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Sound and music are the original augmented reality technology. Throughout human history, sound and music have played an intrinsic role in magic, ritual, ceremony, and celebration, transforming the mundane into the sublime, marking everyday events as memorable milestones, and enhancing the flow of experience. Acoustic archeologists speculate that certain acoustic properties of ancient monuments were intentionally designed to transform the human voice into something supernatural and that, throughout history, centers of power have been constructed as polished stone surfaces enclosing vast spaces in order to augment the sounds created within them — creating mysterious, impressive, and transformative experiences.

The Norwegian Academy of Music, the University of Oslo Department of Musicology, NOTAM and Symbolic Sound invite you to join us as we explore the theme of Augmenting Reality through talks, live performances, hands-on workshops, and lively discussions at the Kyma International Sound Symposium, KISS 2017 in Oslo Norway 12-15 October 2017.

Program Overview

The annual Kyma International Sound Symposium includes papers, workshops, demos, and live performances presented by Kyma practitioners along with master classes presented by the creators of Kyma, all tied together by a unifying theme. You are invited to learn, to share, to meet, and to enjoy!

Kyma experts from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the USA will be in Oslo to share their expertise in workshops, demonstrations, talks, and live performances.

The schedule below gives an overview of events. Click here for the program in detail.

 

Thursday 12 October 2017

  • 16:30 Registration, Norwegian Museum of Science & Technology
  • 17:00 Reception & Museum Tour
  • 18:00 Concert
  • 20:00 Dinner together (included with conference registration), Science Museum

Friday 13 October 2017

  • 09:30 Coffee, University of Oslo (Helga Engs Hus)
  • 10:00 Morning Session, Helga Engs Hus
  • 12:30 Lunch together (included with conference registration), Helga Engs Hus
  • 14:00 Afternoon Session, Helga Engs Hus
  • 16:00 Desktop Demos & Kyma Open Lab, University of Oslo (IMV)
  • 18:00 Concert I, Salen IMV
  • 19:00 Dinner together (included with conference registration), IMV
  • 21:00 Concert II, Victoria Jazz Club

Saturday 14 October 2017

  • 09:30 Coffee, Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
  • 10:00 Morning Session, NMH
  • 12:30 Lunch together (included with conference registration), NMH
  • 14:00 Afternoon Session, NMH
  • 16:00 Desktop Demos & Kyma Open Lab, IMV
  • 18:00 Concert, Levinsalen NMH
  • 20:00 Dinner together (included with conference registration), NMH

Sunday 15 October 2017

  • 11:00 Coffee, NMH
  • 11:30 Morning Session, NMH
  • 13:00 Lunch together (included with conference registration), NMH
  • 14:30 Afternoon Session I, NMH
  • 16:00 Concert, Salen IMV
  • 17:15 Afternoon Session II, Salen IMV
  • 20:00 Dinner together (no host)

 

The KISS2017 events will be taking place at the orange-flagged venues shown in the map below:

Program as of 15 September 2017 and is subject to change. Please check back or visit our Facebook page for news and announcements.

 

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KISS, the annual Kyma International Sound Symposium, is talks, workshops, demos, and live performances presented by Kyma practitioners, all connected by a unifying theme. You are invited to learn, to share, to meet, and to enjoy!

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