Mara Helmuth                                                                 Composer/Computer Music

2197 Shasta Place                                                            (513) 481-6944 (Home)

Cincinnati, OH 45211                                                  (513) 556-0807 (Office)        

College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

email: mara.helmuth@uc.edu or helmutmm@ucmail.uc.edu        

fax: (513) 556-0202      http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~mara/

Recent Work Experience:

9/01-now Associate Professor of Composition, University of Cincinnati, College

            Conservatory of Music. Director, Center for Computer Music.

9/95-8/01 Assistant Prof., Univ. Cincinnati, CCM, Director, CCM Ctr for Comp. Mus.

9/93-8/95 Assistant Professor, Music Program, Texas A&M University, College Station.

1/93-8/93 Adjunct Instructor at New York University, part time, of MIDI Technology II.

9/89-5/93 Teaching Assistant in computer music at Columbia Univ. Music Dept.

6/90-10/92 Campus consultant for NeXT Computer, Inc, programming, demos.

Education:

1994 Doctor of Musical Arts in composition, Columbia University, May, 1994.

1986 Master of Music in composition, University of Illinois, May, 1986.

1979 Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Illinois, May, 1979.

1975 Graduated from Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, IL.

Recordings:

Sound Collaborations, compact disk, Centaur: Consortium to Distribute Computer Music

            v. 36, CRC 2903, forthcoming Oct., 2007.

 Meeting the Free Dreamer, on Open Space CD 16, Red Hook, NY. 2004.

Implements of Actuation: compact disk, collaborations with Allen Otte, Electronic Music

            Foundation, EMF 023, 2001.

Music Software: (recent is available on the internet at http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/

or ftp://meowing.ccm.uc.edu in /pub/mara.), including granular synthesis cmix

instruments: sgran, stgran, samgran, fsgran and mmell, a moving elliptical filter.

StochGran - Graphical granular synthesis instrument interface.

            Macintosh OSX, Silicon Graphics ( C++/Motif) and NeXTstep versions.

Soundmesh / (formerly Internet Sound Exchange) - RTcmix based network

            improvisation application for Internet2 on SGI, Linux, MacOSX.

Master Classes, Residencies

Jul. 7-14, 2007, Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan. Multimedia and computer music

June 13-July 2, 2007, Sino-Nordic Arts Space, Beijing, China

Mar. 5-6, 2007, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. With NeXT Ens

Feb. 28, 2005, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

June in Buffalo, June, 2004, Univ. at Buffalo, NY

Mar, July 2003, Sino-Nordic Performance Arts Space, Beijing, Visiting Composer

May, 2002, Interfaced Culture Conference, Yale University

May 2000 Coll. Music Soc., Women in Music Tech. Wkshp, Agnes Scott Coll., Atlanta

Recent Reviews of or Writings on My Work

Analytical Methods of Electroacoustic Music reviewed by James Harley, Computer

            Music Journal, 31:2, Summer 2007

Implements of Actuation reviewed by Ross Feller, Computer Music Journal, Fall 2003

EMF@Flea Helmuth/Otte 2002 concert reviewed by Alicia Zuckerman, on Arts-      Electric website: www.arts-electric.org/articles0203/020411.emf.html

-- and reviewed by Bob Gluck, on EMF website          www.emf.org/productions/200102/bgarticle.html

 Implements of Actuation reviewed by Doug Geers, online ICMA Array:

            www.computermusic.org

Dodge, Charles and Tom Jerse, Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition and

            Performance, discussion of Sound Colors, p. 418-419, Schirmer Books, 1997.

Grants:

2007 Tangeman Sacred Music Fund, University of Cincinnati, $5000.

2007 Open Meadows Foundation, for lesbian DVD project, with 5 collaborators, $1500.

2006 University University of Cincinnati Research Council Faculty Grant, $6500.

2004 Friends of CCM Faculty Projects Pool for Sound Collaborations CD, $800.
2003 Friends of CCM Faculty Projects, ChÕin project, $540.

2003  University of Cincinnati Research Council Faculty Grant, $2500.

1999  University of Cincinnati Research Council Faculty Grant for CD, $4500.

University Research Council Summer Faculty Grant for Sound/Animation, $4000.

1994-1995 Computer Innovation Grant, Texas A&M University, $5000.

1994-1995 Sonic Explorations Concert Series from Brazos Valley Arts Council, $2500.

Fellowships:

1996 University of Cincinnati Summer Faculty Research Fellowship for Sound/Graphics

1992-1993, and 1991-1992 PresidentÕs Fellow, Columbia University

Selected Compositions:

Hidden Mountain (2007)                                 interactive light sensor installation

Where Is My Voice? (2007)                           vn, b cl, db and stereo audio

Coyote on the Runway (2007, w/Bunte, Garner) computer music for improv with fl, sax

String Paths (2007)                                             graphic score for N musicians

Butterfly Within   (2006)                                   flute and stereo audio

Primary Materials (2006)                                 percussion trio and 5.1 audio

Improvisation with Qin No. 1 (2005)         qin, interactive computer

China Prism (2005)                                             interactive light sensor system, computer, dancer

Inchoate Energies (2004)                                 piano, interactive computer

No. 7 for Gyil and Computer (2004,w/Otte)       computer, Ghanian xylophone, logs

Smoke (2004, w. R., A. VanMatre)            interactive computer, saxophones, artwork

The Man and the Moon(2004, w/Bern)     interactive computer system and accordion

The Edge of Noise (2004)                               fl, perc, elec. guit, sop, pno, vn, vc, computer

Mountain Wind (2003)                                     pipa solo, fl, clar, bsn, vn, vc, computer

Staircase of Light (2003)                                  interactive computer music installation

Origins of a Fantastic Dream (2002)          orchestra and digital audio

bugs and ice:A Question of Focus (2002)tape

Clotho (2000, with A. Otte) computer music for 1 hour drama for sop, perc, tape    

Loonspace (2000)                                               1-3 percussionists and tape

Mellipse 2 (1999, with A. Otte)                    tape and percussion

Implements of Actuation (1998, with A. Otte)electric mbira, bicycle wheels and tape

Abandoned Lake in Maine (1997)              tape

Move! (1996)                                                        snare drum and tape

Meeting the Free Dreamer (1990)                tape, piano and tape versions

Dragon of the Nebula   (1989)                       tape

Mellipse (1988)                                                    tape

Multimedia:

Mountain Wind (video version, 2004)                               video

Device & Devices (2002) collaboration with K. Burleigh, computer animation, A. Otte

(e) (1995) collaboration with Mary Beth Haggerty, computer animation

Selected Recent Performances:

Hidden Mountain                                    Jul. 27, 2007

            Sino-Nordic Arts Space, Beijing

String Paths                                                Apr. 20, 2007

            Sam Houston University, TX

bugs and ice: a Question of Focus  April 16, 2007

            CCM, University of Cincinnati

Device & Devices                                   2007

            Videotheque Ephemere 2007, VIDEOFORMES, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Move!                                                           Mar. 26, 2007

            National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

The Edge of Noise                                  Mar. 5, 2007

            NeXT Ens, University of IL, Urbana-Champaign

Butterfly Within (1,II,III)                     Feb., 27, 2007

Coyote on the Runway                        

            Faculty Artists Series Recital with James Bunte, Bradley Garner

            CCM, Univ. Cincinnati

Improvisation with Qin, No. 1          Feb. 21, 2007

            Spark Festival, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

No. 7 for Gyil and Computer             July, 2006

            Percussion Institute, Oberlin

bugs and ice: a Question of Focus  June 29, 2006

            International WomenÕs Electroacoustic Listening Room Project On the Road

            BIMhuis in the Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, NL

Butterfly Within (I)                                 Apr. 17, 2006

            Sonic Explorations with NeXT Ens, CCM, Univ. Cincinnati

Butterfly Within (I), bugs and ice: A Question of Focus       Apr. 2, 2006

            Gallimaufry, Birmingham Art Music Alliance, Unit. Univ Church, Birmingham AL

No. 7 for Gyil and Computer             Jan 20, 2006

            Sonic Explorations, CCM, Univ. Cincinnati

The Man and the Moon, Where is My Voice, Primary Materials, Smoke,

            Abandoned Lake in Maine     Jan. 12, 2006

            Faculty Artists Series Recital, CCM, Univ. Cincinnati

Improvisation with Qin, No. 1          Dec. 2, 3, 2005

            Performance and Time Art, College Hill Town Hall, Cincinnati

Clotho (4 pieces)                                     Nov. 11, 2005

            Detroit Institute of Art

Mellipse 2                                                   July 9, 2005

            De La Arts Space opening, Cincinnati

Improvisation with Qin, No. 1          June 24, 2005

            Tracing Change Concert, Columbia Univ., Feminist Theory and Music Conf, NYC

The Edge of Noise                                  Apr. 15, 2005

            Society of Electroacoustic Music in the US, Ball State University, Muncie, IN

The Edge of Noise                                  Apr. 7, 2005

            Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville

bugs and ice: A Question of Focus             Feb. 28, 2005

Improvisation with Qin             Mountain Wind 2

Abandoned Lake in Maine     China Prism           Inchoate Energies

            Music of Mara Helmuth, Women Composers Series, Tulane Univ., New Orleans

bugs and ice: A Question of Focus             Jan. 22, 2005

            Ball State New Music Festival, Muncie, IN

Mellipse 2                                                   Nov. 2004

            International Computer Music Conference, University of Miami, FL

China Prism                                                Oct 22 and 23, 2004

            Performance Time Art Series, College Hill Town Hall, Cincinnati

Mountain Wind 2, (e)    Oct 21, 2004, Bowling Green State U. New Music and Art Fest.

The Edge of Noise                                  Sept. 17, 2004

Inchoate Energies           Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Lewis Univ, Romeoville, IL

Bugs and ice, Inchoate Energies      June 5-6, 2004, June in Buffalo Festival, U. at Buffalo

Implements of Actuation  May 20, 2004, Fringe Festival, Contemp. Arts Center, Cinc.

No. 7 for Gyil, Smoke, Mountain Wind                                                    Apr. 13, 2004

The Edge of Noise          Sound Collaborations, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

bugs and ice, Mountain Wind (video         Feb. 21, 2004 Spark Festival, Univ. of Minn.

Mountain Wind                                        Nov. 22, 2003

            Ming Ke - Traditional Music of China, Werner Hall, CCM, Univ. Cincinnati

Staircase of Light                                                 interactive installation dance performance

            June 27, 2003  Sino-Nordic Performance Arts Space, Beijing

Origins of a Fantastic Dream             Mar. 12, 2003

            Arizona State Univ. Symphony Orch., Nicholas Ross, cond., Gammage Aud., ASU

Origins of a Fantastic Dream             Oct. 15, 2002

            CCM Philharmonia Orchestra, Mark Gibson, cond.

bugs and ice: A Question of Focus May 21, 2002

            Interfaced Culture Conference, Yale University

bugs and ice: A Question of Focus, Souvenir, Mellipse 2    April 29, 2002

            EMF@Flea, Electronic Music Foundation, Flea Theater, New York

Clotho: Sept. 8-9, 2000 Miami University, Sept 28-9, CCM, first Internet2 opera perf.

Recent Concerts Produced:

Sonic Explorations at CCM, Univ. of Cincinnati 2-4 concerts per year 1995-2007

Jan. 12, 2006, Faculty Artist Recital CCM, Univ. of Cincinnati

June 2005, Tracing Change, Columbia Univ, Feminist Theory and Music Conf.

Apr. 13, 2004, Sound Collaborations, Contemporary Arts Center

Selected Recent Publications:

Center for Computer Music in Cincinnati in 2007: (ccm)2. Proceedings of the

            International Computer Music Conference, 2007.

Barry TruaxÕs Riverrun. Analytical Methods of Electroacoustic Music. Mary Simoni,

            ed. Routledge: Taylor and Francis, 2005.

Virtual Musical Performance and Improvisation on Internet2. Organised Sound, 10:3.

            Dec., 2005. (article, with opera excerpts on DVD).

Rock Music: Granular and Stochastic Synthesis based on the Matanuska Glacier,

            Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, 2004.

StochGran on OSX. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, 2002.

Software Designer/Programmer. Encyclopedia of Women in Music. Kristine Burns, ed.

            Oryx Press. 2002.

Sound Exchange and Performance on Internet2. Proceedings of the International

            Computer Music Conference, pp. 121-124, and CDROM version, S.F., CA, 2000.

Forum: Composing Women, Audible Traces, gender, identity, and music, pp. 19-20.

            Carciofoli verlagshaus, Zurich, L.A. Jan., 2000.

Selected Recent Presentations:

Aug. 28, 2007, Center for Computer Music in Cincinnati in 2007: (ccm)2 ICMC 2007,

            Copenhagen

July 10, 11, 13, 2007, Multimedia and Computer Music Composition Tamagawa Univ.,

            Tokyo, Japan

July 6, 2007, Multimedia Works Jitter Camp, Kwangdong Univ., Korea

June, 2007, Sound Collaborations China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China

Apr. 11, 2007, Sound Collaborations: Mara HelmuthÕs Music, Univ. of Louisville, KY

Mar. 16, 2007, Music of Mara Helmuth, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH

Mar. 5, 2007, Music of Mara Helmuth, University of IL-Urbana, IL

Feb. 11, 2007, The Art of Sound, Incubator Conference, Music + Technology

            University of California, San Diego, CA

Sept, 2005 Gender and Computer Music, panel moderator at ICMC 2005, Barcelona.

July 28, 2005 Academic Session with Jacky Sawatzky, In and Out of the Sound Studio

            Conf., Concordia Univ., Montreal

June, 2005, Gender and Computer Music Panel Discussion

            Feminist Theory and Music Conference 2005, NYU/CUNY, New York City.

Feb. 28, 2005, Music of Mara Helmuth, Women Composers Series, Tulane Univ.

Nov. 2, 2004, Rock Music: Granular and Stochastic Synthesis based on the Matanuska

            Glacier, ICMC 2004, Univ. of Miami.

June 6, 2004, lecture on recent collaborations at June in Buffalo, Univ. at Buffalo, 2004.

Dec. 11 2003, Soundmesh - Computer Music Improvisation on the Internet online

            presentation with Matthew Suttor at Yale University and CCM

Oct. 28 2003, Recent Computer Music presentation on my music at Columbia

University Computer Music Center, New York.

July 2003, Origins of a Fantastic Dream and StochGran, Tokyo Univ. of Technology

            and Tamagawa University, Tokyo

Editorial:

Guest editor of Organised Sound Issue 7:3 on Interactivity, Dec. 2002.

Recent Professional Association Activities:

International Computer Music Conference paper and music juries, 2003 music chair

ICMA, 2004-2005 Vice President for Conference, 1998-2001 Board of Directors

Competitions:

Honorable mention in 1998 International Electroacoustic Music Competition at Bourges

            for Abandoned Lake in Maine in Quadrivivium, Program Category

Third Prize, 1990 NEWCOMP Computer Music Composition Competition, Mellipse.