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Notam at Ultima 2024: Spatial Audio Salon

As part of the Ultima festival 2024 Notam will be hosting Spatial Audio Salon for the third time – this year at Den norsk filmskolen.

At Den norsk filmskolen we will create a unique sound dome installation with 32 speakers. Over two days (September 16th and 18th), we will host the world premiere of works by Tulle Ruth, Natasha Barrett and Signe Heinfelt. In addition, there will be works by Trond Lossius, Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer, Bjarne Kvinnsland, Giuseppe Pisano, Gunn Tove Grønsberg and Rune van Deurs. Tickets for the events can be found here.

Read more about the works, and see full program here.

Cover Art: Brian Cliff Olguin / NODE for Ultima


Release party:“Maj & Gunnar Sønstevold – The Kitchen Counter Experiments 1959-1984” & “Varder 1”

August 29, 2024, O. Gudmundsen Minde and Notam invites you to a release party for two new records dedicated to early Norwegian electronic music; “Maj & Gunnar Sønstevold – The Kitchen Counter Experiments 1959-1984” and the compilation album “Varder 1” with works by Karin Krog, Kåre Kolberg, Knut Sønstevold and Hal Clark.

This evening you can hear «Stormen», by Gunnar Sønstevold, being played for the first time since 1959. There will be a talk with Lars Mørch Finborud and Knut Sønstevold about his work at EMS in Stockholm. You will also get to hear Hal Clark’s unreleased work “Ten Last Words from 7000 sMiles”, with an introduction by the composer himself.

Program:
19.00 Doors open
19.15 Introduction by Lasse Marhaug and Lars Mørch Finborud
19.20 Gunnar Sønstevold – «The Storm” (1959)
19.30 Talk with Knut Sønstevold and Lars Mørch Finborud
19.50 Knut Sønstevold – “Quasar” (1972)
20.00 Hal Clark introduces the work “Ten Last Words from 7000 sMiles” (1971) before it is played

The event is free.

The releases are supported by Notam and the Cultural Council of Norway.

Read more about the releases here.


New courses and workshops at Notam this fall!

Notam is a place for sharing and getting knowledge on art and technology.

We contribute to the development of the field by inviting experts to host workshops, courses and presentations on various subjects in the intersection of science, arts and technology, as well as teaching our own courses.

This fall we are introducing a number of new courses and workshops. Read more about it here:

https://notam.no/courses-and-workshops-autumn-2024/