UC Riverside Department of Music presents:

Sound Imaginations: Audiovisual Immersion

Paulo C. Chagas

Sound Imaginations is an interdisciplinary project that I initiated between 2016 and 2019 as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Ideas and Society at the University of California, Riverside. The project blends sound studies scholarship with field research and artistic expression. Since 2020, the project has evolved to include the concept of audiovisual telematic immersion in collaboration with Brazilian flutist Cássia Carrascoza. Together, we have presented more than 60 virtual and in-person concerts and presentations across the United States, Brazil, and various countries in Europe and Asia. Our work culminated in the creation of the film Sound Imaginations: Telematic Immersion, which will premiere on November 9th at UCR ARTS.

This film invites audiences on an immersive journey through ambisonic soundscapes and 360-degree visuals, merging distant landscapes and intimate moments. The work offers a unique aesthetic, inviting audiences to “hear the invisible” and to feel the nearness of what is far away, challenging traditional perceptions of presence and absence in contemporary audiovisual art

Part of the 2024-2025 Florence Bayz Music Series

The Florence Bayz Music Series offers online concerts, lectures, and presentations of academic research by Department of Music faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and international guest artists and scholars.

Paulo Chagas, coordinator.

Events are free and open to the public.

Bio:

Paulo C. Chagas is an internationally acclaimed composer and Professor of Composition at the University of California, Riverside, where he founded the "Experimental Acoustics Research Studio" (EARS). With over 200 works, Chagas explores the intersection of tradition and digital innovation, including orchestral, chamber, electroacoustic, audiovisual, and telematic compositions. His recent works, such as Re-soundings (2021), Olhe essas águas… (2022), and A Hora das Coisas (2023), showcase his ability to fuse tradition with cutting-edge technology. Chagas is also an award-winning researcher, with contributions to semiotics, philosophy, and music technology.

https://solo.to/paulocchagas

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