Andy Hamilton
RECENT WORKSHOP
Philosophy of Improvisation: The Aesthetics of Imperfection
Kris Tiner (trumpet) and Mike Baggetta (guitar)
2016 workshop, Durham University Music Department
2018 WORKSHOP
Philosophy of Improvisation: The Aesthetics of Imperfection
6th-7th October 2018, Newcastle
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Struggle and Surrender: Process and Material in Painting Claire Zakiewicz
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“Stardust”: Seeing and Imagining What Isn’t There Martin Mayes
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The Mistake as Material Corey Mwamba
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Architecture of Imperfection: Unfinished Sketches and the Sublime Elizabeth Baldwin Gray
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Ethics and Embodiment in Dance Improvisation Annie Kloppenberg
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Imperfect Interactions When Improvising with Others Graeme Wilson
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Still Water Moves Philip G. Robinson
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Rarely Heard, Small Unwanted Sounds Form the Focus David Brown
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Perfection and Authenticity Dave Lloyd
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The String Quartet: Notation, Performance and Improvised Sociality Rachel Stroud
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The Aesthetics of Imperfection Revisited Andy Hamilton
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The Aesthetics of Possibilities Pak Yan Lau
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"That's Not Freedom, That's Taking License”
The Pitfalls in Interpreting Morton Feldman's Graphic Scores John Snijders
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The Instrumental Impulse: Developing an Improvisation Vocabulary for Unconventional Keyboard Instruments Adam Fairhall
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The Present Imperfect Chris Corsano
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Joe McPhee Interview with Andy Hamilton
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Nate Wooley Built from the Root, Ever-changing at the Bloom: The Role of Imperfection in the Processes of Musical Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax
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Mark Hanslip Processes and Outcomes: Generative Systems for Improvised Music
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Evading Manipulation and Control: Playing with Perspectives Otto Willberg
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