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Biographical Information
Dr. Keith Hamel is a Professor in the School of Music, an Associate Researcher at the
Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), a Researcher at the
Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC)
and Director of the Computer Music Studio at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Hamel has been on the Faculty at UBC since 1987, and has been a Full Professor since 1997.
He holds a B.Mus. from Queen's University (1981) and A.M. and Ph.D degrees from Harvard University (1984, 1985).
He also studied Computer Music under the supervision of Barry Vercoe at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 1981 and 1984.
Dr. Hamel has written both acoustic and electroacoustic music and has been awarded many prizes in both media. His works have been
performed by many of the finest soloists and ensembles both in Canada and abroad. He has received commissions from
IRCAM (Paris), the Ensemble
Intercontemporain, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Windsor Symphony Orchestra,
Vancouver New Music Ensemble, the Elektra Women's Choir,
musica intima, New Music Concerts (Toronto),
Hammerhead Consort, Standing Wave, Hard Rubber Orchestra, as well as from outstanding performers such as
flutist Robert Cram, bassoonist Jesse Read, clarinetists Jean-Guy Boisvert and François Houle, saxophonist Julia Nolan, trombonists Jeremy Berkman and Benny Sluchin,
and pianists Douglas Finch, Megumi Masaki and Corey Hamm.
Many of his recent compositions focus on interaction between live performers and computer-controlled electronics.
As a computer music researcher, Hamel is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on music notation
software. He is author of the NoteAbilityPro software program which is used around the
world for professional music engraving and publishing, and he has developed interactive environments for
live performer and computer interaction. His research has been funded by the Canada Council, the SSHRC,
a Killam Research Fellowship, and UBC Arts-ISIT.
Dr. Keith Hamel is the former Vice-President of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM),
a former President of the Canadian Music Centre,
and a former board member of the Canadian League of Composers.
His music is published by Universal Music Publishers (UK) and
by Cypress Press (Vancouver), and several of his compositions are available on commercial recordings.
Links to Research Activities
UBC Computer Music Courses
Contact
Dr. Keith Hamel
UBC School of Music
6361 Memorial Rd.
Vancouver, B.C.
CANADA V6T 1Z2
hamel@interchange.ubc.ca
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