LLS - Activities

Research Groups: although the researchers are completely free to develop their own research projects, the LLS encourages the formation of research groups. These groups should gather researchers and artists with common interests to exchange their ideas about specific subjects. Currently, there are groups working on music interaction and music programming in the MAX environment.

Education: There is no regular course at LLS. People interested in working at the laboratory/studio should be a regular student at the Graduate Program in Communication and Semiotics. However the LLS periodically offers small courses, workshops, and lectures which are given either by its affiliated researchers or guests. In the last three years the LLS has received many guests, among them Bob Willey (CRCA, USA), Silvia Matheus (CNMAT, USA) Leo Küpper (Belgium), Marc Leman (IPEM, Belgium), Conrado Silva (UnB), Guido Stolfi (USP), Hans-Joachin Koellreutter, Eduardo Seicman (USP), José Augusto Mannis (CDMC), Gilberto Mendes, Flo Menezes (UNESP), David Lidov (Univ. York, Canada).

Artistic Production - The LLS has been producing a wide range of works, from sound tracks for CD-ROMs and video to sound poems to electronic music composition. Among the recently produced works are:

• Espaços Habitados (1994), by Conrado Silva: electronic opera based on the text Galáxias by Haroldo de Campos;
• Poesia Sonora (1994), by Philadelpho Menezes: 15 sound poems;
• Um Lance de Mallarmé (1995), by Fernando Segolin, Samira Chalhub (readers) and Milton Ferreira (music): verbal and musical interpretations of Mallarmé's poem Un Coup de Dés;
• Humanização das Tecnologias (1995), by Milton Ferreira: music composition for tape;
• Apeave (1995), by Silvio Ferraz: music composition for tape;
• Window into de pond (Janela no espelho d'água) (1995), by Silvio ferraz, music composition for bassfl., bass cl., pno, vlin. and cello;
• O jardim das folhas dobradas (1996), by Silvio Ferraz: music composition for tape and instruments;
• InterAto (1996), by Fernando Iazzetta: music composition for interactive music system and instruments;
  
• PerCurso (1997), by Fernando Iazzetta: tape music.