Sampo & Modalio Academy 2025
Type
Forum/Seminar, School & Class
Category
Other
Status
Open for Applications
Deadline
July 1, 2025
Application Fee
$250
Host
Musinfo
Location
Toulouse, France
Augmented instruments | Augmented organ | Mixed music | Improvisation
This international academy is aimed at musicians who wish to transcend the sound boundaries of their instrument. It offers a chance to discover the Sampo or the Modalio during seven days of intensive training, to transform one's instrument into an augmented one, and to introduce oneself to mixed music.
The Sampo and the Modalio are two extensions whose purpose is to widen the sound field of an acoustic instrument. They allow you to transform the instrument sound in real time or to trigger sound files.
Working with the Sampo or the Modalio does not require any previous experience in the field of electroacoustic or mixed music
It is the only academy to offer performers a means of augmenting their acoustic instrument in complete autonomy.
Sampo
Intended for performers of any acoustic instrument, the Sampo is a portable and universal extension that can be played in any place and in complete autonomy.
www.sampo.fr
Modalio
The Modalio is an extension dedicated to the augmentation of pipe organs. It lets you expand the organ's sonorities by adding new timbres played in real time.
www.modalio.fr
Program
The Academy program includes masterclasses, individual courses and collective workshops with the Sampo or the Modalio to familiarize with different aspects of augmented instruments. The academy takes place in a convivial atmosphere which fosters encounters with other musicians. The academy is aimed at students and professionals of all nationalities.
Objectives
During the academy, participants will acquire knowledge of augmented instruments and of mixed music, of the specificities of performing mixed music and of different kinds of works.
The participants will be able to work with electronics in complete autonomy.
The participants will have the opportunity to present their work during a public concert at the end of the academy.
A video recording session will also be proposed to each participant.
A comprehensive and intensive program
The Academy program will cover the following themes:
• instrumental performance with electronics
• improvising with effects
• work on pieces with real-time sound processing
• work on pieces with sound files
• study of a score with electronics
• mixed music and live-electronics
• soundpainting and collective strategies
• implementation of a concert with augmented instruments
• multidisciplinary performances
Each participant will be offered one or more scores to prepare in advance. This will allow them to focus on the electronic part during the academy.
The first 5 to enrol will receive an instrumental prelude and instructions of sound transformation with Sampo written by composer Etienne Rolin.
• duration 2 to 3 minutes
• sent to the participant by July 1st
• inscription limit: June 1 2025
These pieces will be used as a basis for the individual sessions and will form part of a collective piece to be performed at the Academy concert.
During the academy each participant will have access to a Sampo or a Modalio to prepare the suggested works.
Students on the Modalio course will also have the opportunity to work with the historic organs at Auch Cathedral.
Max number of participants :
• Sampo course : 14 (all acoustic instruments)
• Modalio course : 3 (organists only)
Registration fee : 435 € Courses + accommodation / 250 € Courses only
The courses take place in Auch, France, from 14 to 20 July 2025.
Deadline for applications: 1 July 2025
Details available at: https://academy.sampo.fr/en/
This international academy is aimed at musicians who wish to transcend the sound boundaries of their instrument. It offers a chance to discover the Sampo or the Modalio during seven days of intensive training, to transform one's instrument into an augmented one, and to introduce oneself to mixed music.
The Sampo and the Modalio are two extensions whose purpose is to widen the sound field of an acoustic instrument. They allow you to transform the instrument sound in real time or to trigger sound files.
Working with the Sampo or the Modalio does not require any previous experience in the field of electroacoustic or mixed music
It is the only academy to offer performers a means of augmenting their acoustic instrument in complete autonomy.
Sampo
Intended for performers of any acoustic instrument, the Sampo is a portable and universal extension that can be played in any place and in complete autonomy.
www.sampo.fr
Modalio
The Modalio is an extension dedicated to the augmentation of pipe organs. It lets you expand the organ's sonorities by adding new timbres played in real time.
www.modalio.fr
Program
The Academy program includes masterclasses, individual courses and collective workshops with the Sampo or the Modalio to familiarize with different aspects of augmented instruments. The academy takes place in a convivial atmosphere which fosters encounters with other musicians. The academy is aimed at students and professionals of all nationalities.
Objectives
During the academy, participants will acquire knowledge of augmented instruments and of mixed music, of the specificities of performing mixed music and of different kinds of works.
The participants will be able to work with electronics in complete autonomy.
The participants will have the opportunity to present their work during a public concert at the end of the academy.
A video recording session will also be proposed to each participant.
A comprehensive and intensive program
The Academy program will cover the following themes:
• instrumental performance with electronics
• improvising with effects
• work on pieces with real-time sound processing
• work on pieces with sound files
• study of a score with electronics
• mixed music and live-electronics
• soundpainting and collective strategies
• implementation of a concert with augmented instruments
• multidisciplinary performances
Each participant will be offered one or more scores to prepare in advance. This will allow them to focus on the electronic part during the academy.
The first 5 to enrol will receive an instrumental prelude and instructions of sound transformation with Sampo written by composer Etienne Rolin.
• duration 2 to 3 minutes
• sent to the participant by July 1st
• inscription limit: June 1 2025
These pieces will be used as a basis for the individual sessions and will form part of a collective piece to be performed at the Academy concert.
During the academy each participant will have access to a Sampo or a Modalio to prepare the suggested works.
Students on the Modalio course will also have the opportunity to work with the historic organs at Auch Cathedral.
Max number of participants :
• Sampo course : 14 (all acoustic instruments)
• Modalio course : 3 (organists only)
Registration fee : 435 € Courses + accommodation / 250 € Courses only
The courses take place in Auch, France, from 14 to 20 July 2025.
Deadline for applications: 1 July 2025
Details available at: https://academy.sampo.fr/en/