Quantum Sounds is a symposium in which public and ICFO community can gain knowledge and inspiration from some of the most recent research done in the interface between quantum physics and music composition, data sonification, interactive sound interface, sound programming and audio software development.

The symposium consists of a series of talks, lecture recitals (hybrid between lecture and performance) and Quantum Random Number Generator jam sessions.

In addition, the invitees will visit labs at ICFO and lead themed small group discussions with registered participants.

Symposium Venues:

• Day 6 and 7 June the sessions will be hold at ICFO (Castelldefels). 

ICFO: Mediterranean Technology Park, Avinguda Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels. See Google Maps.

• Day 8 June the sessions will be hold at La Salle-Ramón Llull University and Hangar.org (Barcelona)

La Salle- URL: Carrer de Sant Joan de la Salle, 42, 08022 Barcelona, Sala de Congresos. Closest metro station, El Putxet L7. (10 min walk). See Google Maps.

The Hangar.org: Carrer Emilia Coranty, 16, 08018 Barcelona. See Google Maps.

Presenters:

• Eduardo Reck Miranda, Paulo Itaboraí and Cephas Teom (University of Plymouth). Lecture-Concert “Tensorial Ripples”

• Eli Fieldsteel (Experimental Music Studios, University of Illinois). Lecture-Concert “LightMatrix: A Light-Sensitive Musical Control Interface”

• James Weaver and Brian Ingmanson (IBM). Lecture-Concert  “Hilbert Space Deep House - Composing Electronic Dance Music with quantum states”

• Rodney DuPlessis (Worcester Polytechnic Institute). Lecture-Concert “Composing with classical and quantum harmonic oscillators”

• Spencer Topel (Physical Synthesis) and Florian Carle (Yale Quantum Institute). Lecture-Concert “Reflections of the Quantum Realm: Superconducting Qubits and Variable Quantum Oscillator Design for Music Synthesis”

• Angel Faraldo (composer, performer) and Carlos Abellan (QUSIDE). Joint Talk “Looped in the Sound of Photon”

• Bob Coecke (Quantinuum). Talk-Demonstration "Quantum-compositionality enabled musical composition"

• James Harley (University of Guelph) and Marcin Halat (Violin). Lecture-Concert "Iannis Xenakis: Random Walks in Sound and Music"

Pannel Discussions:

• Mónica Bello (Arts-CERN), Anna Sanpera (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Andres Lewin-Richter (UPF-Phonos). Panel Discussion #1 “Quantum Sounds? What are they?”

• Reserbat-Plantey (CNRS-Chrea), Voldemārs Johansons (Sound Artist) and Yu Bi (qurv.tech). Panel Discussion #2 “Photons, Vibrations and Space”

• Leticia Tarruell (ICFO), Maciej Lewenstein (ICFO), Jose Manuel Berenguer (University of Barcelona). Panel Discussion #3 “Music and Quantum Computing”

• Spencer Topel, Eoin Edward Phillips (La Salle-URL), Artur Garcia Saez (BSC-CNS). . Round Table Discussion #4: "Quantum future in the field of arts and humanities"

• James Weaver (IBM), Rosa Ma Alsina-Pagès (La Salle-URL), Eduardo Reck Miranda (University of Plymouth). Round Table Discussion #5: "Quantum Computers and Creativity"

Organizers:

• Dr. Reiko Yamada (ICFO)
• Prof. Dr. Maciej Lewenstein (ICFO)

In collaboration with:

• Dr. Osvaldo Jiménez Farías (La Salle-URL)
• Dr. Jose Manuel Berenguer (University of Barcelona, Hangar.org)