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Review Concert 8
Get PDFConcert No 8. Tuesday, June 1 8, 201 9, 8-10pm, Sheen Center, Loreto TheaterReviewed by Chryssie Nano
Sound Bites & Digital Seasoning
Get PDFAlthough often considered as the forgotten flavour sense, what we hear – be it music, soundscape, or product sound – influences what we taste. For instance, loud noise has been shown to suppress our ability to taste sweetness, while enhancing the taste of umami. Furthermore, many studies have demonstrated sensation transference effects, whereby what we think about what we hear (and the ideas/concepts primed by such music or soundscapes), can be transferred to whatever we happen to be tasting. The emotions that can be induced by music can also influence the experience of taste. In this presentation, though, I want to take a closer look at the specific way in which what we hear influences what we taste: In particular, the focus will be on the latest research showing that the crossmodal correspondences between music and tastes, textures, aromas, and flavours can be systematically used to direct a listener’s attention to certain elements within the tasting experience. I will demonstrate how chefs, sound designers, culinary artists, brands, and psychologists are becoming increasingly interested in modifying the taste of food and drink through sound – think of it as digital, or sonic, seasoning. I will also stress why contemporary gastronomy and sensory apps offer a rich opportunity both to advance our theoretical understanding in this area, and also to impact consumer behaviour more generally
Having a Ball With the Sphere
Get PDFRobert Casteels has composed a growing corpus of more than 100 musical works cross cultures, genres and disciplines. These range from miniature to large-scale works in the European tradition, as well as multidisciplinary works which combine European, Chinese and Indian instruments, as well as the gamelan, together with computer-generated sound and images. Instances of space for creative interaction between the performers in these compositions have been far and few between. The work, time:space:, has unveiled new possibilities for interaction and a blurring the line between performer and composer creating an artistic interconnectivity and interdependency
