Chris Tonkin was born in Perth, Western Australia. He holds degrees in composition from the University of Western Australia, Rice University (Houston, Texas) and a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego.
Since January 2008, Chris has taught at the School of Music at UWA as lecturer and Head of Composition Studies for undergraduate and postgraduate students. In 2016/2017 Chris will launch two new units in electronic music at the undergraduate level within the Fine Arts major.
Chris’s compositional output has a focus on works for live performer with real-time computer sound processing. Commissions and performances have come from the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, IRCAM, Ensemble Offspring, the Seoul International Computer Music Festival, the Australasian Computer Music Association, the Percussive Arts Festival, Decibel Ensemble, TURA, and the International Computer Music Conference. His scores and recordings are held at the Australian Music Centre.
Key research
- music composition
- electronic music
- interactive computer music
- live computer sound processing
- live computer video processing
- Company:The University of Western Australia
- www.uwa.edu.au
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6th September 2016, 19:30-20:30
Over two millennia of making waves
Over two millennia of making waves