Douglas E. Geers
Professor and Director of the Center for Computer Music
Music, Conservatory of
Location: 347T Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
Phone: 718.951.5000x3308
Fax: 718.951.4502
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Douglas Geers is a composer who works extensively with technology in composition, performance and multimedia collaborations. His works include Inanna, a 90-minute concert play; an opera, Calling,; a work for laptop orchestra, Sweep,; and a violin concerto, Laugh Perfumes,. Geers has won numerous grants and awards, including a 2015-16 Tow Professorship, 2009 Bush Foundation Fellowship Finalist Award, 2008 Argossy Commission Award, 2007 McKnight Composer Fellowship, Jerome Foundation Composers Commissioning Project prizes in both 2007 and 2001, and others. While on the faculty of the University of Minnesota (2002-09), Geers founded the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts, which he directed annually. At Brooklyn College he is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Center for Computer Music, and Director of the MFA program in Sonic Arts. He is also on the Music faculty of the CUNY Graduate Center.
Education:
D.M.A., Columbia University - 2002 (Music Composition)
M.Mus., University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music - 1994 (Composition)
B.A., Xavier University - 1990 (English and Music)
Areas of Expertise:
Geers is a composer who specializes in combining traditional instruments with computer-based instruments, many of which he creates himself, both in software and using electronic sensors and components. He is also interested in creating works that combine music with other media, such as film, video, dance, theater and robots.
Books and Publications
"Dan Hosken: Music Technology and the Project Studio: Synthesis and Sampling." Computer Music Journal 37.4, Winter. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2013
"Dan Hosken: An Introduction to Music Technology." Computer Music Journal 35.4, Winter: 99-101. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
"Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music, City University of New York." Proceedings of the 2010 International Computer Music Conference (ICMC). (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Proccedings of the 2007 Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts. University of Minnesota. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2007
"Development of a Versatile Interactive Performance System." Proceedings of the 2006 International Computer Music Conference. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2006
"ICMC 2004." Review of the 2004 International Computer Music Conference. SEAMUS Journal 18.2, Spring. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2006
Proccedings of the 2006 Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts. University of Minnesota. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2006
"Studios for Sound, Technology & Research, University of Minnesota" studio report. Proceedings of the 2005 International Computer Music Conference. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Proceedings of the 2005 Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts. University of Minnesota. (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2005
"Oblique Strategies." Current Musicology 67-68. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2002
Creative Work
As Adam, Early in the Morning for SATB choir and live computer sounds, written for the Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm Merriweather, conductor. Premiered by the Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm Merriweather, conductor, November 11, 2018, the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York City. 2019
Hinge Flock Traces, for guitar and optional live electronics. Performed by Junpei Ohtsubo, guitar, April 13, 2019, at the Sibuya Koen-dori Classics concert hall, Tokyo, Japan.
2019
Hinge Flock Traces, for guitar and optional live electronics. Premiered by Junpei Ohtsubo, guitar, at South Oxford Space, New York City, March 23, 2019.
2019
Oracle, for two acoustic instruments and live digital signal processing. An improvisatory work co-composed with Maja Cerar and Esther Lamneck. Performed by Esther Lamneck, taragato; Maja Cerar, violin; and Douglas Geers, computer; Frederick Lowe Theater, New York City, February 26, 2018, as part of the 25th anniversary concert of the NYU Interactive Arts Performance Series.
2019
Ephemeral Talisman for mixed chamber ensemble with interactive computer music and live digital signal processing. Performed by ConTempo, Shapeshifter Lab, New York City, April 30, 2018.
2018
"Teach Sum, Cheat Sum," a work of music for two instruments and voice synthesizer. Commissioned by the Japan-USA: Musical Perspectives (JUMP) project. 2017
"Teach Sum, Cheat Sum," for two instruments and voice synthesizer. Premiered by Miolina, Moi Takeda and Lynn Bechtold, violins, March 12, 2017, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City.
2017
Teach Sum, Cheat Sum, for two instruments and voice synthesizer. Performed by Miolina, March 29, 2017, Studio 312, Brooklyn College, as part of the International Electroacoustic Music Festival.
2017
"Ephemeral Talisman," for mixed chamber ensemble with interactive computer music and live digital signal processing. Premiered by the New York University New Music Ensemble and the composer Frederick Lowe Theater, New York City, November 29, 2015.
2015
"Father's Dream Reliquary." Studio 300 Festival, Lexington, Kentucky, October 1-2. 2015
"Inanna's Descent." Composers Now Festival, Spectrum, New York City, February 13, 2015. 2015
"Last Syllable" for live computer music and video mixing. Douglas Geers, computer. Premiered at the International Festival of Electroacoustic Music, New York, November 4, 2015.
2015
"Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse)." Third Practice Festival, Richmond, Virginia, November 6. 2015
"Obsessive Currents." Stony Brook University, New York. May 14, 2015. 2015
"Obsessive Currents." Stony Brook University, New York. November 22, 2015. 2015
"Oracle" for violin, taragato, and live digital signal processing. Commissioned by Esther Lamneck and premiered by Esther Lamneck, taragato; Maja Cerar, violin; and Douglas Geers, computer. Frederick Lowe Theater, New York City, November 29, 2015.
2015
"Polk Pond." 60x60 Presenter?s Mix, Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, Reno, Nevada, October 15, 2015. 2015
"Sapling." New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Abrons Art Center, New York City, June 23, 2015. 2015
"Stolen Blue." Studio 300 Festival, Lexington, Kentucky, October 1. 2015
Composition "Sapling," for piano and live electroacoustic music. Premiered by Blair McMillen at the JUMP-2 concert, Tenri Institute, New York, March 14. Performed by Blair McMillen, piano, and Douglas Geers, computer, at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, June. 2015
"Boundary Bloom," electroacoustic music (fixed media). Selected to be one of 12 works in the SEAMUS Electroacoustic Miniatures Volume 2 recording project. 2014
"C Train," an electroacoustic music composition (fixed media). 2014
"Father's Dream Reliquary," an interactive installation. Premiere exhibition at Audible Edge, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, May 27-July 26. Part of the 2014 Northern Spark Festival. Second exhibition as part of the 2015 SEAMUS (Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States) Conference. XYZ Gallery. Blacksburgh, Va., March 26-28. 2014
"Stolen Blue," electroacoustic music for eight-channel playback. Premiere performance at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Playhouse Theater, Abrons Art Center. New York, June 9. 2014
Composition of "Cumulonimbus," for solo instrument and live electroacoustic music. Premiered at the Interactive Arts concert, Frederick Loewe Theater, New York University, Oct. 20. Performed at Circuit Bridges series, Gallery MC, New York, Oct. 23. Performed at the International Electroacoustic Music Festival, Studio 312, Brooklyn College, Nov. 5. Performed at the Columbia University Computer Music Center Fall 2014 concert, New York, Dec. 5. Maja Cerar, violin; Douglas Geers, laptop. 2014
"Inanna's Descent" for violin and live electroacoustic music was performed by Izumi Okubo of the Center Henri Pousseur (violin) and Douglas Geers (computer) at the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days Festival. Auditorium Abel Dubois. Mons, Belgium, Oct. 29. 2012
"Inanna's Descent," for violin and live electroacoustic music, chosen for performance at the 2012 International Society for Contemporary Music World Music Days Festival. Belgium, October. 2012
"Mille Regretz" (fache amoureuse) for SATB choir and computer was performed by Choral Chameleon (Vince Peterson, conductor). International Festival of Electroacoustic Music. Brooklyn College. Nov. 6. 2012
"Tremor Transducer," for flute, percussion, piano violin, cello and live electroacoustic music, selected and performed at the 2012 Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States Conference. Appleton, Wis., Feb. 10. 2012
Music from SEAMUS, Volume 21 CD project of the Society for Eletro-Acoustic Music in the United States. Contains my work "Inanna's Descent," chosen for inclusion by vote of 2012 conference membership. 2012
Music from SEAMUS, Volume 22, a CD project of the Society for Eletro-Acoustic Music in the United States. Contains my work "Inanna's Descent." 2012
Electroacoustic composition "Polk Pond" selected for 2004 60x60 project, the 2012 60x60 Environmental Mix, the 2012 60x60 New York Minutes Mix, and the 2012 60x60 Presenters Mix. 2012
Electroacoustic work "Quiet Town Will" was performed as part of the 60x60 (2011) International Mix at Studio 300 Festival of Digital Art and Music Festival. Transylvania University. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 28-29. 2012
Improvisatory electroacoustic performance, with violinist Maja Cerar. ImproTech Paris/New York festival. Columbia University. New York, May 18. 2012
Live performance at Pauline Olivero's 80th Birthday Celebration Concert, Brooklyn College, Apr. 26. 2012
Live performance, with violinist Maja Cerar, "Improvisations on Inanna." ImproTech Paris/New York Festival. Columbia University. New York. May 18. 2012
Live performance, with violinist Maja Cerar, at ImproTech Paris/New York festival. Columbia University. New York, May 18. 2012
"Inanna's Descent," for violin and live electroacoustic music, selected and performed at Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States 2011 Conference. University of Miami. Jan. 22. 2011
"Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse)," for SATB choir and live electronics commissioned by Choral Chameleon (Vince Peterson, director) and premiered at the Fourth Universalist Society, New York, May 22. 2011
"Quiet Town Will," a short electroacoustic music work, selected for the 60x60 International Mix, to be played on concerts worldwide. 2011
"Simple Time," for electroacoustic ensemble (variable instrumentation), premiered by the Brooklyn Electronic Ensemble. Brooklyn College. Nov. 30. 2011
Here and Now, a CD of chamber music performed by Minnesota-based new music ensemble Zeitgeist. Contains Geers' work "Tight Tie Size Try." Innova Recordings. 2011
Composed "Cumulonimbus," a work for electroacoustic ensemble (variable instrumentation). 2011
Composed "Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse)", for SATB choir and live computer music. 2011
Composed "Quiet Town Will," a short electroacoustic music work. 2011
Composed "Simple Time," for electroacoustic ensemble (variable instrumentation). 2011
Live performance with Brooklyn Electronic Ensemble. Brooklyn College. March 27. 2011
Live performance with Brooklyn Electronic Ensemble. Brooklyn College. May 2. 2011
Live performance with Brooklyn Electronic Ensemble. Brooklyn College. Nov. 30. 2011
Performance of "Enki's Table," a work of electroacoustic music.
60x60 UnTwelve Mix. Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, Ohio, Aug. 30. 2011
Performance of "Enki's Table," a work of electroacoustic music. 360 degrees of 60x60 (UnTwelve Mix). Atrium of the Creative Arts Building. GEMdays in Huddersfield, United Kingdom, Feb. 23. 2011
Performance of "Enki's Table," with video by Patrick Liddell. Untwelve Mix. Bowling Green University. Bowling Green, Ohio, Feb. 1. 2011
Performance of "Enki's Table," with video by Patrick Liddell. Untwelve Mix. MUSICBYTES. Lewis University. March 26. 2011
Performance of "Quiet Town Will," a short electroacoustic music work. 60x60 Dance by Dance Parade, Dance Parade Festival. New York, May 21. 2011
Performance of "Quiet Town Will," a short electroacoustic music work. 60x60 Dance. Presented by HEARDing Cats and the Fox Foundaiton.
St Louis, Oct. 3. 2011
Performance of "Quiet Town Will," a short electroacoustic music work. 60x60 Dance. Slippery Rock University. Slippery Rock, Pa., Sept. 29. 2011
Performance of "Tight Tie Size Try," for Bb clarinet, two percussion and piano, by Zeitgeist. Here and Now concert series. Studio Z. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 6 and 8. 2011
"Enki's Table" chosen and premiered as part of Short Suite, programmed by the SEAMUS 2010 Conference. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minn., April 10. 2010
"Enki's Table" selected and performed at the 2010 International Computer Music Conference. Stony Brook University. Stony Brook, N.Y., June 2-5. 2010
"Enter Uruk," a work of electroacoustic music, was chosen by jury and performed as part of Short Suite, programmed by the SEAMUS 2010 Conference. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, Minn., April 10. 2010
"Inanna's Descent" selected and performed at the 2010 New York City Electroacoustic Music Conference. Segal Theater. New York, March 27. 2010
"Sweep," a concerto for violin, percussion and laptop orchestra, selected by jury and performed at the 2010 International Computer Music Conference. Stony Brook University. Stony Brook, N.Y., June 4. 2010
Composed "Enki's Table," a work of electroacoustic music. 2010
Composed "Inanna's Descent," music for violin and interactive computer. 2010
Composed "Simple Time," a new work for electroacoustic ensemble. 2010
Live laptop performance with Brooklyn Electronic Ensemble. Brooklyn College. Nov. 30. 2010
Live laptop performance with Brooklyn Electronic Ensemble. Brooklyn College. Oct. 24. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table," with video by Patrick Liddell. 360 Degrees of 60x60 project. Electronic Music Midwest Festival. Lewis University. Romeoville, Ill., Oct. 14. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table," with video by Patrick Liddell. 60x60 UnTwelve Mix project. Ronan Video Lounge. Chicago, Oct. 20. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table," with video by Patrick Liddell. 60x60 Untwelve Mix. List Arts Center Gallery. Clinton, N.Y., Dec. 6-18. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 2010 International Computer Music Conference. Electronic Music Foundation. New York, June 1. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 360 degrees of 60x60 (Crimson Mix) Installation with 60X60 Images. Interferences Festival. Library Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosí, México. Nov. 22 - Dec. 3. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 360 degrees of 60x60 (ICMC Crimson Mix). Taipei Contemporary Art Center. Taipei, Taiwan, July 17. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix installation with 60x60 Images. Interferences Festival. Library Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Nov. 22 - Dec. 3. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix project. Contemporanea 2010 Festival. Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine. Udine, Italy, Oct. 16. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix project. Grey Matter. Hadley, Mass., July 14. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix project. International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival. threewalls. Chicago, Nov. 20. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix project. Music Farmers. Wollongong, Australia, Nov. 17. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix project. Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, Ill., Nov. 4. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Crimson Mix project. Taipei Contemporary Art Center. Taipei, Taiwan, July 16. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Dance (Order of Magnitude Mix). Canada Congress. Concordia College. Montreal, May 30. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Dance 2010 (Crimson Mix) project. The Music Gallery. Toronto, Nov. 20. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 project. Congress 2010. Concordia University. Montreal, May 30. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 Untwelve Mix. Slippery Rock University. Slippery Rock, Pa., Oct. 7. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." 60x60 UnTwelve project. Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory. Istanbul, April 14. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." UnTwelve Mix. Charlestown Working Theater. Boston, June 9. 2010
Performance of "Enki's Table." UnTwelve series. Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. Chicago, April 27. 2010
Performance of "Inanna" Euphrates Survival Song," a 90-minute multimedia theatrical work for violin, actress/singer, men's chorus and electroacoustic music. Orient Meets Okzident Festival. Basel, Switzerland, Feb. 3. 2010
Performance of "Obsessive Currents," for violin and electroacoustic music. Fall 2010 International Electroacoustic Music Festival. Brooklyn College. Oct. 27. 2010
Performance of "Obsessive Currents," for violin and electroacoustic music. International Open Access Week. Brooklyn College. Oct. 20. 2010
Performance of "Polk Pond," an electroacoustic composition, with video by Shimpei Takeda. In the Sky/Off-Loop program, LOOP Video Art Festival. Barcelona, Spain, May 22. 2010
Performance of "Polk Pond," an electroacoustic composition. Short Suite, programmed by the SEAMUS 2010 Conference. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, Minn., April 10. 2010
Performance of "Verbosity Ore," a work of electroacoustic music. In the Sky/ Off-Loop program, LOOP Videoart Festival. Barcelona, Spain. 2010
Performance of "Verbosity Ore," a work of electroacoustic music. Printemps Musical d'Annecy, Auditorium du CPMA (Centre de Pratique Musicale d'Annecy), France. March 25. 2010
Unspoken, electroacoustic music performance. Short Suite, programmed by the SEAMUS 2010 Conference. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, Minn., April 10. 2010
"Enkidu" composition for violin and computer performed by Jinsoo Lim on the WordPlay series. Cornish University. Seattle, Jan. 16. 2009
Composer, "Inanna," a 90-minute multimedia theater work that was premiered in a series of performances at Rigiblick Theater. Zürich, Switzerland, Sept. 5, 13, 17 and 18. 2009
Composer, "No York Globe Cell," a work of electroacoustic music, which was premiered at the International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival. Brooklyn College. Nov. 11. 2009
Composer, "Scrambler," a work for solo piano. 2009
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Tow Professorship at Brooklyn College. This award recognizes sustained excellence in the areas of research, teaching and commitment to the mission of the college, and includes a $25,000 research fund. 2015-16. (Awards and Honors) 2015
Member, composition faculty, Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, Maine. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Brooklyn College Faculty Leadership Fellowship for fall semester. This program was designed to be "an opportunity for tenured Brooklyn College faculty to explore academic administration." (Awards and Honors) 2012
Brooklyn College Faculty Leadership Fellowship, for fall 2012 semester. This program was designed to be an opportunity for tenured Brooklyn College faculty to explore academic administration." (Awards and Honors) 2011
Finalist, Digital Media Learning Communities grant competition, MacArthur Foundation. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
PSC-CUNY research award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Finalist award, Bush Foundation Fellowship competition. (Awards and Honors) 2009
Large grant from the University of Minnesota Infotech program to upgrade the electronic music studios at the university. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Designing Sonic Spaces," a presentation to the Music and Architecture seminar at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, April 9, 2019. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
"Developing Curricula for Electronic Music Degrees," a panel session proposed and moderated the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, New York City. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
As Adam, Early in the Morning for SATB choir and live computer sounds, written for the Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm Merriweather, conductor. Performed May 31, 2019 by the Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm Merriweather, conductor, Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, New York City.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
Atomic Tango, electroacoustic music with video by Christine Sciulli. Performed by the New York University New Music Ensemble, with video by Christine Sciulli, at Frederick Loewe Theater, New York University, February 23, 2019, New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
Atomic Tango, electroacoustic music with video by Christine Sciulli. Performed by the with video by Christine Sciulli, as part of the Diffrazione Festival, Le Murate.Progetti Arte Contemporanea, Piazza delle Murate, MNT_Florence Ensemble, Florence, Italy, March 31, 2019.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
Hinge Flock Traces, for guitar and optional live electronics.Performed by Owen Hopper, guitar, and Douglas Geers, electronics, at the Cohen Family Theater, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 8, 2019. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
Inana's Descent, for violin and live electroacoustic music Performed by Jacob Duber, violin, and Douglas Geers, computer, on the Sonic Explorations concert, April 8, 2019, Cohen Family Studio Theater, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2019
Oracle, for two acoustic instruments and live digital signal processing. An improvisatory work co-composed with Maja Cerar and Esther Lamneck. Performed by Esther Lamneck, taragato; Maja Cerar, violin; and Douglas Geers, computer; Performed by Esther Lamneck, taragato; Maja Cerar, violin; and Douglas Geers, computer at the SEAMUS conference, March 21, 2019; Seully Hall, Berklee School of Music, Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
Oracle, for two acoustic instruments and live digital signal processing. Performed by Esther Lamneck, taragato; Maja Cerar, violin; and Douglas Geers, computer, as part of the Diffrazione Festival, March 28, 2019, Le Murate, Progetti Arte Contemporanea, Piazza delle Murate, Florence, Italy.
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(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
Sapling, for piano and live electroacoustic music. Performed at the 2019 International Computer Music Conference, June 16, June Frederick Loewe Theater, New York, New York. Keith Kirchoff, piano; Douglas Geers, computer. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
"Building Mini Synthesizers," a 90-minute workshop presented at the at the 2018 Society of Electroacoustic Music in the United States conference, University of Oregon, March 30, 2018. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
"What is Wrong with This Picture? Considering Issues of Gender and Ethnicity within SEAMUS," panel session proposed and moderated at the 2018 Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) conference, University of Oregon, March 31, 2018. Panelists included Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, Kyong Mee Choi, Linda Antas, and Maggi Payne. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
Ephemeral Talisman for mixed chamber ensemble with interactive computer music and live digital signal processing. Performed by ConTempo, Shapeshifter Lab, New York City, April 30, 2018.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018
Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse), for SATB choir and live computer music. Performed March 16, 2018 by the Ball State University Concert Choir, Kerry Glann, conductor, as part of the 2018 Ball State University Festival of New Music; Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University, Indiana.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
Oracle, for two acoustic instruments and live digital signal processing. An improvisatory work co-composed with Maja Cerar and Esther Lamneck. Performed by Esther Lamneck, taragato; Maja Cerar, violin; and Douglas Geers, computer; New York City Electroacoustic Improvisation Summit, Voorhees Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, February 23, 2018.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
"Challenges of Trans-Atlantic Sound Art," an invited panel discussion at the Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España (AMEE) Sound Art Festival 2017, Proshansky Auditorium, CUNY Graduate Center. Panel participants were Ferrer-Molina, President of AMEE, Professor Jaime Oliver of NYU, and myself. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2017
"New Approaches to Graduate Study for Composers," presented at the College Music Society National Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 26, 2017. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017
"Teach Sum, Cheat Sum," for two instruments and voice synthesizer. Performed by Maja Cerar, violin, and Madeleine Shapiro, cello, at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, July 16, 2017, National Sawdust, New York City.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017
Father's Dream Reliquary, an interactive installation. Exhibited October 24-26, 2017 as part of the fall 2017 NODUS concert series, Urban Studios, Miami Beach, Florida, October 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2017
Interviewed by Darwin Grosse for the Art + Music + Technology podcast, May 1, 2017. 45-minute podcast interview distributed publicly May 7, 2017. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2017
Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse), for SATB choir and live computer music. Performed April 8, 2017 by the University Chorale (Kimberly Dunn Adams, conductor), Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, as part of the Spring 2017 Choral Showcase. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2017
Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse), for SATB choir and live computer music. Performed April 1, 2017 by the University Chorale (Kimberly Dunn Adams, conductor), Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, as part of the Society of Composers, Inc., National Conference. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017
Mille Regretz (fache amoureuse), for SATB choir and live computer music. Performed November 5, 2017 by The Dessoff Choirs (Malcolm Merriweather, conductor), Riverside Church, New York City.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2017
"Conversations with Electroacoustic Composers," an invited panel discussion at the Creative Tech Week Arts Hub, May 7, 2016, Clemente Center, New York City. Panel participants included Margaret Schedel, David Reeder, Maja Cerar, and Izzi Ramkissoon. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016
"Sapling." Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States conference (SEAMUS). Carter Recital Hall, Statesboro, Georgia, February 13, 2016 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
Atomic Tango, electroacoustic music with video by Christine Sciulli. Performed with video by Christine Sciulli in Staller Auditorium, Stony Brook University as part of the Sonic Spring concert, Stony Brook, New York, April 22, 2016.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016
Father's Dream Reliquary, an interactive installation. Exhibited as part of the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, June 13-19, 2016, Abrons Art Center, New York City. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
Ripples, computer music with video created by the composer. Performed with video by Douglas Geers at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, June 16, 2016, Abrons Art Center, New York City.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
"Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music," a studio report selected for presentation at the 2015 International Computer Music Conference, Denton, Texas. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
"Creating Spaces and Places in Electroacoustic Music." Studio 300 Festival, Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, October 2, 2015. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2015
"Father's Dream Reliquary." Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States conference, XYZ Gallery, Blacksburgh, Virginia, March 26-28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
"Inanna's Descent." International Computer Music Conference, Denton, Texas. September 26, 2015, . (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
"PWGL Workshop," an interactive introduction to computer-assisted composition software. SEAMUS Conference. Virginia Technical University. March 27. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
"Lifting the Ground: Using Technology to Color Musical Experience." Composition seminar of the Atlantic Music Festival. Waterville, Maine, Aug. 1. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014
"Drama, Data, Scores, and Circuits." Department of Music Composition Seminar. New York University. New York, Nov. 19. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"Are We Playing Yet? Cognitive Dissonances of Electroacoustic Ensemble Performance." Symposium on Electracoustic Music Performance. Brooklyn College. April 21. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2012
"Composition of Tremor Transducer" poster. 2012 Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States Conference. Lawrence University. Appleton, Wis., Feb. 10. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Performing With an Autonomous Musical Robot." 2012 Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States Conference. Lawrence University. Appleton, Wis., Feb. 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Building Open-Source Electronic Music Instruments." Open to It: Teaching, Researching, and Creating the Open-Culture Environment Panel. Faculty Day. Brooklyn College. May 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2011
"Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music, City University of New York" studio report. International Computer Music Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"No Mickey Mousing: Musical Lineage in a Technological Age." International Open Access Week. Brooklyn College. Oct. 20. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"Why All the Laptops? The New Electroacoustic Ensemble Culture." Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States Conference. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, Minn., April 10. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Presentation to the Ph.D. composition seminar. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, April 7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"Sweep" composition for violin, percussion and Wiimote orchestra performed at Elebash Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, April 4, as part of the 2009 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, by violinist Maja Cerar, percussionist Cameron Britt, Geers (conductor), Christopher Bailey, Shiau-uen Ding, Peter Brinkman, Kala Pierson, and Ilya Mayzus, laptops. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Sweep" composition for violin, percussion and Wiimote orchestra performed at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, Feb. 20, as part of the 2009 Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts, by violinist Maja Cerar, percussionist Fernando Meza, Geers (conductor), James Holdman, Kyle Grindberg, Ryan Murphy, Paul Fraser, Dan Hedegard and Matthew Ahn, laptops. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Tremor Transducer" composition for quintet and computer was selected and performed at the 2009 International Computer Music Conference. Montreal, Aug. 17. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Guest lecture and presentation of my techniques of computer music composition. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, Minn., April 6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
Guest lecture and presentation of my techniques of computer music compostion. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. April 7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
Guest lecture and presentation of my techniques of music composition, to students and faculty at the Perpich School for the Arts. Minneapolis, Feb. 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
Professional Leadership
Music and paper jurist, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Music jurist and installation jurist, New Interfaces in Musical Expression Conference. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Jurist, ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Jurist, ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013
Creator and director, Symposium on Electroacoustic Music Performance, featuring presentations by two dozen leading practitioners in the field. Brooklyn College, April 21. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, music jury for the 2012 International Computer Music Conference. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Member, steering committee for the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Panelist, New Music USA's Live Music for Dance grant program, January. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Member, steering committee for the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2011
Moderator, "Composing for PLOrk" panel discussion. Panel participants included Jeff Snyder, Michael Early, Alex Ness, Blake Carrington and Daniel Iglesia. 92nd Street Y Tribeca. New York, April 29. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2011
Panelist, American Music Center Composer Assistance Program grants allocation, spring. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011
Consultant, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. Hubert Howe, director. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Member, music jury of the 2010 International Computer Music Conference. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Consultant, 2009 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. CUNY Graduate Center. New York. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Director, Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts. Minneapolis. www.sparkfestival.org (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Division head, University of Minnesota School of Music Theory-Composition Division, 2008-09. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Member, Brooklyn College Conservatory faculty committees for recruitment and technology. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member, Community Outreach Committee and the School of Music Engaged Departments Leadership Team, University of Minnesota School of Music. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009
Member, music jury, 2010 Society of Electroacoustic Music in the United States annual conference. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Participant, Open House, Brooklyn College, Oct. 25. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2009
Community Activities
Geers, Douglas and Eva Peskin. "Introduction to Computer Music" workshop. Given to GOALS program participants. Columbia University Computer Music Center, Aug. 14. 2014
Interviewed by Art-TV.ch, an online program of Swiss culture, in regards to my multimedia work "Inanna," which premiered in Zürich on Sept. 5. Zürich, Sept. 3. 2009
Two interviews on KFAI radio in Minneapolis in relation to my position as director of the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts. Feb. 17 and 19. 2009
Other Professional Activities
"Homemade Electronic Music Instruments," an exhibit chosen for presentation at the 2018 Maker Faire New York, September 22-23, 2018. 2018
Devised and edited the program for "Legacies of Pauline Oliveros," a two-day symposium reflecting on the works and influence of Ms. Oliveros, presented at Brooklyn College, November 2-4, 2017. 2017
SEAMUS Miniatures, Volume 2 CD, a project of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States. Contains Geers' work "Boundary Bloom." 2014
