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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
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SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Installations and Performances: Transition | Tension | Potential
DESCRIPTION:Between platforms 3 and 4 at Harburg railway station\, the displays of the Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof present materials and objects in transformation. They don’t show finished forms\, but processes and contradictions.  \nThe work is occasionally complemented by sound-based and performative interventions. It explores tension\, transitions\, and what emerges in between —between things\, within situations — and how this shapes the way we perceive the world.  \nOpen 24/7\nNo registration required  \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-installations-and-performances-transition-tension-potential/
LOCATION:Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof\, Hannoversche Straße 85 (at the train station above platform 3&4)\, Hamburg\, 21079\, Germany
CATEGORIES:10-05,Off-ICMC
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T223000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T130451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114141Z
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SUMMARY:Paper Session 1a: History of Computer Music
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled History of Computer Music:\n\n  \n\nHyunmook Lim\, The History of Japanese Electroacoustic Music for Piano from the Perspective of Media Genealogy\n\nPaulo C. Chagas\, Beyond Execution: Unrealizability and the Ontology of Sound in Computer Music\n\n\nAndrea Agostini\, Computer-Aided Composition: A Retrospective and Prospective Outlook\n\n\n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-1a-history-of-computer-music/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T092539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114151Z
UID:65340-1778493600-1778524200@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Festival Opening
DESCRIPTION:  \nSounds with Fruits and Vegetables | Photo: feeljazz Festival Jakob Stolz\n\nWe’re kicking off the festival week at Hölertwiete near the Harburg Rathaus S-Bahn station. The Harburg Info center\, run by Harburg Marketing\, will serve as the festival hub for three days. Check out the week’s program\, use our program finder to discover events you might enjoy\, look forward to interactive sound installations\, and explore virtual realities.  \nNo registration required \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-festival-opening/
LOCATION:Harburg Info\, Hölertwiete 6\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Off-ICMC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T130523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114216Z
UID:65250-1778497200-1778502600@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 1b: MIR
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-1b-mir/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T131036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114223Z
UID:65503-1778497200-1778502600@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 2a: Music Information Retrieval
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Music Information Retrieval:\n\n  \n\n\nAxel Berndt\, Aida Amiryan-Stein\, Manuel Peters\, Meinard Müller and Stefan Balke\, ChoraleWind: An Expressive Wind-Quartet Dataset for End-to-End Rendering from the Neues Thüringer Choralbuch\n\n\n\nMário Pereira\, António Sá Pinto\, Treasa Harkin and Gilberto Bernardes\, Computational Analysis of Expressive Tempo in Irish Traditional Dance Music\n\n\nGilberto Bernardes\, Nádia Moura and António Sá Pinto\, Perpetual Dialogues: A Computational Analysis of Voice–Guitar Interaction in Carlos Paredes’s Discography\n\n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-2a-music-information-retrieval/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T131542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114231Z
UID:65252-1778497200-1778502600@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 2b: AI & Music
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled AI & Music:\n\n  \n\n\nHiroshi Yamato OrbitScore\, A Domain-Specific Language for Polymetric Live Coding Based on Multilayered Temporal Structures\n\n\nYuan Zhang and Xinran Zhang\, Hexagram-Based Semantic Composition: Discretizing Embedding Spaces into Symbolic Compositional States for Improvised Performance\n\nJeff Kaiser and Gregory\, Taylor Building Loopers
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-2b-ai-music/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T101559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114324Z
UID:65343-1778504400-1778513400@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Workshop: Code the Beat – Learn to Code through Music
DESCRIPTION:Coding through Music | Photo: ligeti center\n  \nIn this workshop\, you will compose your own music using the program Sonic Pi. Are you passionate about music? Then you’ll discover a new form of expression while learning to code. You already know a little bit about coding? Then you’ll get to know music-making from a different perspective. By the end of the workshop\, you’ll have composed a song and learned something new about coding.  \nFor children and teenagers from age 10 to 14.\nRegistration required here   \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-workshop-code-the-beat-learn-to-code-through-music/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Building E2\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Off-ICMC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T101718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114344Z
UID:65346-1778515200-1778522400@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Stilt Performance: Oakleaf Streetshow – Insect-o-lectic
DESCRIPTION:Oakleaf | Photo: Piet Pabst\n  \nA combination of stilt dancing\, body percussion\, and cutting-edge sound technology. The street performance group Oakleaf Streetshow is headed to Harburg with an interactive walking act. Bizarre\, colorful creatures on stilts buzz through the crowd—creatures that not only look like beetles but sound like them\, too.  \nNo registration required \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-stilt-performance-insect-o-lectic/
LOCATION:Harburg Info\, Hölertwiete 6\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Off-ICMC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T101813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114349Z
UID:65348-1778522400-1778526000@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Concert: Nenad Nikolić – Accordeon meets Techno
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Boris Las Opolski\n  \nNenad Nikolić was born in Serbia and has always been fascinated by his father and grandfather’s accordion playing. But mechanical sounds are from the past. Nenad plays without backing tracks\, performing every single tone live—from “tango to techno.” Don’t miss this chance to see him push the boundaries of his instrument with his electronic accordion.  \nNo registration required  \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-concert-nenad-nikolic-accordeon-meets-techno/
LOCATION:Harburg Info\, Hölertwiete 6\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:11-05,Music,Off-ICMC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T103000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T131848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114417Z
UID:65271-1778576400-1778581800@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 3a: Music Notation & Representation I
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Music Notation & Representation:\n\n  \n\nHyunmook Lim\, The History of Japanese Electroacoustic Music for Piano from the Perspective of Media Genealogy\n\nPaulo C. Chagas\, Beyond Execution: Unrealizability and the Ontology of Sound in Computer Music\n\n\n\nAndrea Agostini\, Computer-Aided Composition: A Retrospective and Prospective Outlook
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-3a-music-notation-representation-i/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T223000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T132257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114423Z
UID:65275-1778576400-1778625000@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 3b: Physiological and Physical Foundations of Creative Systems I
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Physiological and Physical Foundations of Creative Systems:\n\n  \n\nChangda Ma\, Sunshiyu Wang\, Canting Zhu and Alexandria Smith\, Extending Xenakis: From Architectural Geometry to Sonification of the Philips Pavilion\n\nEun Ji Oh\, Jun Woo Beck and Alexandria Smith\, The Singing Skin: An Audience-Centered Biofeedback System for Musical Interaction Based on Galvanic Skin Response\n\nPenelope Bekiari and Anastasia Georgaki\, Hyponoia: An Affective Computing System for Augmented Musical Performance — A Case Study\n\n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-3b-physiological-physical-foundations-creative-solutions-i/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T114500
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T101918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114429Z
UID:65350-1778583600-1778586300@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Workshop: Creating Sounds with Fruit and Vegetables
DESCRIPTION:Photo: feeljazz Festival Jakob Stolz\n  \nCome and let your creativity run free at our composition workshop. We’ve got plenty of small musical instruments and a loop station ready for you. Play a fruit and vegetable piano\, record sounds and play them back\, and discover how to create your own beats.  \nFor adults\, teens and children aged 6+\nRegistration required: here and here \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-workshop-creating-sounds-with-fruit-and-vegetables/
LOCATION:Harburg Info\, Hölertwiete 6\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Off-ICMC,Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T132858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114437Z
UID:65269-1778583600-1778589000@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 4a: Music Notation & Representation II
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Music Notation & Representation II:\n\n  \n\nRodrigo Cadiz\, Composer-in-the-Loop Generation of Motivic Variants Using State-Space Models and Preference Learning\n\nSolomiya Moroz\, Nicolo Merendino and Massimo Sterlino\, Co-Composing with Plants: Early Experiments in Bio-Responsive Score Design\n\nOrm Finnendahl\, DSP and the Metalevel: Program-name – an integrated environment for algorithmic composition and interctive realtime performance
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-4a-music-notation-representation-ii/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T133949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114443Z
UID:65517-1778583600-1778589000@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 4b: Physiological and Physical Foundations of Creative Systems II
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Physiological and Physical Foundations of Creative Systems II:\n\n  \n\nRolf Bader and Simon Linke\, Impulse Pattern Formulation (IPF) Brain and Larynx Model as a Co-Musician Sound Synthesis Method\n\nTim Ziemer\, Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients and Recording Studio Features for the Analysis of Producer-Driven Music\n\nSimon Linke\, Rolf Bader and Robert Mores\, Designing responsive rhythms utilizing the Impulse Pattern Formulation (IPF)
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-4b-physiological-and-physical-foundations-of-creative-systems-ii/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T103403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114448Z
UID:65352-1778583600-1778590800@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Workshop: Music without Touch – Build your own Theremin!
DESCRIPTION:The Theremin | Photo: TUHH WorkINGLab\n  \nNo keys\, strings\, or even physical contact—the theremin is one of the oldest electronic musical instruments and is played solely by movements in the air. In this workshop\, you’ll have the opportunity to build your own theremin using electronic components. Afterward\, you’ll add your personal touch by painting it.  \nFür children and teenagers from age 5 to 16\nRegistration required here   \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-workshop-music-without-touch-build-your-own-theremin/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, WorkINGLab\, Eißendorfer Straße 40 Building N\, 2nd Floor\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Off-ICMC,Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T144500
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T115815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114520Z
UID:65355-1778594400-1778597100@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Workshop: Creating Sounds with Fruit and Vegetables
DESCRIPTION:Come and let your creativity run free at our composition workshop. We’ve got plenty of small musical instruments and a loop station ready for you. Play a fruit and vegetable piano\, record sounds and play them back\, and discover how to create your own beats.  \nFor adults\, teens and children aged 6+\nRegistration required: here and here \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-workshop-creating-sounds-with-fruit-and-vegetables-2/
LOCATION:Harburg Info\, Hölertwiete 6\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Off-ICMC,Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T120722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114528Z
UID:65357-1778614200-1778619600@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Ctrl+Alt+Music: The Science Slam on Music in the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Photo: ligeti center\n  \nCurtain up for new sounds\, science\, and research! At our Science Slam\, the field of computer music is presented in clear\, engaging\, and entertaining talks. Speakers have ten minutes to try to score as many points as possible using PowerPoint presentations and (live) music. The audience decides who wins.  Registration required here  \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-ctrlaltmusic-the-science-slam-on-music-in-the-digital-age/
LOCATION:Kultur Palast Harburg\, Rieckhoffstraße 14\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:12-05,Off-ICMC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T103000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T133500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114942Z
UID:65273-1778662800-1778668200@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 5b: AI & Machine Learning I
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled AI & Machine Learning I:\n\n  \n\nRuby Crocker\, Lucas Ong and George Fazekas\, Emotion-Based Film Music Retrieval with Handcrafted and Deep Models\n\nNicolas Brochec and Jean-Louis Giavitto Automatic Following of Flute Playing Techniques for Real-Time Mixed Music: A Case Study with Antescofo and ipt~\n\nMinami Kojima\, Takayuki Itoh and Rafael Ramirez Factor Analysis of Similarity in the Same Orchestral Piece
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-5b-ai-machine-learning-i/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T223000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T134754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114948Z
UID:65520-1778662800-1778711400@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 5a: Novel Concepts in 3D Audio including Wireless Multi-Channel Audio as well as Physical
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Novel Concepts in 3D Audio including Wireless Multi-Channel Audio as well as Physical:\n\n  \n\n\nLaura Call Gomez\, Gabriel Decker\, Jayson Faupel\, Aditya Rajesh Pawar\, Jacob Westerstahl and Henrik von Coler\, BIKES: A Mobile Networked Music Instrument in Interdisciplinary Research and Education\n\n\nTeresa Carrasco\, Spatial Listening: perceptual\, phenomenological and participative perspectives across sonic disciplines\n\nMauro Cantonetti\, Paolo Malpeli and Alessandro Anatrini\, MetaConcert: A Shared VR Audio-Visual Experience Model Reducing User Isolation Through Synchronized 360 Video on HMDs and HOA Playback on a Multichannel Dome
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-5a-novel-concepts-in-3d-audio-including-wireless-multi-channel-audio-as-well-as-physical/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T134319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114953Z
UID:65277-1778670000-1778675400@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 6b: AI & Machine Learning II
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled AI & Machine Learning II:\n\n  \n\nGiovanni Roma and Alba Francesca Battista\, Supervised Memory: How Machines Can Preserve What We Cannot Hold\n\nAbhirup Saha\, Hans-Ulrich Berendes\, Meinard Müller and Ben Maman\, Snapping Matters: Context-Aware Onset Refinement for Automatic Music Transcription \n\nYu Foon Darin Chau and Andrew Horner\, Classical Music Mashup System and Compatibility Heuristics
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-6b-ai-machine-learning-ii/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T140923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T114958Z
UID:65522-1778670000-1778675400@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 6a: Immersive Media & 3D Audio
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Immersive Media & 3D Audio:\n\n  \n\nFelipe Otondo and Leonardo Santos\, Listening Across Spaces: Perceptual Evaluation of an Ambisonics-Based Sound Installation\n\nYu Chia Kuo\, Tree Rings: Ecological Memory and Linguistic Traces in an Immersive Dome Composition\n\nPiero Poli\, Dancing Cabiria: An hyper-environment study through corpus-based techniques
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-6a-immersive-media-3d-audio/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T121027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115018Z
UID:65360-1778673600-1778698800@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Interactive Installation: Anouk Kellner – Airchoir inter/reactive
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Ethan Cannaert\n  \nThe interactive sound installation Airchoir consists of eight inflatable figures that breathe in and out like living lungs. Their voices are heard through the organ pipes to which they are connected. Like a choir\, they come together to form a multi-layered soundscape that constantly changes with the movement of the visitors.  \nNo registration required \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-interactive-installation-anouk-kellner-airchoir-inter-reactive/
LOCATION:Planet Harburg\, Herbert-und-Greta-Wehner-Platz\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Installation,Off-ICMC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T191500
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T121612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115037Z
UID:65363-1778693400-1778699700@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Installation & Performance: Andrea Mancianti & Tom De Cock – Autophagy III
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Andrea Mancianti\n  \nAutophagy III is a participatory installation that visitors can walk through and interact with: the interplay of small percussion instruments\, sixteen suspended sound sources\, and an interactive lighting system creates an immersive soundscape.  \nNo registration required \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-installation-performance-andrea-mancianti-tom-de-cock-autophagy-iii/
LOCATION:Stellwerk Hamburg\, Hannoversche Straße 85\, Hamburg\, 21079\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Installation,Off-ICMC,Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T121938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115050Z
UID:65365-1778700600-1778706000@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Concert: Florentin Ginot – Disturbance
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Florentin Ginot\n  \n“Disturbance” is an audiovisual solo performance that blends elements of concert\, video art\, and theater. With his double bass and analog synthesizers\, Florentin Ginot invites the audience on a live nocturnal journey. Past and present collide with ghostly glitches and pulsating electronic rhythms.  \nregistration required here \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-concert-florentin-ginot-disturbance/
LOCATION:Stellwerk Hamburg\, Hannoversche Straße 85\, Hamburg\, 21079\, Germany
CATEGORIES:13-05,Concert,Music,Off-ICMC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T103000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T141924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115220Z
UID:65527-1778749200-1778754600@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 7a: Signal Processing I
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Signal Processing I:\n\n  \n\nNeal Anderson and Sanjay Majumder\, MBHD: A Modular Audio Playback and Manipulation System for Loop-Based Performance \n\nSam Pluta and Ted Moore\, The MMMAudio Computer Music Environment\n\nJeremy Hyrkas\, Vibrato Matching for Modulation Control and Blending in Sound Mixtures
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-7a-signal-processing-i/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:14-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T223000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T141300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115227Z
UID:65291-1778749200-1778797800@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 7b: Interactive Media
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Interactive Media:\n\n  \n\n\nAdriano C. Monteiro and Rafaela B. Pires\, Exploring DIY Cassava-Starch Bioplastic Interfaces with EFT-Based Touch Sensing in an Interactive Sound Installation\n\n\nGuanjun Qin and Yunxuan Jia\,  Reimagining Athletic Gesture: Transforming Basketball Sound into Narrative Electroacoustic Music\n\nSitong Wu and Jinshuo Feng\, Gestalt: A Symbiotic Framework for Real-Time Collaboration  between Performers and Mass Audiences
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-7b-interactive-media/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:14-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T141437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115234Z
UID:65295-1778756400-1778761800@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 8b: Health & Music
DESCRIPTION:Two papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Health & Music:\n\n  \n\n\nSophie Rose\, CALM: Translating Somatic Experience into Compositional Structure as a Trauma-Informed Methodology\n\n\nYunze Mu\, Lorna Segall and Zhixin Xu\, Acoustic Interactive Sand Tray Therapy System: An Em-bodied Interface for Multisensory Sound Interaction
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-8b-health-music/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology\, Ditze Hörsaal (H 016)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:14-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T141626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115240Z
UID:65293-1778756400-1778761800@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:Paper Session 8a: Signal Processing II
DESCRIPTION:Three papers will be presented and discussed in the Paper Session titled Signal Processing II:\n\n  \n\nAlexandre Francois\, Real-Time\, Low-Latency\, High Resolution Audio Spectral Analysis: Phase Matters\n\nRobert Esler\, Pd++: A C++ Library of Pure Data’s DSP Objects\n\n\nTian Cheng\, Tomoyasu Nakano and Masataka Goto\, Exploring Masked CE Losses to Enhance Word Offset Estimation in CTC-based Lyrics-to-Audio Alignment
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/paper-session-8a-signal-processing-ii/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Audimax 1\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:14-05,Paper Session,Session
ORGANIZER;CN="ICMC HAMBURG 2026":MAILTO:info@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T122311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115252Z
UID:65367-1778760000-1778767200@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Rehearsal & Concert Visit for Families
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Max Henschel\n  \nWhat does contemporary music sound like? What happens during the rehearsals? And what challenges might occur? We’ll look into these questions during rehearsal and concert visit for families.  \nFor families with children aged 7+\nRegistration required here \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-rehearsal-concert-visit-for-families/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)\, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 5\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:14-05,Music,Off-ICMC
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T135942
CREATED:20260415T122709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T115316Z
UID:65369-1778781600-1778785200@icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de
SUMMARY:[Off-ICMC] Radioballett: Körperfunkkollektiv – Fragment
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Felix Konerding\n  \nRadioballett is an interactive performance that draws you into another world through wireless headphones\, where you and other participants can actively shape the space together.  \nThe piece “Fragment” explores the boundaries between private and public life through human experiences in both real and virtual worlds. It invites everyone to reflect on the balance between digital and “offline” existence and to engage with the interplay between social interaction and online networks. \nregistration required here \n  \nThe Off-ICMC\nMusic is what brings us together\, even when everything else pulls us apart.\nMusic everywhere—it is part of our everyday lives. And yet\, we’re hearing it performed live on analog instruments less and less. Instead\, it often reaches us through speakers or headphones\, as files\, from the cloud. What does music mean to you? What does it sound like today? Where does it begin—and where does it end?\nThe ligeti center invites you to listen more closely and discover new sounds—to explore\, experiment\, and play. This year\, ICMC HAMBURG 2026 revives an old tradition: the Off-ICMC\, a free and accompanying festival curated for the general public and anyone curious about computer music. \nAll Off-ICMC events are free of charge.  \n\n  \n \n 
URL:http://icmc2026.ligeti-zentrum.de/event/off-icmc-radioballet-korperfunkkollektiv-fragment/
LOCATION:Town Hall Square Harburg\, Harburger Rathausplatz 1\, Hamburg\, 21073\, Germany
CATEGORIES:14-05,Music,Off-ICMC
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