The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
At the center of societal and economic concerns combining culture and information technologies, the current research at IRCAM is seen by the international research community as a reference for interdisciplinary projects on the sciences and technologies for sound and music, constantly exposed to society’s new needs and uses.
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
At the center of societal and economic concerns combining culture and information technologies, the current research at IRCAM is seen by the international research community as a reference for interdisciplinary projects on the sciences and technologies for sound and music, constantly exposed to society’s new needs and uses.
Jawher Matmati (Tunisia, born 1993) is a composer; he graduated in 2011. with a diploma in Arabic music. He entered the School and University Symphony Orchestra, founded by Hafedh Makni, as a cellist, before becoming its director from 2014 to 2016. In 2012, he became a member of the Tunis Symphony Orchestra (OST). He continued to study engineering while devoting himself to the study of composition and orchestration. In 2017, he joined Michel Fourgon's class at the Royal Conservatory of Liege. In 2018, he won the first edition of the SOV Composers' Academy competition. His works have been performed by various ensembles including Ensemble Paramirabo, Ensemble Hopper, Duo Solima, Symfonie Orkest Vlaanderen, and the musicians of the Ensemble intercontemporain. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in composition at the CNSMDP under Gérard Pesson and a graduate course in orchestration with Anthony Girard. He is also taking courses in electroacoustic music and new technologies with Yan Maresz, Luis Naón, and Grégoire Lorieux.