Description:

This project explores the potential of using MIDI-enabled pipe organs as a platform for new ways of musical performance. Some of the possibilities include:

• Control of the instrument using new interfaces
• Employing the acoustic system of organ pipes as an extensive sonic palette
• Remote actuation and collaborative performance

IDMIL Participants:

• Johnty Wang
• Marcelo M. Wanderley

External Participants:

Bryn Nixon (Co-director of Music, Pacific Spirit United Church, Vancouver, BC)

George Rahi (Composer)

music for the augmented pipe organ from George Rahi on Vimeo.

Research Areas:

• Communication Protocols
• Mapping
• Software Development

Funding:

• Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT)

Publications:

• Wang, J., Pritchard, B., Nixon, B., Wanderley, M. M. (2017). Explorations with Digital Control of MIDI-enabled Pipe Organs. In Sound and Music Computing.