“This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia.”
Throughout Sajeta 2025, composer, pianist & electronic musician Anthony Pateras will deliver a series of two-hour composition & analysis lectures. Over eight sessions, The Tolmin Lectures constitute a deep dive into the mechanics of a broad range of music. Rather than a demonstration of equipment or software, these lectures are designed to ignite curiosity & musical possibility through the act of collective critical listening. Two sessions a day will be followed by an open discussion & question time. The lecture agenda is as follows (subject to change).
Rates for this are arranged to a sliding scale according to the financial situation of the attendee. Contribution for The Tolmin Lectures: 50 EUR or 20 EUR with a festival ticket Registration: To register for the lectures, please contact: office@sajeta.org (Subject: Registration for the Tolmin Lectures)
THU 3. 7.
Lecture #1 (11:00-13:00): RHYTHMIC CHAINS
Linear splicing of multiple times and feels:Slint, Ziur, Marchaut, Pece Atanasovski, Messiaen, trad. Zaïre, Speaker Music, Stravinsky, Zorn
Lecture #2 (15:00-17:00): VARIATION & LIMITATION
Moulding of limited materials into long-range forms: Adrian Demoč, Noutong Phimvilayphone, Luc Ferrari, DJ Rashad, Feldman, Sarah Hennies, Judith Hamann, trad. Burundi, Calum Gunn
FRI 4. 7.
Lecture #3 (11:00-13:00): LIVING TEXTURE
Different approaches to mobile stasis: Giusto Pio, Alvin Lucier, Evol, Ashley, Jungle Brothers, Sam Dunscombe, Clarence Barlow, Erkki Veltheim
Lecture #4 (15:00-17:00): PARALLEL LAYERS
Strategies using concurrent musical layers on different trajectories: Shore/Coleman, Mamoru Fujieda, Tricky, Scott Walker, CIA Debutante, Augustė Vickunaitė, Yasuaki Shimizu, Rolf Julius, Cassandra Miller
SAT 5. 7.
Lecture #5 (11:00-13:00): SURPRISE & RECONTEXTUALISATION
Side stepping the default within established forms: James Rushford, J Dilla, Farmer’s Manual, Bucketrider, RD Burman, Joni Mitchell, Umni Nadra, Chico Buarque, Conlon Nancarrow
Lecture #6 (15:00-17:00): PHRASING & FLOW
Learning from vocal phrasing: Sam Cooke, Carlton & The Shoes, Ray Charles, Alèmayèhu Eshèté, Playboy Carti, Alem Qasimov, Dirty Projectors, Joao Gilberto, Erykah Badu
SUN 6. 7.
Lecture #7 (11:00-13:00): SPLINTERED REALITIES
Rupture & hyper verticality: Florian Hecker, Rik Rue, Otto Von Schirach, Jérôme Noetinger, Yasunao Tone, Ákos Rózmann, Iannis Xenakis, Marcus Schmickler, Josef Anton Reidl, Eiko Ishibashi
Lecture #8 (15:00-17:00): ORCHESTRATION/REVELATION
Sounds which shouldn’t go together, but somehow do: Toru Takemitsu, Cor Fuhler, Teiji Ito, Jerry Hunt, John Butcher, PJ Harvey, Jean-Phillipe Gross, trad. Burundi, Michel Chion, Ennio Morricone
NOTES
– Outside of this schedule, attendees are able to book individual sessions with Pateras to receive feedback on their scores or audio if they wish. Rates for this are arranged to a sliding scale according to the financial situation of the attendee.
– The Tomlin Lectures are a welcoming & inclusive space. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or any kind of verbal aggression will be tolerated.
– To encourage and cultivate concentration, the use of smartphones is not allowed.
– This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
