IRCAM Residency at the Grieg Academy
26-29 January 2026 (Full schedule to be announced soon)
Knut Knaus Auditorium, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design (Møllendalsveien 61)
FREE
This four-day residency will focus on #AI and #Creativity, exploring how artificial intelligence can be integrated into #composition, #improvisation, and live #performance.
The residency and workshops will be led by:Gérard Assayag (Head of the Music / Representation / IRCAM)Mikhail Malt (Researcher and composer / IRCAM)Marco Fiorini (Researcher, Musician, and Improviser / IRCAM)
Schedule Overview
January 26: Public Talk — Presentation of IRCAM’s REACH project and discussion on AI in contemporary creativity.
January 27–29: Workshops with students — Hands-on sessions exploring Somax2 and other IRCAM tools for creative interaction with AI.
Participation
Performers from Classical, Jazz, or other departments, as well as anyone interested in interactive AI systems, are warmly encouraged to participate.
Active student engagement will be essential to the success of this collaborative residency.
Preparation Resources
REACH website – https://reach.ircam.fr
REACH YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@ercreach
Somax2 video tutorials – https://www.youtube.com/playlist…
Max MSP – https://cycling74.com/downloads
This residency offers a unique opportunity for students and staff to collaborate directly with leading IRCAM researchers and to explore the creative frontiers of AI-driven musical interaction and performance.
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This workshop is supported by the following funded projects:
Stylianos Dimou’s Strategic Funds 2025: «The Alchemy of Echoes»: Unveiling New Dimensions in Sound and Interaction and Kreativt bruk av musikkteknologi i musikkutdanning ved KMD
In collaboration with:
Grieg Academy (University of Bergen), European Research Council, REACH, Somax2, IRCAM and nyMusikk Bergen.
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