Join us for an immersive three-day celebration of Mort Subotnick’s long legacy of groundbreaking electronic music composition and performance.
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Join us for an immersive three-day celebration of Mort Subotnick’s long legacy of groundbreaking electronic music composition and performance.
Morton Subotnick is a trailblazer in the development of electronic music and multimedia performance. He co-founded the San Francisco Tape Music Center in the early 1960s and collaborated with Don Buchla on one of the first analog synthesizers. His seminal work, Silver Apples of the Moon (1967), was the first electronic composition commissioned by a record label and is now preserved in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. Amassing many awards and widespread recognition for his contributions, he continually evolved as an artist, using breakthrough digital technology in composition and performance, as well as developing a series of interactive environments for children to learn about and create music.
May 22, 2025 – Movie Night at 6pm (Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142)
Experience a screening of the 2022 documentary Subotnick - Portrait of an Electronic Music Pioneer, showcasing Mort Subotnick's historic and enormously influential career in electronic music.
May 23, 2025 – Lecture at 3pm (E14-633, 75 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142)
Hear Mort talk about not only making electronic music at the dawn of synthesizers, but also how he works newer technologies into his modern performances.
May 24, 2025 – Concert at 7pm (Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02142)Enjoy a rare live solo performance by Mort, performing some of his recent pieces. Please purchase your ticket to reserve your seat by following the QR code—MIT faculty and students will have free admission and can reserve their tickets by emailing xan97@media.mit.edu.