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Projecting the voice: observations of audience behaviours in ICT-mediated contemporary opera (2014)
Journal Article
Lin, Y., & Williams, A. (2014). Projecting the voice: observations of audience behaviours in ICT-mediated contemporary opera. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 20(3), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614568.2014.889224

This paper examines how audiences experience live opera performance and the behaviours they exhibit during live-streaming of the performance. It aims to contribute to our understanding of how audiences, who increasingly inhabit an environment saturat... Read More about Projecting the voice: observations of audience behaviours in ICT-mediated contemporary opera.

Projecting the voice : audience responses to ICT-mediated contemporary opera (2014)
Journal Article
Lin, Y., & Williams, A. (2014). Projecting the voice : audience responses to ICT-mediated contemporary opera. New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13614568.2014.889224

This paper examines how audiences experience live opera performance and the behaviours they exhibit during live-streaming of the performance. It aims to contribute to our understanding of how audiences, who increasingly inhabit an environment saturat... Read More about Projecting the voice : audience responses to ICT-mediated contemporary opera.

Portfolio of music compositions (2014)
Thesis
Efstathiou, D. Portfolio of music compositions. (Thesis). University of Salford

The following pages form a commentary on my own thoughts, notes, sketches and final printed texts of six pieces written between 2009 and 2013. The purpose of the text is twofold: to inform the reader of the intentions and poetic impulses of the compo... Read More about Portfolio of music compositions.

Portfolio of scores (2011)
Thesis
Rock, R. Portfolio of scores. (Thesis). University of Salford

My portfolio consists of a number of works written for wind and brass ensembles,exploring traditional and alternative forms of textures, sounds and compositional methods.
• The Hunter's Blade - A brass band work comprising three different styles. Th... Read More about Portfolio of scores.

Budapest (heart) NY: The New Music Studio, 1971-1980 (2005)
Journal Article
Williams, A. (2005). Budapest (heart) NY: The New Music Studio, 1971-1980. Perspectives of new music, 43(1), 212-235

This article sets the New Music Studio, a group of radical composers including Laszlo Vidovszky, Zoltan Jeney, and Laszlo Sary in its cultural context, exploring the influence of John Cage, Fluxus and other US musicians and artists on the composition... Read More about Budapest (heart) NY: The New Music Studio, 1971-1980.

Chinese Joint Ventures & Implications for Design Management (2002)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Zhang, X. (2002). Chinese Joint Ventures & Implications for Design Management. International journal of new product development & innovation management, 4(3), 213-230

Many Western and East Asian countries have found a 'haven' in China for those manufacturing industries losing their competitive edge. However, many western firms have lost millions trying to make in-roads into the sector. An increasingly confident br... Read More about Chinese Joint Ventures & Implications for Design Management.

Perspectives on Kurtág (2001)
Book
Williams, A., & Beckles-Willson, R. (2001). Perspectives on Kurtág. Harwood Academics

Wonder: A scientific oratorio mvt 1 score
Other
Williams, A. Wonder: A scientific oratorio mvt 1 score

This is the score of the first movement to my oratorio 'Wonder' performed by the `BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Singers and Salford Choral Society, November 2009, Maxwell Hall, Salford, and also in Studio 7, BBC building, conducted by Tecwyn Evans.

Exploration of unorthodox tunings and muscle memory practice for the electric guitar
Thesis
Jones, L. (in press). Exploration of unorthodox tunings and muscle memory practice for the electric guitar. (Thesis). University of Salford

The following body of research focuses on addressing the use of alternate tunings and muscle memory practice for the electric guitar. An over-reliance on existing muscle memory is commonplace among guitarists and this is often seen as a catalyst by t... Read More about Exploration of unorthodox tunings and muscle memory practice for the electric guitar.

Soundcloud page
Other
Williams, A. Soundcloud page

Collection of tracks and sets - please follow link below to visit the page.

Divers winged creatures
Other
Williams, A. Divers winged creatures. [Peformance, broadcast]

This is the first movement from my piece Divers Winged Creatures, performed by the MDR Radio Choir, April 2008, libretto by Philip Goulding

Accordion dreams
Other
Williams, A. (2012). Accordion dreams. [performance]

This is a piece for piano, performed by Richard Casey at the Conservatoire Frederic Chopin, Paris as part of the Contemporary British Piano Music Festival.

The devil's squeezebox
Other
Williams, A. The devil's squeezebox. [performance]

A piano piece performed by Richard Casey at the Conservatoire Frederic Chopin, Paris, February 5th 2012

Bog bodies
Other
Williams, A. Bog bodies. [Performance]

This piece was commissioned performed by GNU (Gruppo Novo da UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and broadcast as part of the Sala de Concierto series on Brazil's leading Classical Music Radio network, MEC. It was subsequently performed by NYOS Futures... Read More about Bog bodies.

A constructivist approach to developing interactive digital technology for musical learning
Thesis
Hart, A. (in press). A constructivist approach to developing interactive digital technology for musical learning. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study explores the potential added value of interactive digital technology to early-years music education through the development of software artefacts and their application in the primary classroom. The aims of the study are to investigate and... Read More about A constructivist approach to developing interactive digital technology for musical learning.