Music, time and the act of creating and listening in contemporary music

  • 06/05 15:15 - 16:15
  • Goethe 2004

Music, time and the act of creating and listening in contemporary music

What does it mean to create and to listen in a time of constant output, speed and noise?

At the centre is Charles Uzor, whose work approaches music as a space shaped by time, memory and perception, moving across cultures and traditions while remaining grounded in a personal approach to composition.

Bringing together perspectives from different creative fields, the session moves between sound, image and meaning. How do ideas take shape today? What does it mean to listen, rather than simply consume? And how can creative practice hold its depth in an environment defined by immediacy?

Let’s take a step back to the deeper processes behind creation, recognising music as output while also considering it as a way of thinking and experiencing the world.

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Moderated by Chris Yonas

Chris Yonas (GR/AU)
Co-founder, YRIART / Pianist & Composer
Charles Uzor (CH)
Composer, Uzor Music
Sami Vasileios Amiris (GR)
Artist / Pianist / Associate Professor, Deree / Athens Big Band / YFG / NUCLEUS
Rene Nikolaou (GR)
Composer/Artistic Director, Piraeus Conservatory
Sofia Kamayianni (GR)
Composer/Musician