Come pet our synths! This petting zoo offers a unique opportunity for hands-on experimentation with synthesizers.

Join us in Orbach Library, Room 122 for an afternoon of sound exploration featuring faculty from the UCR Department of Music and visiting scholars from across the UC system. This petting zoo offers a unique opportunity for hands-on experimentation with synthesizers.

10-Minute lightning talks followed by guided hands-on experimentation:

• 12 p.m. Sound through Subtraction with Dr. Ian Dicke (UCR)
• 12:45 p.m. Ancient Computer Music with Dr. Peter Krapp (UCI)
• 1:30 p.m. Synthesis Modules in Practice with Dr. Tom Erbe (UCSD)
• 2:15 p.m. Women and Synthesizers with Dr. Amy Skjerseth (UCR)

Drop in any time from Noon to 3 p.m.! Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided while supplies last.

Recording & Archive: Please note that this event will be recorded. The recordings will be transformed into a free public online archive hosted on GitHub.

Sponsorship & Acknowledgements: Synthesizer Petting Zoo is presented by the UCR Library and the UCR Department of Music and supported by the UCR Center for Ideas and Society, the UC Humanities Research Institute, and the UC Office of the President Multi-campus Research Programs and Initiative Funding.