Electronic Composition class of Trento Conservatory  

Friday 14 August 2026

Sala Falconetto, Palazzo Geremia

via Belenzani 20

Trento

Concert 20:00

free entrance

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Alessandro Coppola – Waterscape and the fact that humans, even when they try to do something good, they just end up messing it up (2026) For interactive water and electronics in 4 channels

Fabrizio Yupanqui – [-. — -]SAFE (2026)* For percussion and electronics. Percussion: Tiziano Gonella; Electronics: Fabrizio Yupanqui

Francesco Failo – Instruction and sound (2026)* for motion sensors and electronics. Performer: Francesco Failo

Steve Reich – Vermont Counterpoint (1982) for Flute and pre-recorded Flute choir. Recordings and electronics curated by: Sebastiano Lunz, Marialetizia Traetta, Platukhina Yulia; Flute: Davide Baldo

Huili Liu-Walker and Francesco Failo – Body as Vessel – Mudgirl/Ragazza del fango (2026)* for voice, electronics, and sensors. Voice and performer: Huili Liu-Walker; Electronics and interaction design: Francesco Failo

Stefano Catena – Travelling Without Moving (2023) Acousmatic in 4 channels

Luca Bona – avanziamo (2026)* For found objects played as electroacoustic loudspeakers

Raul Masu and Eleonora Susanna – Deep (2025) Live version for voice and electronics. Voice: Eleonora Susanna; Electronics: Raul Masu.

*World Premiere

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Students:
Sebastiano Lunz, Marialetizia Traetta, Platukhina Yulia, Fabrizio Yupanqui, Luca Bona, Francesco Failo – Electronic music Bachelor’s and Master’s degree
Tiziano Gonella – Percussion Bachelor’s degree (Prof. R.Pangrazzi class)
Huili Liu-Walker, Davide Baldo – Phd

Faculties:
Prof. Stefano Catena – composer, Music Informatics
Prof. Raul Masu – composer, Electroacustic Composition

Special Guest:
Eleonora Susanna – singer and composer

 

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Raul Masu is a composer and researcher active in the field of electroacoustic music and interactive music technologies. He teaches electroacoustic composition at the F.A. Bonporti Conservatory in Trento. He holds a PhD in Digital Media from the Nova University of Lisbon and has held academic teaching and research positions in Thailand and China. Author of over 60 scientific publications in the field of computer music and interaction design in venues such as NIME, Organised Sound, CHI, and SIGGRAPH, he has composed electroacoustic and instrumental music and collaborated on interactive installations and performances presented in more than 10 countries across Europe, Asia, and America. His artistic practice and research intertwine around the themes of embodied knowledge, sustainability, and intercultural exchange through music technology.

Stefano Catena is an Italian composer and researcher: he specializes in acousmatic music, multimedia installations, synthesis, and sound spatialization. He graduated from the Conservatory of Electronic Music in Milan with a score of 110/110 cum laude, also studying in the USA at Montclair State University, at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, and at the Royal College of Music (KMH) in Stockholm. He has published articles in journals such as Organised Sound and in some of the most important international conferences and events such as Sound and Music Computing (SMC) and Colloqui d’Informatica Musicale (CIM). His works have received recognition from competitions such as ISAC (International Sonosfera Ambisonics Competition) and the Prix CIME. He earned his PhD in Electroacoustic Music Studies from De Montfort University with Peter Batchelor, Leigh Landy, and Scott Wilson.

Eleonora Susanna is an opera singer and performer, who has always been interested in vocal research and experimentation. After earning a degree in philosophy with honors from the “Sapienza” University of Rome, she graduated with honors in opera singing from the “Giulio Briccialdi” Conservatory in Terni and obtained a second-level master’s degree in contemporary music from the “Santa Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome. Winner of the 2025 Stockhausen Award and the 2025 “Michiko Hirayama Scholarship” from the Scelsi Foundation, she specialized in the contemporary repertoire with maestro Nicholas Isherwood and has collaborated with various musical ensembles, including Vox Nova Italia and Lontano Ensemble. She has sung at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, the Scelsi Foundation, the Cini Foundation, and has participated in festivals such as the “Angelica Festival” and the “Festival di Nuova Consonanza”. She is currently a PhD student at the “Giulio Briccialdi” Conservatory in Terni.

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