Scottish Electroacoustic Music Association (SEMAS) (1988-c 1996)
Biography
While the first and principal activity of SEMAS was to provide a pool of equipment and expertise for the presentation of eletronic and electro-acoustic music in Scotland, it had other functions of considerable importance such as promoting the dissemination of information pertaining to electro-acoustic msuic by means of lectures, seminars, conferences and short courses; assisting concert pomoters in the planning of effective programmes incorporating electro-acoustic music; and seeking ways of actively encouraging more composers working in Scotland to try their hand at electro-acoutsic works. SEMAS also provided a natural point of contact between the National Studio on the South Bank and those working in the field of EAM in Scotland.
While the first and principal activity of SEMAS was to provide a pool of equipment and expertise for the presentation of eletronic and electro-acoustic music in Scotland, it had other functions of considerable importance such as promoting the dissemination of information pertaining to electro-acoustic msuic by means of lectures, seminars, conferences and short courses; assisting concert pomoters in the planning of effective programmes incorporating electro-acoustic music; and seeking ways of actively encouraging more composers working in Scotland to try their hand at electro-acoutsic works. SEMAS also provided a natural point of contact between the National Studio on the South Bank and those working in the field of EAM in Scotland.