Third Practice

A major musical event that happens in Richmond each year is the Third Practice Electro-Acoustic Music Festival that takes place at the University of Richmond. This Friday and Saturday, there will be five free concerts of music by innovative composers who are visiting from around the country and beyond. There works incorporate aspects of performance using traditional acoustic instruments mediated in some way by electricity. This could mean anything from a piece of music that exists entirely on tape, to a duet between a violinist and a computer, to a work for a traditional instrument that the composer used a computer to compose. Eight Blackbird, the University's ensemble-in-residence will be performing five new commissions on these concerts. You can see a complete schedule and other information by clicking here.