SEAMUS
The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States ( SEAMUS ) is a non-profit US organization founded in 1984 with the aim of promoting electroacoustic music .
The members of SEAMUS include composers, performers and music educators. Acting President of the organization is Ted Coffey; his predecessors were Scott L. Miller , Mark Zaki , Kristine Burns , Russell Pinkston , Steven David Beck , Scott A. Wyatt , Jon Christopher Nelson , Jon Appleton and Barry Schrader . A governing body is at the side of the president. SEAMUS has been publishing the biannual trade journal Journal SEAMUS since 1986 . A SEAMUS newsletter can be found from 1997 to 2004, and an online edition has existed since 2006. SEAMUS also has a specialist database ( Electroacoustic Repertoire Database ) and regularly publishes conference CDs.
From 1987 the SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Awards (now renamed SEAMUS Awards ) are given annually. This honors people who have contributed significantly to the development of electroacoustic music. The previous winners include the performance artist Laurie Anderson , the German music theorist and composer Herbert Brün , the inventor of the Moog synthesizer Robert Moog and the guitarist Les Paul , who was significantly involved in the development of modern recording techniques.
SEAMUS has been organizing the composition competition ASCAP / SEAMUS Student Composer Commissioning Program since 1995 , which is sponsored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Furthermore, the Allen Strange Memorial Award has been presented since 2008 .
Web links
- SEAMUS website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ted Coffey - President , seamusonline.org, accessed July 23, 2019
- ↑ Past Presidents on seamusonline.org, accessed on July 23, 2019