UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Mr Reuben de Lautour

Contact

Department: Music

Email: reuben.delautour@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Fine Arts, Block 2, Room 218

Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Supervision

Networks

Fields of Research

Music Composition
Electroacoustic Music
Sound Studies
Sound Art

Researcher Summary

Reuben de Lautour is a composer, pianist, and sound artist. He composes music for solo or ensemble instruments and electronics, and writes about music, technology and listening practices.

He is currently Senior Lecturer and Head of New Music at the School of Music, University of Canterbury. Prior to this he taught instrumental and electroacoustic composition at Istanbul Technical University's Center for Advanced Studies in Music, where he founded the Program in Sonic Arts in 2012.

His music has been performed and recorded by artists such as Evelyn Glennie, the Nash Ensemble, and UMS 'n JIP. Before coming to Istanbul he studied composition at Princeton University with Paul Lansky and Steven Mackey, and piano and composition at the University of Auckland with Bryan Sayer, John Rimmer and John Elmsly.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Music, Literary Arts and Other Arts: Composition and Theory

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Prizes and Awards

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Honorary Mention ( 2017 )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

De Lautour R. (2017) Inaudible Visitors: Theories of sound reproduction in the studio practice of Pierre Schaeffer. Organised Sound 22(2): 161-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355771817000073.

De Lautour R. (2015) Sound, Reproduction, Mysticism: Thomas Edison and the Mythology of the Phonograph. Musica em Contexto 1(1): 23-53.

Conference Contributions - Published

De Lautour R., Akkaya UC., Demirel Ç. and İnce G. (2019) Shaping sounds with p300 based brain-computer musical interface. In.

De Lautour R. (2014) “Is It Art?” : A Social Genealogy of Cinema, Photography, and Sound Reproduction. In Güngör A; Duyan E (Eds). On Local vs Universal: Musicult '14. Music and Cultural Studies Conference Proceedings: 173-182. Istanbul: DAKAM Publishing.

Conference Contributions - Other

De Lautour R. (2021) The ceno-orchestra and the origins of phonographic listening. Online; hosted by The National Science and Media Museum, Bradford BD1 1NQ, United Kingdom: Sound Instruments and Sonic Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 14-18 Dec 2020.

De Lautour R. (2020) The ceno-orchestra and the origins of phonographic listening / University of Canterbury. Arts Centre, University of Canterbury: HaCA and Friends, 27-27 Nov 2020.

De Lautour R. and Menzies M. (2020) Composing for instruments and live electronics. Nelson, NZ: CANZ Nelson Composer's Workshop, 27-30 Aug 2020.

De Lautour R. (2019) Echoes of the Inveigled. .

De Lautour R. (2017) Listening as Activism. Center for Advanced Studies in Music, Istanbul Technical University: MIAM Colloquium Series: Music and Expression, 12 Dec 2017.

De Lautour R. (2017) Listening In / Listening Out. Department of Music, University of York: University of York Composer Seminar Series, 14 Mar 2017.

De Lautour R. (2014) Perception and Paracusis. Center for Advanced Studies in Music, Istanbul Technical University: Soundscapes from Poland, 7 May 2014.

Compositions

De Lautour R. (2021) An Auscultation of Water. NZ Trio. [Piano trio (violin, violoncello, piano).]. 7'30".

De Lautour R. (2020) An auscultation of reminiscence. [Viola and 8 channel live electronic sounds.]. Approx. 9'30".

De Lautour R. (2020) Glass Ephemera. [Piano and live electronic processing.]. approx. 8'30".

De Lautour R. (2020) Trio for Viola, Percussion, and Piano. [Viola, vibraphone and multipercussion, piano.]. 7 minutes.

De Lautour R. (2019) Nihavend Peşrev. [Digital sound file, 2 channels.]. 7'58".

De Lautour R. (2019) Refractions. [Viola, piano, and multipercussion.]. approx. 11'.

De Lautour R. (2019) Schizophonia. [Piano, live electronics.]. approx. 10'.

De Lautour R. (2018) Involution. [Flute, Erbane (traditional Turkish frame drum), live electronics]. approx. 9'.

De Lautour R. (2018) The Bridge of a Single Hair. [Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Percussion, Piano]. approx. 10'.

De Lautour R. (2017) Ifadeh. Druckereihalle Kultur im Ackermannshof, Zurich. [Countertenor, Bass and Tenor Recorders]. approx. 9'.

De Lautour R. (2017) Transcoding. [Fixed media electroacoustic. Premiered at Matera Intermedia Festival 2017]. 10:08.

De Lautour R. (2017) Voicing III. University of York, UK. [Fixed Electroacoustic].

De Lautour R. (2016) Undertow. Performed by Filiz Karapinar (Flute). Self-published. [Flute in C and Electronic Sounds]. 9:45.

De Lautour R. (2015) In Harmonicity. Self-published. [Percussion, Piano, Samplers, and Electronics]. 11:54.

De Lautour R. (2014) Piteous Rodents. Festival Forum Wallis VIII, Switzerland. [Voice, Recorders and Electronics].

De Lautour R. (2014) Sextet. Humboldt University, Berlin. [Flute, Kemençe, Violin, Violoncello, Percussion, Piano]. 4:53.

De Lautour R. (2014) Spectres. Mustafa Kemal Auditorium, Istanbul Technical University. [Flute in C, Percussion, Piano, Electronic Sounds].

De Lautour R. (2013) Absent Present. Borusan Müzik Evi, Istanbul. [Piano and Electronics]. 6:18.

De Lautour R. (2012) Voicing. Borusan Müzik Evi, Istanbul. [Violin and Electronic Sounds]. 8:32.

Performances

De Lautour R. (2020) Inside the Note. Performer, composer: The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch. [Piano, digital sound processing].

De Lautour R., DeHart JW. and Menzies M. (2020) cLoud Collective: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly - Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch, NZ. Piano, conductor: The Great Hall, The Arts Centre, Christchurch central, NZ. [Violin / viola, multipercussion, piano, clarinet, violoncello, flute].

De Lautour R., Young M., Lilburn D., de Castro Robinson E., McEvoy C. and Voyce T. (2020) The Machine in the Garden: Soundscape Music from Aotearoa New Zealand. Curator; Performer (sound diffusion): Recital Room, Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013. [Public performance: Eight channel surround sound].

De Lautour R. (2019) This is not a Piano. Performer, Composer: Arts Centre Recital Room, Christchurch New Zealand. [Public performance: Piano, prepared piano, live electronics].

De Lautour R., Lansky P., Wilson S., Harrison J. and Stavropoulos N. (2019) Octophonia: Music for Eight Loudspeakers. Curator, Performer (sound diffusion): Recital Room, Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013. [Public performance: Eight channel surround sound].

De Lautour R., Malikler E., Cengizkan E., Khujaeva S., Şahin L., Kanatsız G., Ural M., Bozkırlı A., Çankaya B. and Korkmaz M. (2019) Recent electroacoustic music from Turkey. Curator, performer (sound diffusion): Recital Room, Arts Centre, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013. [Public performance: Four channel surround sound].

DeHart JW., Menzies M. and De Lautour R. (2019) Christchurch Arts Festival - Iconoclasts: cLoud Collective. The Piano - Christchurch, NZ. Performer, composer: The Piano - Christchurch, NZ. [Public Performance].

Menzies M., Keller D., Borecki A., De Lautour R., Lim L., Bowater H. and Holloway S. (2019) The Cosumnes River College Music Department presents "Guest Artist Series Presents – Electroacoustic Music of Living Composer-Performers: featuring Mark Menzies (violin/viola) with special guest: Adam Borecki (guitar) & Derek Keller (guitar)". Featured guest solo performer and composer: CRC Recital Hall, The Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA, US. [Solo and ensemble performance incorporating electro-acoustic elements.].

De Lautour R. and Menzies M. (2018) Reuben de Lautour at New Music Central. Composer, Performer: Arts Centre Recital Room, Christchurch. [Public performance: Piano, Violin, Electronic Sounds].

Other

BozkIrlI A., Çankaya B., Cengizkan E., D'Agostino ME., Kanatsız G., Khujaeva S., Kocaoğlu S., Korkmaz M., Malikler E. and Özcan Z. (2019) MIAM Electroacoustic. Istanbul, Turkey: Lila Müzik (record company). [Compact Disc, Digital download. Catalogue number: LILA 9040 / 2019. Barcode: UPC/EAN 8697427993255].

De Lautour R. (2019) Insert notes for MIAM Electroacoustic CD. Istanbul, Turkey: Lila Müzik. [Compact Disc insert notes].

Theses / Dissertations

De Lautour R. (2014) Histories of the invisible: Music technology discourses in the age of phonography. PhD Thesis, Princeton. Princeton University.

Student Supervision

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Current

PhD - Stuani R: Interpreting graphic scores for percussion: A comparative analysis of Rogério Duprat’s
Masters - Bryce RW: Caillte, Scáthán, Deas-ghnàth (2020)

Review and Refereeing

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2019 ISCM World Music Days Estonia - New Zealand selection ( 2018 )

Forum Wallis Ars Electronica ( 2020 - 2018)

Forum Wallis Ars Electronica ( 2019 )

Forum Wallis Arts Electronica ( 2020 )

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Composer Sessions ( 2020 )