The material agency of acoustic space

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This work aims to develop, and explore in compositional practice, the notion aural micro-space, an area whose aural architecture is not accessible to the listener unless it is mediated by recording technology.

The research involves the development of new theoretical concepts, novel recording techniques, using bespoke microphone hardware, as well as new ways of using ambisonic technology in the composition of new acousmatic and mixed media works.

The compositional methodology employed in the development of these works is an attempt to unify spatiomorphology and spectromorphology in the workflow, to consider those in conjunction with each other during the development and arrangement stages of the compositional process.

2023

Khemenu, First Prize, International Sonosfera Ambisonics Competition "Eugenio Giordani", Pesaro, Italy
Khemenu, Finalist, Fixed medium, MA/IN 2023, Matera (Italy)

2020

Claustro, Award of Distinction (first place), Fixed medium, MA/IN, Matera, Italy
Claustro, Mention, Ars Electronica Forum Wallis 2, Leuk. Switzerland

2019

Claustro, 2nd prize ex æquo, Fixed medium, 13th Destellos Competition 2019, Mar del Plata, Argentina

2018

Karst Grotto, Prize winner, Ars Electronica Forum Wallis, Leuk, Switzerland
Karst Grotto, 2nd prize, Computer Space, Sofia, Bulgaria
Karst Grotto, Special Mention, 10th Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition Métamorphoses 2018, Ohain, Belgium

2017

Topophilia, 1st Prize, International Electroacoustic Composition Competition “Iannis Xenakis”, Contemporary Music Lab of Aristotle University, Greece
Topophilia, 2nd Prize, Concours international de composition électroacoustique KLANG, Montpellier, France
Topophilia, Electronic Music Category Winner, The New Music Consortium, University of South Florida, USA

2016

Topophilia, 1st Prize - Acousmatic Category, IX° Foundation Destellos Competition, Argentina
Topophilia, 3rd Prize - Résidence ICST-Zurich, Concours International de Composition Electroacoustique de Monaco
Topophilia, Mention, 8ème concours biennal de composition acousmatique Métamorphoses, Belgium
Ballistichory, 1st Prize, Open Circuit Electroacoustic Competition, Liverpool University, UK

Professor Nikos Stavropoulos

Professor / Leeds School of Arts

Nikos's research interests lay in the composition of multi - channel acousmatic and mixed media works, the articulation of acoustic space and its use in musical structure, as well as the development of new interfaces for sound processing and composition.

Email Professor Nikos Stavropoulos