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Can new music be funny? The connection between music and psychology has long been scientifically appreciated, so perhaps the foreboding nature of new music is part of the reason it doesn’t get the exposure it deserves. But what if new classical music had a more upbeat tone?
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During the renovations of the Eggenberg Palace in Graz, Austria, a sensational find was uncovered. What were thought to be paper wall hangings in the palace’s beautifully ornate Japanese Room were, in fact, panels from an incredibly rare Japanese folding screen. Inspired by this find, a new cultural exchange was initiated.
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Technology (hightech) and technological revolutions have long had an influence on social norms (lowtech). This relationship between the two poses new questions about mankind’s search for meaning, and in doing so it asks us to reassess the very nature of art, and of technology, and their interaction, identity, and influence upon themselves and society.
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Inspired by her book, Warped Passages, composer Hèctor Parra approached author and physicist Lisa Randall with an idea. Could her work on multidimensional quantum theory become a musical love story?
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The International Ensemble and Composers Academy for Contemporary Music—impuls—is a place where music, learning and art come together to inspire. Founded by composer Beat Furrer and violinist and conductor Ernst Kovacic, the festival brings together artists and musicians to share ideas, to inspire art lovers and, perhaps most importantly, to educate.