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Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) Departments actively represented at CCRMA include Music, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Art, Drama, and Psychology.

The Stanford Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) is a multi-disciplinary facility where composers and researchers work together using computer-based technology both as an artistic medium and as a research tool. Areas of ongoing interest:
Composition, Applications Hardware, Applications Software, Synthesis Techniques and Algorithms, Physical Modeling, Music and Mobile Devices, Sensors, Real-Time Controllers, Signal Processing, Digital Recording and Editing, Psychoacoustics and Musical Acoustics, Perceptual Audio Coding, Music Information Retrieval, Audio Networking, Auditory Display of Multidimensional Data (Data Sonification), History of Electronic Music, Real-Time Applications. The CCRMA community:
Administrative and technical staff, faculty, research associates, graduate research assistants, graduate and undergraduate students, visiting scholars, visiting researchers and composers, and industrial associates. Center activities:
Academic courses, seminars, small interest group meetings, summer workshops and colloquia. Concerts of computer music are presented several times each year, including exchange concerts with area computer music centers. In-house technical reports and recordings are available, and public demonstrations of ongoing work at CCRMA are held periodically.

Concert announcement: Thursday, October 15, 7:30PMStefano Pilia presents a solo performance of his latest works “Spirali...
10/04/2026

Concert announcement: Thursday, October 15, 7:30PM

Stefano Pilia presents a solo performance of his latest works “Spiralis Aurea” and “Lacinia” for electric guitar and electronics, exploring sacred geometry and spiritual dimensions through acousmatic meditation and refined electroacoustic processes.

Free and Open to the Public

UPCOMING: Two nights, two programs, 24.6 channels of sound under the stars. Transitions, CCRMA’s annual season opener, f...
10/02/2026

UPCOMING: Two nights, two programs, 24.6 channels of sound under the stars. Transitions, CCRMA’s annual season opener, fills the Knoll Courtyard with live performance, electronic music, and audiovisual works from our community and beyond. Dress warm, bring a blanket.

Free | In person + livestream

CONCERT 1 | Fri Oct 2 | 7:30pm
Helen Feng
Eun Jo
Alex Wu
Walker Smith
Hannah Kim
Alex Han
Primrose Ohling

CONCERT 2 | Sat Oct 3 | 7:30pm
Michael Gancz
Nick Shaheed
Helöise Garry & Maxine Carlisle
Madalyn Merkey
Luna Valentin and Mercedes Montemayor
Mohammad H. Javaheri
Celeste Betancur Gutierrez and Primrose Ohling

Save the date for our annual CCRMA Transitions Concerts >> October 2 & 3 in the CCRMA CourtyardCCRMA celebrates the star...
09/18/2026

Save the date for our annual CCRMA Transitions Concerts >> October 2 & 3 in the CCRMA Courtyard

CCRMA celebrates the start of the 2026 season with its annual Transitions: two evenings of outdoor, under-the-stars concerts showcasing music from the CCRMA community and beyond. Feast your ears on immersive 3D sounds played on our multichannel system (24.6 speakers!) in the Courtyard outside the Knoll. Each evening’s program will be different and will feature live performances, fixed media electronic music, and audiovisual works.

We encourage everybody to dress warmly and BYOB (blanket/bottle)!
FREE and Open to All | In Person + Livestream

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) returns to Bing Concert Hall for its season finale concert. You are warmly invited...
06/04/2026

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) returns to Bing Concert Hall for its season finale concert. You are warmly invited to an evening of new musical works at the intersections of humans, computers, new instruments, hemispherical speaker arrays, and novel sonic spaces.

2026: Saturday Night SLOrk!
Saturday, June 6 | Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
|- 6:45pm PT: Pre-concert talk by Director Ge Wang
| "Music and AI: What Do We (Really) Want?"
|- 7:30pm PT: Concert
| (in case you are wondering, this concert was made
| without AI tools, although some pieces will offer
| social/cultural commentary on technology in our lives)
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
327 Lasuen St. (at Museum Way) Stanford, CA

(more information)
https://slork.stanford.edu/events/2026/spring/

Come one, come all!
This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

You are warmly invited to an evening of new musical works at the intersections of humans, computers, hemispherical speaker arrays, new instruments, and novel sonic spaces.

Stanford Laptop Orchestra presents Saturday Night SLOrk!The orchestra is plugged in, sound checked, and code debugged (m...
05/31/2026

Stanford Laptop Orchestra presents Saturday Night SLOrk!

The orchestra is plugged in, sound checked, and code debugged (mostly). With a brand new generation of salad-bowl-based hemispherical speakers and new repurposed laptops, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) returns to Bing Concert Hall for its annual Spring Concert. You are warmly invited to an evening of new musical works at the intersections of humans, computers, new instruments, hemispherical speaker arrays, and novel sonic spaces.

Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
FREE and OPEN to All
(in-person and livestreamed)

6:45pm: Pre-concert talk
“Music and AI: What Do We (Really) Want?”
by Ge Wang, Director

7:30pm: Concert

CCRMA Summer Workshops are open for registration! Open to both Stanford and non-Stanford participants.This year’s lineup...
05/25/2026

CCRMA Summer Workshops are open for registration! Open to both Stanford and non-Stanford participants.

This year’s lineup includes hands-on workshops in sound, music technology, creative coding, spatial audio, electronic music, physical interaction design, wearable instruments, experimental performance, and many more. Join us this summer at CCRMA.

For more information, visit: ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops

Flyer design: Simona Fitcal

Introducing the Little Live Room Concert Recording Session — LLRCRS, pronounced “lurkers” — our newest concert series at...
05/22/2026

Introducing the Little Live Room Concert Recording Session — LLRCRS, pronounced “lurkers” — our newest concert series at CCRMA.

Each session is experienced across multiple spaces, each with its own mix: the CCRMA Stage, the live room, the control room, and the CCRMA livestream.

Images from our latest session, featuring a performance by Alex Han with a stacked band: Nathan Sariowan, Ryota Sato, Sid Yu, and Mike Mulshine.

Leila Abdul-Rauf draws you into a cinematic sound world that explores the darkest corners of the psyche, conceptually de...
05/21/2026

Leila Abdul-Rauf draws you into a cinematic sound world that explores the darkest corners of the psyche, conceptually delving into the deep vastness of the psyche of woman: wild, ugly, vulnerable, and powerful. On this evening, Leila will showcase pieces throughout her vast catalogue, from the more improvisational and textural ambience of her earlier work to the more rhythmic and vocally-driven intensity of her recent albums.

May 28 || 7:30PM || The CCRMA STAGE
Free and Open to public.

Music and the Brain Symposium 2026: Join us for Listening in the Past: Sound, Space, and the Aesthetics of the Sublime, ...
05/12/2026

Music and the Brain Symposium 2026: Join us for Listening in the Past: Sound, Space, and the Aesthetics of the Sublime, an in-person event where we dive deep into how sound shapes our experience of space and evokes the sublime. It is about exploring the magic of past soundscapes and their emotional power. Bring your curiosity and get ready for a captivating journey through history and sound!

May 22 & 23 || 10AM-9PM

CCRMA SUMMER WORKSHOP: Perception-Based Orchestration for Composer-Performers, led by Nick Virzi and Yuval AdlerAug 10–1...
05/10/2026

CCRMA SUMMER WORKSHOP: Perception-Based Orchestration for Composer-Performers, led by Nick Virzi and Yuval Adler
Aug 10–14

Explore how perception and cognition shape sound. Apply these ideas directly to composition and performance through discussion and creative work. Learn more: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/ Registrations are now open!

CCRMA Summer Workshops are one-week intensive programs at CCRMA, open to the public, bringing together music, engineering, and creative technology.

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