PERMANENT SEMINAR ON CREATION, PERFORMANCE AND ARTISTIC RESEARCH
27.02.2026 | 11 am | DeCA UA | CIME studio
Free entrance and in person.
Lecture
IT’S ABOUT TIME: Sound, Music and Human Synchronization
Igal Myrtenbaum | Composer
Have you ever wondered how nature manifests itself in well constructed patterns? Is there a code or a hidden plan behind it? Do spontaneous order in a densely populated city and a flock of birds have something in common? From the earliest stages of human thought, humankind has sought keys to understanding such phenomena, grouped under the concept of emergence — the study of how complex systems and patterns arise from a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Simulating such systems, aided by analytical tools, is one way to enable the tracing and understanding of these processes. Yet emergent systems display not only a high degree of functionality, but also remarkable beauty. What if such a procedure were used in the creation of musical patterns? In It’s About Time, composer Igal Myrtenbaum talks about the paths that led to the creation of TheSleepwalkers — a project that began with the creation of “living” musical textures and continues to renew his approach to composition and performance, shedding new light on longstanding fundamental musical issues.
Igal Myrtenbaum | Composer, lecturer and educator. His work and passion ranges from synchronizing sounds to studying how people synchronize, through learning communities and multi-cultural environments. Composing both electronic and music for acoustic instruments, his projects and works are performed world-wide and he is giving lectures and clinics to a variety of audiences from different cultures and backgrounds. His workshops mostly deal with emergent properties as manifested in natural phenomena and dramatic expression, often aided by digital tool.
His workshops mostly deal with emergent properties as manifested in natural phenomena and dramatic expression, often aided by digital tools. He is a co-founder of the ‘Music and Technology Studies’ at the Bar- Ilan University and has been researching and developing tools for music educators. Committed to explore music in creating cultural bridges, he was invited to lead projects dedicated to cultural preservation and empowerment (“Izozo” – Yangareko foundation”, the Guarani indigenous community, Bolivia), and art education ventures (Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, FICA).
His collaboration with Prof. B.V. Suresh from the University of Hyderabad (India) resulted in the creation of a series of workshops that inspired artists from multiple backgrounds and led to an ongoing research project focused on innovative learning methods entitled `Analog Networks`. Igal Myrtenbaum is the recipient of the “Arts and Science Landau Prize” 2019, and the “Prime Minister’s Prize for Composers” 2021.