Matthew Burtner brings together music and sustainability through ecoacoustics - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper
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The University professor is pushing the boundaries of environmental activism through sound art.
Some days, Music Professor Matthew Burtner is out in the snow, recording the sounds of dripping water and crunching ice. Others, he is inside editing and arranging those sounds along with traditional instrumentation into a digital composition. Burtner works in the field of ecoacoustics — the study of environmental sounds.
As a composer, he takes these sounds of nature and creates music of all kinds. From opera to theater to film, Burtner has scored a variety of mediums. The intersections of science, policy and art are the core of Burtner’s work as a scorer and as a professor.
Some days, Music Professor Matthew Burtner is out in the snow, recording the sounds of dripping water and crunching ice. Others, he is inside editing and arranging those sounds along with traditional instrumentation into a digital composition. Burtner works in the field of ecoacoustics — the study of environmental sounds.
As a composer, he takes these sounds of nature and creates music of all kinds. From opera to theater to film, Burtner has scored a variety of mediums. The intersections of science, policy and art are the core of Burtner’s work as a scorer and as a professor.
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