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A brand new site tracing the changing sound of the city. Spearheaded by a new project with the : "Where have the rivers gone? A sonic exploration of the Sheaf and Porter rivers."

Activities

  • USSS featured on  in Ottawa.
  • Subscribe and stream music by Adam Stanovic and Adrian Moore at  and purchase CDs and books from .

Prizes and awards

Alejandro Albornoz:

  • Third Prize at SIME (France), 2016, for his piece 'La Lumi猫re'.

Issac Baggaley:

  • Finalist at SIME (France), 2016.

Chris Bevan:

  • First Prize at JIM (France/Canada), 2015 for Circum
  • Finalist at SIME (France), 2016 for Parted Reflections
  • Residency Prix at CIME, 2017 for Circum
  • First Prize at Musica Viva (Portugal) for Ceramos
  • Prize at Festival Exhibitronic (France) for Under Fluid Skies 

Dimitrios Saava:

  • Third prize in the Iannis Xenakis International Electroacoustic Composition, Thessaloniki, Greece, for the composition Moment of Liberty II: Falling Within. (2019)
  • Fourth place in SIME 2019 International Electroacoustic Music Competition, Lille, France, for the composition Moment of Liberty II: Falling Within. (2019)
  • 鈥淗ighly commented鈥 mention from the Arts Electronica Forum Wallis 2019 festival, Switzerland, for the composition Balloon Theories.
  • 鈥淢ention鈥 10th biennial International Electroacoustic Music Competition Metamorphose 2018, Brussels, Belgium, for the composition Moment of Liberty II: Falling Within.
  • Finalist at SIME (France), 2016 - Balloon Theories

Vanessa Sorce-Levesque:

  • First Prize at  (Canada), 2016.

Adrian Moore:

  • Counterattack: 1st Prize, Concurso Internacional de Composi莽茫o Electroac煤stica M煤sica Viva 2015, Parede (Portugal)
  • Inside and out...again. Mention, 9th Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition M茅tamorphoses 2016, Ohain (Belgium)

James Surgenor:

  • First Prize (Category A) at  (Czech Republic) 2016: Twist and Turn.

Adam Stanovic:

  • Nov 2019 Finalist in Category A, Musica Nova, Czech Republic. Piece: Baltazar鈥檚 Adventure through the Great Machine.
  • July 2019 Commission from the Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM), Paris, for a new work to be performed in May 2020.
  • Nov 2018 Winner of degree II (Electroacoustic Composition) in Category B (professionals) at the International Festival/Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia 鈥>SYNC.2018鈥, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piece: Commuter Flights
  • Nov 2018 Winner of degree II (Electroacoustic Composition) in Category B (professionals) at the International Festival/Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia 鈥>SYNC.2018鈥, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piece: Helix
  • Oct 2018 Honourable Mention in MusicAcoustica International Composition Competition, Beijing, China. Piece: Would be to Seek.
  • May 2018 2nd Prize in the Eleventh International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition and Visual Music, Destellos Foundation, Argentina. Piece: Foundry Flux.
  • Sept 2017 Selection in the Tenth International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition and Visual Music, Destellos Foundation, Argentina. Piece: INAM.
  • Nov 2016 Finalist in Category A, Musica Nova, Czech Republic. Piece: INAM.
  • August 2016 Nomination in the Ninth International Competition of Electroacoustic Composition and Visual Music, Destellos Foundation, Argentina. Piece: Ctrl C.
  • May 2016 Honourable Mention, Musica Viva 2016, Miso Music, Portugal. Piece: Foundry Flux.
  • Oct 2015 Winner of degree II (Electroacoustic Composition) in Category B (professionals). at the International Festival/Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia 鈥>SYNC.2015鈥, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Piece: Metallurgic.

Ross Davidson:

  • 2017 - won student category in Klang! For composition Veins Coalesce
  • 2017 - Veins Coalesce played as part of The Engine Room International Sound Art Exhibition, London
  • 2016 - Granite selected to be played in Ai Maako, Santiago
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International scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships worth 拢10,000 towards the annual tuition fee.

Applications are open for existing offer holders for programmes starting in autumn 2025.