On Friday 20 September, the Musica ex Machina Symposium brought together a diverse group of speakers and participants to delve into the fascinating intersection of music and computational thinking. This thought-provoking event took place in conjunction with the Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically exhibition, offering attendees a unique opportunity to explore how machines and algorithms are shaping the future of musical creation and analysis. Explore the talks below!
Musica ex Machina Symposium, 20.9.2024, Pavilion A
Photos: Alain Herzog/Murielle Gerber













Markus Roth: The Algorithmic (in Music Theory)
Fabrice Fitch: Reconstructing Fragmentary Polyphony and AI?
Richard Widdess: Generative processes in Indian music theory
Peter Hoffmann: Algorithmic Machine Music
Miller Puckette: What are these Fibonacci numbers doing here?
Alexandra Cárdenas: Coding Music Live
The Algorithmic (in music) – Roundtable
François Pachet: Music and AI, is the problem solved?
Roberto Alonso Trillo: On the Musically Possible
Bob Sturm: Prepare for the coming flood of AI music!
Laetitia Sonami: Patterns of Attraction
George Lewis: Stories about Subjects, Objects and Tools
The Artificial (applications of AI in Music) – Roundtable
Jennifer Walshe: Platform Musicking
Marek Poliks: Nobody listens to music anymore
Final Roundtable