Barry Vercoe
From composing to computers with Barry Vercoe
Barry Vercoe is a New-Zealand-born composer you may not have heard of – at least as far as composing goes. But in the field of computer audio, he’s something of a legendary figure. Audio
Barry VERCOE: Metamorphoses
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich (conductor) Recorded 26 July 2019, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert for 2019 NZ Composer Sessions Video, Audio
The modular laptop
New Zealander Barry Vercoe was involved in the One Laptop Per Child project and he's now trying to put a low cost, modular, easily upgradeable laptop called INFINITY into classrooms closer to home. Video, Audio
Episode 5 - Load Your Program. I Am Yourself
Born of war and raised on mainframes, computer music comes of age in the 70s and hits the charts thanks to the sampler.
It all starts in 1950 or so with Sydney’s CSIRAC computer and its loudspeaker… Audio