{"641370":{"#nid":"641370","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Guthman Musical Instrument Competition Heats Up","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Arts\u003C\/a\u003E is partnering\u0026nbsp;with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/music.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Music\u003C\/a\u003E in presenting the 23rd annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/guthman.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGuthman Musical Instrument Competition\u003C\/a\u003E. This one-of-kind event is dedicated to identifying the newest and greatest ideas in music. Musical inventors from around the world will share their creations and ideas about the future of music. The competition was founded by Richard Guthman (IE 1956), who wanted to find a way to honor his wife, Margaret, while supporting music at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, the event has moved online! In the fall of 2020, we issued a call for submissions that brought in hundreds of proposals from around the world; these were culled down to 29 instruments from 15 countries! The public now has access to a gallery where they can vote for the \u0026ldquo;People\u0026rsquo;s Choice\u0026rdquo; winner from among the finalists during the month of November. A panel of four judges will select the ultimate winners, who will be announced in March 2021, with virtual opportunities to learn more about all of the finalists and their instruments. The judges include guitarist \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kakiking.com\/\u0022\u003EKaki King\u003C\/a\u003E, who will also live stream the world premiere of her new album and present DATA NOT FOUND with Georgia Tech Arts this season; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/djspooky.com\/\u0022\u003EDJ Spooky\u003C\/a\u003E, composer, multimedia artist, and writer; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sequential.com\/about\/\u0022\u003EDave Smith\u003C\/a\u003E, engineer, musician, and founder of Sequential; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/metmuseum.academia.edu\/JaysonDobney\u0022\u003EJayson Dobney\u003C\/a\u003E, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge in the Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe current phase of the Competition includes the following activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Path Forward: Creativity in New Instruments\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETuesday, November 17, 2020 | 1 p.m. \u0026ndash; 2 p.m. EST\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArtsAtTech\/posts\/10158890298708421\u0022\u003EJoin the conversation on Facebook Live\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the 2021 Competition enters its next phase, we\u0026rsquo;re bringing together a panel of experts to share their work in musical instrument and interface design and to consider big questions in the field. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.graceleslie.com\/\u0022\u003EGrace Leslie\u003C\/a\u003E (professor in the Georgia Tech School of Music and director of the Brain Music Lab) will moderate the conversation between \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cdm.link\/\u0022\u003EPeter Kirn\u003C\/a\u003E (founder and editor of CDM, a 2021 Guthman Competition partner), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rogerlinndesign.com\/about\/about-roger-linn-design\u0022\u003ERoger Linn\u003C\/a\u003E (musical instrument designer and 2019 Guthman Competition judge), and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/music.gatech.edu\/research-projects#robotic-musician-plays-carnatic-music\u0022\u003ERaghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan\u003C\/a\u003E (Georgia Tech music technology PhD candidate). Join us for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBe a Judge for the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENovember 2020\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/guthman.gatech.edu\/gallery\u0022\u003EVisit the gallery and vote!\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor this year\u0026#39;s virtual competition, the selection committee chose 29 finalists from 15 different countries. Come meet the finalists in the online video gallery and watch them perform with their instruments. We then encourage you to vote for your favorites - the instrument earning the most votes will receive a prize and a commission!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Learn about the future of instrument design and vote for your favorite!"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 23rd annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition enters its next phase, and the public is invited along.."}],"uid":"34970","created_gmt":"2020-11-16 22:33:29","changed_gmt":"2022-05-25 15:38:57","author":"Elizabeth Geiger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"638686":{"id":"638686","type":"image","title":"2021 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition - hands only no text","body":null,"created":"1598996337","gmt_created":"2020-09-01 21:38:57","changed":"1598996337","gmt_changed":"2020-09-01 21:38:57","alt":"Two hands are reaching down from the top of the image, fingertips reaching for upright pegs.  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