New Music Studio:
Proof Machine
Proof Machine presents interweaving stories from percussionist Sofia Carbonara and mathematician Arun Ram. The pair connect over a decades-long history, rooted in Carbonara's upbringing by a mathematician (their father) who pursued his doctorate alongside Ram in the 80's. Today, Ram is a lifetime lover of sound who integrates music into his lectures, while Carbonara is an experimental musician utilizing performance to unravel the embodied aesthetics of reason. This program features a world premiere by Carbonara and Ram in which they explore lessons from mathematics, music, personal history, and Ram's "proof machine" - a recipe for logical argumentation - through contemporary music.
ARTISTS
Sofia Carbonara
Naarm-based American percussionist Sofia Carbonara is a performance-maker across mediums. Their debut EP for solo vibraphone,
On Names, was released on Alien Passengers in July 2023. Sofia designs collaborative, interdisciplinary works with artists in their community, including their mixed-chamber ensemble Virago, which have been presented by the Detroit Institute of Art, Great Lakes Chambers Music Festival, and University Music Society (UMS). Their short film Flight (2022) with Matt Lima Films interweaves their father discussing pleasure, culture, addiction, and a reoccurring dream of flying, with Sofia's own music and actions. Sofia is the 23/24 Pathfinder Associate Artist for the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO), and is currently pursuing a Masters of Music Research in Jazz & Improvisation at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Website: www.sofiacarbonara.com
Arun Ram
Arun Ram holds a chair of Pure Mathematics at the University of Melbourne. He has a BSc from MIT and a PhD from University of California, San Diego. Ram has held positions at MIT, University of Sydney, Princeton University and University of Wisconsin-Madison and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute before moving to the University of Melbourne. His research is on symmetry: how to identify it, how to exploit it, how to model it efficiently. Ram has had a lifetime of active engagement in education: teaching and mentoring students, developing resources, and in community outreach. He has a particular passion for making music, science and culture come together to achieve inspiration.
Website: http://math.soimeme.org/~arunram/index.html
PROGRAM
PROOF MACHINE ( (2024), WORLD PREMIERE -composed and performed by Sofia Carbonara, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Masters of Music Research '24, and Arun Ram, University of Melbourne, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Followed by Q&A with Ram and Carbonara on Proof Machine
RUNTIME
This concert is 60 minutes with no interval
ACCESSIBILITY
All venues at the Southbank campus are wheelchair accessible. To read more about access services available at our venues, please visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/access-our-events
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Due to current University guidelines, there are a number of conditions currently in place for our in-person events.
- The University continues to strongly encourage individuals to remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, but no longer requires evidence of vaccination in order to access campus.
- You are welcome to wear a face mask anywhere on campus for personal and community safety.
- Please stay at home if you feel unwell or have been ordered to isolate.
Walk-ups and latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of front of house staff.
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