Studio director, historian, music analyst, and composer Peter Manning has passed away after serving in the Department of Music at Durham University, UK, for over 50 years. The fact that his book Electronic and Computer Music has been in print since 1985 and is now in its fourth edition speaks to his reputation for sharing insights into the history of the discipline. Inside Computer Music (2020), which Manning co-authored with Michael Clarke and Frédéric Dufeu, provides a relatable and interactive view into the history of computer music with analyses, case studies, and interviews, as well as online videos demonstrating the techniques used and emulations of the software used to create the works that are analyzed in the book.
Marking its 15th anniversary, the Destellos Foundation in Argentina awarded prizes for acousmatic music in the International Destellos Competition on Electroacoustic Music. First prize went to Alex Buck for “Does_it_Matter”; additional prizes...