ICST Ascolta Hörstunden

Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology / (ICST) Zurich University of the Arts

Acousmatic music and its associated performance practice aim to create a situation of focused listening by keeping the means of sound production invisible and essentially eliminating visual stimuli. The ICST archive contains numerous historical pieces in this tradition and promotes the creation of new acousmatic works through artistic residencies. The concert series ascolta – Akusmatische Hörstunde presents newer and older works, played in the (usually multi-channel) original versions in the ICST composition studio (3.D02, level 3, Toni-Areal).