In Brief:
Title: Local
Experts Discuss the Relationship Between Music and Science at RMSC
Location: RMSC Eisenhart
Auditorium, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Dates/Times: April 25 at 7:30pm
Admission: $15
adults, $8 students (through grade 12 and college students with ID). RMSC
members save $1 per ticket. Call (585)697-1942 for tickets and information or
visit www.rmsc.org.
Detailed Information: www.rmsc.org; Facebook;
Twitter (@rocRMSC)
Local Experts Discuss
the Relationship Between Music and Science at Rochester Museum & Science
Center
ROCHESTER, NY—"The Re-convergence
of Music and Science" is the title of the final Richard C. Shultz Science on the Edge lecture in the 30th
anniversary series at Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC). The two
local presenters, Mark F. Bocko and David Headlam, are part
of the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering (the College) and
Music Theory (Eastman School of Music) at University of Rochester. The
program begins at 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 25 in the RMSC Eisenhart
Auditorium.
Throughout history, music and science have long been related
fields of inquiry. Since the 19th century, music and science have
largely followed divergent paths. One possible reason for this divergence is
the inability of objective scientific description to capture the more
subjective and emotion-laden elements of music. Audience members discover how experts
have strived to re-unite these two fields through studies of the nature of
musical information and representations of musical expression. Attendees
explore the research and vision of Bocko and Headlam for the re-convergence of
music and science.
Bocko received his doctorate in physics in 1984 from the
University of Rochester. Bocko has been serving as Chair of the Department
of Computer and Electrical Engineering since 2004.
Headlam received his doctorate from the
University of Michigan. A professor of music theory, Headlam co-foundered the
Music Research Lab at Eastman School of Music.
The presentation is followed by a brief
reception where visitors can enjoy snacks, beverages and meet the presenters. The lecture is held in the Eisenhart
Auditorium on the RMSC campus at 657 East Avenue. Single lecture ticket prices
include:
RMSC
Members: $14 adult, $7 student*
General Public: $15 adult, $8 student*
*students through grade 12 or college students with valid
college ID.
Call (585)697-1942 or visit www.rmsc.org for additional information and to
purchase tickets.
This is the 30th year of the
RMSC Science on the Edge Lecture Series.
The program will continue in 2013 with a new line-up.
For high-resolution headshots
and additional information, contact Debra Jacobson, Director of Marketing and Community
Affairs, RMSC at (585)697-1944 or debra_jacobson@rmsc.org.
Rochester
Museum & Science Center (RMSC) receives major funding from Monroe County.
RMSC includes a planetarium, nature center and science/regional history museum.
The Rochester Museum & Science Center stimulates broad community interest
and understanding of science and technology, and their impact—past, present,
future—on our lives. For more information about RMSC, visit www.rmsc.org. Find us on Facebook
and follow us on Twitter (@rocRMSC).
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