Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)

10/20/2026

Join us this Thursday, October 22, for an exciting talk and demo on spatial composition by our guest, Julius Dobos!

Date: October 22, 2026
Location: CCRMA Stage
Time: 11:30AM

10/04/2026

Concert announcement: Thursday, October 15, 7:30PM

Stefano Pilia presents a solo performance of his latest works “Spiralis Aurea” and “Lacinia” for electric guitar and electronics, exploring sacred geometry and spiritual dimensions through acousmatic meditation and refined electroacoustic processes.

Free and Open to the Public

10/02/2026

UPCOMING: Two nights, two programs, 24.6 channels of sound under the stars. Transitions, CCRMA’s annual season opener, fills the Knoll Courtyard with live performance, electronic music, and audiovisual works from our community and beyond. Dress warm, bring a blanket.

Free | In person + livestream

CONCERT 1 | Fri Oct 2 | 7:30pm
Helen Feng
Eun Jo
Alex Wu
Walker Smith
Hannah Kim
Alex Han
Primrose Ohling

CONCERT 2 | Sat Oct 3 | 7:30pm
Michael Gancz
Nick Shaheed
Helöise Garry & Maxine Carlisle
Madalyn Merkey
Luna Valentin and Mercedes Montemayor
Mohammad H. Javaheri
Celeste Betancur Gutierrez and Primrose Ohling

09/18/2026

Save the date for our annual CCRMA Transitions Concerts >> October 2 & 3 in the CCRMA Courtyard

CCRMA celebrates the start of the 2026 season with its annual Transitions: two evenings of outdoor, under-the-stars concerts showcasing music from the CCRMA community and beyond. Feast your ears on immersive 3D sounds played on our multichannel system (24.6 speakers!) in the Courtyard outside the Knoll. Each evening’s program will be different and will feature live performances, fixed media electronic music, and audiovisual works.

We encourage everybody to dress warmly and BYOB (blanket/bottle)!
FREE and Open to All | In Person + Livestream

06/04/2026

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) returns to Bing Concert Hall for its season finale concert. You are warmly invited to an evening of new musical works at the intersections of humans, computers, new instruments, hemispherical speaker arrays, and novel sonic spaces.

2026: Saturday Night SLOrk!
Saturday, June 6 | Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
|- 6:45pm PT: Pre-concert talk by Director Ge Wang
| "Music and AI: What Do We (Really) Want?"
|- 7:30pm PT: Concert
| (in case you are wondering, this concert was made
| without AI tools, although some pieces will offer
| social/cultural commentary on technology in our lives)
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
327 Lasuen St. (at Museum Way) Stanford, CA

(more information)
https://slork.stanford.edu/events/2026/spring/

Come one, come all!
This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

You are warmly invited to an evening of new musical works at the intersections of humans, computers, hemispherical speaker arrays, new instruments, and novel sonic spaces.

05/31/2026

Stanford Laptop Orchestra presents Saturday Night SLOrk!

The orchestra is plugged in, sound checked, and code debugged (mostly). With a brand new generation of salad-bowl-based hemispherical speakers and new repurposed laptops, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) returns to Bing Concert Hall for its annual Spring Concert. You are warmly invited to an evening of new musical works at the intersections of humans, computers, new instruments, hemispherical speaker arrays, and novel sonic spaces.

Saturday, June 6th, 2026
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
FREE and OPEN to All
(in-person and livestreamed)

6:45pm: Pre-concert talk
“Music and AI: What Do We (Really) Want?”
by Ge Wang, Director

7:30pm: Concert

05/25/2026

CCRMA Summer Workshops are open for registration! Open to both Stanford and non-Stanford participants.

This year’s lineup includes hands-on workshops in sound, music technology, creative coding, spatial audio, electronic music, physical interaction design, wearable instruments, experimental performance, and many more. Join us this summer at CCRMA.

For more information, visit: ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops

Flyer design: Simona Fitcal

05/22/2026

Introducing the Little Live Room Concert Recording Session — LLRCRS, pronounced “lurkers” — our newest concert series at CCRMA.

Each session is experienced across multiple spaces, each with its own mix: the CCRMA Stage, the live room, the control room, and the CCRMA livestream.

Images from our latest session, featuring a performance by Alex Han with a stacked band: Nathan Sariowan, Ryota Sato, Sid Yu, and Mike Mulshine.

05/21/2026

Leila Abdul-Rauf draws you into a cinematic sound world that explores the darkest corners of the psyche, conceptually delving into the deep vastness of the psyche of woman: wild, ugly, vulnerable, and powerful. On this evening, Leila will showcase pieces throughout her vast catalogue, from the more improvisational and textural ambience of her earlier work to the more rhythmic and vocally-driven intensity of her recent albums.

May 28 || 7:30PM || The CCRMA STAGE
Free and Open to public.

05/12/2026

Music and the Brain Symposium 2026: Join us for Listening in the Past: Sound, Space, and the Aesthetics of the Sublime, an in-person event where we dive deep into how sound shapes our experience of space and evokes the sublime. It is about exploring the magic of past soundscapes and their emotional power. Bring your curiosity and get ready for a captivating journey through history and sound!

May 22 & 23 || 10AM-9PM