This archive is part of El Camino de Silicio, a computer music network to promote computer music in the Americas. For more information contact Bob Willey (bobw@carla.ucsd.edu).
The Nucleo Brasileiro Computação e Música (Brazilian Computer Music Society) will be holding its second national symposium the first week of August, 1996 in Gramada. The meeting will be in conjunction with the SBC (Brazilian Computer Science Society).
They have issued a
preliminary call for participation.
A description of the first symposium , held during August 1994 in Caxambu, is available from Silvia Matheus. The Computer Music Journal will publish a more extensive review, probably in issue 19:1.
Jamary Oliveira has been using computers for many years for musical analysis. He serves on the national research commision Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (CNPq). (jamary@sunrnp.ufba.br)
Un B offers a masters program in music and image.
Aluizio Arcela (arcela@LPE1.cic.unb.br) is a professor in the computer science department and has developed a format for scores and method for realizing them as sounds and/or images. Several of his works are available for inspection.
Conrado Silva is a professor in the music department and teaches electronic music in a lab he is developing. (conrado@guarany.cpd.unb.br)
Marcio Brandão works in the computer science department with Aluizio. (brandao@cic.unb.br or @guarany.unb.br)
Maurício Loureiro is a professor in the department of music. He teaches clarinet and coordinates the faculty new music ensemble. (mauricio@dcc.ufmg.br)
Maurício Alves Loureiro Escola de Música Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av. Afonso Pena 1534 30310-005 Belo Horizonte - MG Brazil
Gilberto Carvalho is a professor in the music department involved with using computers in composition. (agmc@dcc.ufmg.br)
Marcos Lacerda is making proposals to develop a studio.
Escola de Communicações e Artes (ECA-ISP) Universidade de São Paulo ae. Jauaperi 1782 04523 São Paulo
Fabio Kon (kon@ime.usp.br) is a professor involved with computer music. The research group for computer music in the computer science department has a world wide web page.
Ruggero Andrea Ruschioni (roger@lsi.usp.br) reports a web site at USP's Laboratório de Sistemas Integráveis (Laboratory of Integrated Systems). He says they also have a ftp site with binaries for SGI and the major packages for synthesis. The idea is to provide a site for South America, it should be faster than connecting to the USA, and they will soon have fiber-optical connection to the outer world.
José Augusto Mannis Rua Vitoriano dos Anjos, 507/53 13035-590 Campinas - SP tel: (192) 321503 ramal 29 CDMUSICA@CCVAX.UNIVCAMP.BR
Centro de Documentacão de Música Contemporânea (CDMC) Universidade Estadual de Campinas Biblioteca Central Caixa Postal 6136 CEP 13.081 Campinas - SP
Jôhathas Manzolli / Raul do Valle (sound archive) Núcleo Interdisiplinar de Communicação Sonora (HICS) Unicamp (0192) 397923 jonathas@dsif.fee.unicamp.br
Raimundo Martins is a professor in the department of music interested in establishing connections. (rmartins@vortex.ufrgs.br)
Celso Loureiro Chaves is a professor of composition who will be on the music committee of NUCOM's second symposium, to be held near Porto Alegre.
Hubertus Hofman is a professor of composition and pianist in the department of music interested in composing with midi.
Antonio Cunha is currently finishing his Ph.D in composition at UC San Diego. He will be returning to rejoin the faculty.
Vania Dantas Leite is a pianist and composer at the University of Rio. She has used electronics often in the past.
The Associação Brasileira de MIDI e Tecnologia Musical (MTM) has a library and activities for its members. Miguel Ratton, an engineer, is President.
MTM Rua Mariz e Barros 479, sala 1, Tijuca Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20270-003
Marcos Moraes teaches at the Departamento de Formacão Artíca in the Centro de Artes. He is developing multimedia projects using their Macintosh laboratory. (MMORAES@BRUFES.BITNET)
Nucleo de Pesquisa do Centro de Artes Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo Av. Fernando Ferrari S/N 29065 - Vitória, ES Centro de Artes: (027) 227-0798