Please join us on Tuesday, March 4 at 12:00 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: “Acoustic Innovation: Is There Anything Left to Invent?” with Fron Reilly—“Is there still room for Innovative Design in the field of purely acoustic musical instruments in an age of digitization?”
This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!
To attend the talk, RSVP via our Google Forms.
In his talk/workshop, Fron Reilly will showcase his latest musical invention—the fron2, a ten-string rotating bowed zither—while sharing the story behind its creation. He’ll also explore the acoustics behind its distinctive sound and explain what sets it apart from electronically generated tones. Afterwards, audience members are invited to join a live improv session. Bring your instrument!
Fron Reilly is a maker, designer, builder, and inventor living in Guelph. He holds a BSc in physics from the University of Waterloo. Now retired, he has worked in many fields including teaching, industrial automation, and electronic transformer design. In addition, he has always been and remains busy in his workshop creating things that work, including wooden sculptural clock mechanisms, musical instruments, kinetic sculptures, stirling engines, and sundials. You can see many of his innovative instruments in action on his YouTube channel, @fronreilly4787, which has garnered over two million views.
To attend the talk, RSVP via our Google Forms.
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation IICSI House,
9 University Avenue East,
Guelph, ON,
N1H 1M8
Tel: 519-824-4120 Ext. 53885 | [email protected]
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IICSI House
9 University Avenue East
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 1M8
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