Georgia Tech's chamber music ensemble-in-residence, Sonic Generator, will feature the music of guest composer Philippe Leroux in a free performance in partnership with the Woodruff Arts Center and France-Atlanta 2010.

The music of Philippe Leroux, who has taught composition at the renowned IRCAM computer music research center in Paris, makes sound itself the very essence of the work. Sonic Generator will perform Leroux's Voi(Rex) (2002), featuring guest soprano Donatienne Michel-Dansac. The music uses poetry by Lin Delpierre not only as the text for the work, but also to guide rhythmic and melodic development and electronic spatialization of sounds.

The concert also features works by two other composers associated with IRCAM. Kaija Saariaho's NoaNoa (1992), for flute and live electronics, was one of the first works at IRCAM to utilize the center's revolutionary real-time audio processing technologies. Is it this? (2001), composed by IRCAM-trained composer Pierre Jodlowski, combines the acoustic sounds of bass clarinet, violin, and percussion with real-time audio and video processing to create a dynamic, theatrical performance.

Sonic Generator, Georgia Tech's chamber music ensemble-in-residence, explores the ways in which technology can transform how we create, perform and listen to music. The ensemble, comprised of some of the top classical musicians in Atlanta, works closely with Georgia Tech faculty in the GVU Center and the Center for Music Technology to present concerts that bring cutting-edge technologies to the world of contemporary classical music.

Sonic Generator is sponsored by the GVU Center, which seeks to advance the state of the art of the interaction between people, computing machines and information. The concert series is organized in collaboration with the Center for Music Technology and the School of Music in the College of Architecture. These entities champion advancements in creativity, expression, and human-computer interaction through research and education at Georgia Tech. Sonic Generator's season is also supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for music. This performance is supported by the French-American Fund for Contemporary Music, a program of FACE with major support from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, SACEM, CulturesFrance, and the Florence Gould Foundation.

Over the past 40 years, the Woodruff Arts Center has distinguished itself as one of the premier cultural centers in the nation.  The Woodruff Arts Center campus houses four renowned arts organizations including Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art, and Young Audiences.  In addition to its role as a cultural beacon and hub of the Southeast, the Woodruff serves as a critical economic, educational, and social catalyst for Atlanta and the region.  For more, visit woodruffcenter.org.

In order to promote new partnerships between France and the American Southeast, the Consulate General of France in Atlanta, together with the Georgia Institute of Technology, have launched an ambitious project called France-Atlanta: Together Towards Innovation (http://www.france-atlanta.org/). Focused on innovation and organized under the High Auspices of the Ambassador of France to the United States, the Governor of Georgia and the Mayor of Atlanta, this project includes a series of high-quality events in the scientific, economic, artistic and humanitarian domains.

For more information, visit www.sonicgenerator.gatech.edu.