Name: Emma Margetson
PhD: Music Composition
Thesis Title: Sonic Immersion: Reaching new audiences through sound
Thesis Description:
Through multiple modes of immersive dissemination (performance, installations and workshops) this portfolio delves into reaching new audiences with acousmatic composition (stereo to eight channel formats), some of which are collaborative and mixed media works. Through site-specific works, collaborations with different arts organisations and community groups across Birmingham, UK and beyond, this portfolio primarily explores: audience development techniques, to develop existing and potential audiences; audience engagement; collaboration; inclusivity and participation to encourage active listening and to reach out as a composer to new audiences.
Supervisors and Institution(s):
Annie Mahtani (University of Birmingham)
Scott Wilson (University of Birmingham)
Qualifications:
BMus with Honours: 1st class (2014)
MA: Distinction (2015)
Grade 8 Piano
Grade 8 Clarinet
Europe Mobility Award
Prizes:
2014 COMPASS Prize (University of Birmingham) for the composition Presence-Absence
2018 Cultural Engagement Award (M3C)
2018 klingt gut! YOUNG ARTIST AWARD 2018 for the composition Water Waves
Scholarly / Public Engagement Activities:
Selected 2017 Fellow at International Academy for Composers & Sound Artists, Delian Academy of New Music, 12 - 19 June 2017
Panellist for Electroacoustic Music in Great Britain: Past/Present/Future event at University of Greenwich, 27 January 2019
Publications:
'Water Waves' in Experimental Sound Art [CD-Rom]. Germany: Urban Arts Berlin, 2018.
'Water Waves' and 'Dreaming Waves' in Loudspeaker Music for Headphones, Volume One [Digital Album]. UK: Sonos Localia, 2018.
'Distorted Illusions' in Awakenings [CD-Rom]. Russia: Obs, 2018.
Performances and Workshops:
Upcoming Performances
CEMI circles, Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia, Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, College of Music, University of North Texas, 1-2 March 2019
SEAMUS 2019, Berklee and Boston Conservatory, 21 March 2019, 11am
BEAST FEaST 2019, University of Birmingham, 2-4 May 2019
Previous Performances
EMAS 40th Anniversary Celebrations, University of Greenwich, 27 January 2019
Fingerprints + Awakenings, Audior Acusmonium, La Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, 25 January 2019
MiniBEAST (-curator) at University of Birmingham, November 28th 2018
DD DAY 2018 online edition, November 23 2018: deliaderbyshireday.com
Festival Ecos Urbanos 2018, ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE MÚSICA, PATIO CENTRAL, Mexico, 21 November 2018
Royal Musical Association Annual Conference, University of Bristol, 13 September 2018
Spectra, Auditorio – Edificio Mario Laserna at Universidad de los Andes, 6 September 2018
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival at Abrons Art Center, Experimental Theatre 20 July 2018
Summer in Southside 2018 at Birmingham Hippodrome 14-15 July 2018
klingt gut! International Symposium on Sound at the Arts and Media Campus in Hamburg 7-9 June 2018
Sound Sculptures Exhibition at the M3C Research Festival 24 May 2018
BEAST FEaST 2018 at University of Birmingham 26 April 2018
Sounds Like THIS 2018 Festival at Leeds College of Music 17 March 2018
Flavour of Tears (René Magritte) for the world premiere, Reimagined: The Barber Collection at CrossCurrents Festival 2018 17 February 2018
Sound-Image Colloquium at University of Greenwich 10 November 2017
BEASTdome: Delian Dome at University of Birmingham 1 December 2017
SIME 2017 Virtual Concert 2 9 July 2017
Sound + Environment 2017 at University of Hull 29 June 2017
Delian Academy of New Music 18 June 2017
M3C Research Festival at University of Leicester 25 May 2017
Noisefloor Festival at Staffordshire University 2 May 2017
Kelp Road at University of Birmingham 19 March 2017
[ ex_nihilo ] Festival 2017 March 2017
MA/IN 2016 Festival at Conservatory of Matera - Sala "Rota" 20 December 2016
MTI presents: Postgraduate Concert at De Montfort University 30 November 2016
Sound Junction at University of Sheffield 26 November 2016
BEASTdome: Emergence at University of Birmingham 7 October 2016
BEAST FEaST 2016 at University of Birmingham 30 April 2016
BEAST: Visions at CBSO Centre 30 May 2015
Musica Electronic Nova at Wroclaw 23 May 2015
BEAST FEaST 2015 at University of Birmingham 1 May 2015
miniBEAST at University of Birmingham 11 March 2015
Previous Collaborative Performances
BEAST Qawwali Research Unit:
Electric Spring at University of Huddersfield 21 February 2016
Sufi-Sonic @ BEASTdome Pantry Sessions at University of Birmingham 14 February 2016
Soundscape work as part of the Arts & Science Festival 2015 at the University of Birmingham:BEAST: Evensong at University of Birmingham 19 March 2016
Sound Sculptures:
Arts and Science Festival 2018 12-18 March 2018 at University of Birmingham
Dark Matter with BEER:
University of Durham, 29th October 2018
University of Manchester (MANTIS), 28th October 2018
Science Centre, Aberdeen, 20 September 2018 (Sound Scotland)
University of Sussex 21 February 2018
Bangor Music Festival 3 February 2018
Previous Sound Exhibitions:
I want to tell you a story… at Birmingham Hippodrome (Main Foyer), 9-15 July 2018
Supporting soundscape for Dancing Bubbles, Birmingham Dental Hospital, 24th September 2018 – 11th January 2019
Previous Workshops:
Found Noise, with The Barber Collective (16-21 year olds)23 January 2019
The Sound of Dancing Bubbles, Birmingham Dental Hospital, 31 October 2018
BEAST: Sonic Sketches with The Barber Collective (16-21 year olds) 11 April 2018
BEAST: Sonic Paintings at CrossCurrents Festival 2018 20 February 2018
Lori Lullabies Family Workshops 23 August 2017
Sound Workshop at Ikon Gallery 13 May 2017
University Centre Doncaster 24 January 2017
Ikon Gallery 20 and 27 August 2015
Teaching:
Teaching Associate at University of Birmingham (First Year Studio Composition module): Spring 2016
Teaching Associate at University of Birmingham (First Year Studio Composition module): Autumn 2016
Teaching Associate at University of Birmingham (First Year Studio Composition module): Autumn 2017
Teaching Associate at University of Birmingham (First Year Studio Composition module): Autumn 2018
Placement:
The Bigger Picture (Arts Council England) at University of Nottingham: August 2017 - October 2018
Social Media:
www.soundcloud.com/e-margetson
Contact:
University email address: EMM132@student.bham.ac.uk
Personal email address: Emma.marge@hotmail.co.uk
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/e-margetson
Website: www.emmamargetson.co.uk
Twitter: @emma__margetson