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Electronic Music Midwest (EMM) is a festival of new electroacoustic music. ==History== EMM is the result of a consortium formed between Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), Lewis University, and the University of Missouri–Kansas City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Electronic Music Midwest Festival )〕 This festival was founded by Mike McFerron,〔(【引用サイトリンク】Mike McFerron: Biography )〕 Connie Mayfield, and Paul Rudy in 2000 when it was presented at KCKCC under the name "Kansas City Electronic Music Festival." In 2001, the festival continued at Lewis University under the title, "Electronic Music at Lewis - 2001." Electronic Music Midwest became the official name at the 2002 festival held at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
In celebration of EMM's 10th anniversary, Lewis University hosted the first EMM mini-Invitational festival on March 11, 2010. 15 composers were invited to present up to 15 minutes of music during this one-day, three concert festival. Among other compositions, highlights from this festival included ''Three Improvisatory Groovescapes'' (performed by the composer) by EMM technical director, Ian Corbett, ''Tranquility'' by Kyong Mee Choi, ''Bapu'' (performed by Lisa Bost-Sandberg) by Asha Srinivasan, and ''Texturologie 6: Emerald Emergent'' by James Caldwell. Electronic Music Midwest (EMM) alternates each year between Kansas City, Kansas and the suburbs of Chicago in Romeoville, Illinois. Besides the main festival which is usually takes place over three days. The festival also presents "mini" festivals which are one day events presented as outreach to other cities. Composer's Voice Concert Series hosted an EMM mini-Invitational festival In New York City on June 24, 2012.〔http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/program/12-06-24.htm〕 Western Michigan University as part of is New Sounds Festival hosted EMM mini-Invitational festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 〔(''Electronic Music Midwest to make sounds, beautiful to 'granulated and anxious' at the Dalton Center'' ) Mark Wedel, Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette on March 12, 2013 〕 EMM has always featured an 8-speaker surround diffusion system under the guidance of Ian Corbett. The core of the system are eight Mackie 1521 bi-amped speakers, an EAW/QSC subwoofer system, and a Soundcraft MH3, 32+4 Channel mixer. Since its beginning, EMM has programmed over 500 new electroacoustic compositions. Composers have traveled from around the world to graciously share their music with audiences in the Midwest. EMM strives to create an environment conducive to building community interaction. "Electronic Music Midwest has been dedicated to program a variety of electro-acoustic music, and to provide the highest quality of e-media presentations."〔(Kari Väkevän teos kantaesitetään Kansasissa ) Lansivayla 〕 Most concerts are approximately one hour long, and composers have plenty of time to "talk shop" with each other as well as interact socially with students and audience members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electronic Music Midwest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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