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION

Speakers: Nathan Selikoff (Artist & Programmer)
                  Dmitri Tymoczko, Princeton University (Composer & Music Theorist)

Moderator: Doug Peers, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo

Mathematics, Music, and Visual Art
Our talks will explore some of the many connections between mathematics, music, and visual arts, using as a springboard our collaborative work-in-progress with the Kitchener-Waterloo symphony, to be premiered in April 2016. Dmitri will begin by describing the deep similarities between the languages of music and geometry, showing how elementary musical terms like “chord” and “voice leading” correspond to geometrical concepts like “vectors in an orbifold.” This correspondence in turn allows us to appreciate the hidden logic of particular pieces, the development of styles, and entire genres. Nathan will continue by showing how mathematical ideas can underwrite visually and conceptually striking visual art. The speakers will then join forces to describe some of the challenges and opportunities of using these ideas in creating a multimedia performance.
[cid:3FAE0917-DC60-4321-8781-5EBFE32FB43C at uwaterloo.ca]Nathan Selikoff<http://nathanselikoff.com/>, Artist & Programmer
Nathan Selikoff plays with interactivity and motion in time and space. Inspired by the behavior of systems, science, nature, and music, he combines computer code, traditional materials, and future technology to bring new ideas to life. His award-winning artwork has been exhibited and performed in galleries and venues throughout the United States and around the world. Selikoff is represented by Snap! Space in Florida, Bangkok, and Amsterdam.





[cid:0F9D9938-D7BB-416C-926A-02C9ACA573E0 at uwaterloo.ca]Dmitri Tymoczko<http://dmitri.tymoczko.com/>, Princeton University
Dmitri Tymoczko’s book A Geometry of Music is available from Oxford University Press, and his CDs Beat Therapy and Crackpot Hymnal are available from Bridge Records.  The author of the first music-theory article ever published by Science magazine, he has received awards from the Guggenheim foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and other organizations.



Note: The Campus Renewal Project is currently underway at St. Jerome’s University; therefore, parking is not available at St. Jerome’s.

Please feel welcome to park at St. Paul’s University College at 190 Westmount Road North, Waterloo.

SPONSORS: SJU, UW Faculty of Mathematics, UW Faculty of Arts, the Fields Institute

CONTACT INFO

   Benoit Charbonneau
   Pure Mathematics
   519-888-4567 ext 37336
   benoit.charbonneau at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:benoit.charbonneau at uwaterloo.ca>

   Alysia Kolentsis
   St. Jerome’s University
   519-884-8111 ext. 28280
   amkolentsis at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:amkolentsis at uwaterloo.ca>

   See sju.ca/bridges<http://www.sju.ca/public-events/bridges> for further information. Sign up for our email list<http://www.sju.ca/contactus>
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