Through a range of performances and presentations, this symposium presented by Eugene Lang College ([ Ссылка ]) at The New School ([ Ссылка ]) will seek to bring the voice back down to earth, as a corporeal phenomenon that can be pushed to its limits through the desire to explore different modes of expression, identity and power. This one-day event offers an array of techniques, methods and practices that explore various ways in which the voice can flex its expressive muscles.

From the lure of Circe and Echo, to the disembodied modern oracle of Siri, the transient mystique of the voice lends itself to the ineffable. Both of and beyond the body, the voice is a unique instrument for illustrating abstract concepts, from the political vox populi to the philosophical voice of conscience. When lifted to such heights, however, the diffusion of the metaphor leaves the more mundane, throat-bound physical voice behind. Symbolic trumps sonic—the ideal outweighs the physical.

Speakers:
Catherine Provenzano, NYU

Catherine Provenzano is a PhD candidate in ethnomusicology at New York University. Her research is on vocal production in contemporary North American pop and pop country, and she conducts ethnographic work in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville recording studios. She focuses particularly on tuning plug-ins, the ways they inform performance, production, and listening practices, and the ways the voice is parametrized in software. She is also a singer.


Location:
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College
65 West 11th Street, New York, NY
Friday, April 1, 2016 at 9:30 am - 8:00 pm

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