Spa­tial Au­dio Week

The Spatial Audio Week is a biannual symposium and festival organised by the Department of Music and Technology of the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki.

It assembles guest lecturers, students, and artists from music academies across Europe. For the 2023 edition this includes participations from the Baltic states, Estonia, and Lithuania, the Nordic countries Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, as well as Germany, Italy, and Spain.

The topic of this gathering is ‘Sounds in Space’, that is, spatial music and tools and methods for composing and producing electronic and electroacoustic music in various manners and styles of surround sound.

The festival will take place at Musiikkitalo on November 27 – December 1 2023.

Spa­tial Au­dio Week: Bafous­sam Sound Walk in Helsinki

A mobile sonic walk transposed from West Cameroon Bafoussam to Helsinki to be experienced in situ by walking down the Töölö Bay path equipped with a mobile device, SoundWays application and headphones, or by listening at a distance.

27.11.–1.12.
Töölö Bay path
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Concert 1

The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and The Musikhochschule Lübeck

Mon 27.11. at 7 pm
Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre
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Concert 2

Kungliga Musikhögskolan, The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and The Sibelius Academy, Uniarts Helsinki, Department of Music and Technology

Tue 28.11. at 7 pm
Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre
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Concert 3

The Conservatorio di Milano and The Sibelius Academy

Wed 29.11. at 7 pm
Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre
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Concert 4

Students from all guest academies and Sibelius Academy

Thu 30.11. at 7pm
Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre
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MuTe 25 Years Ju­bilee Con­cert

The Department of Music and Technology is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a concert in the Black Box

Fri 1.12. at 7pm
Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre
Tickets: 6,50–18€, ticket sale starts soon
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