Seminar

IRCAM Residency at the Grieg Academy

Knut Knaus Auditorium

Møllendalsveien 61

The Grieg Academy is proud to host an IRCAM Residency from January 26 to 29, 2026, organized as part of our ongoing initiative to strengthen artistic innovation and technological creativity within music education at KMD.

This four-day residency will focus on AI and Creativity, exploring how artificial intelligence can be integrated into composition, improvisation, and live performance.

The residency and workshops will be led by:

Gérard Assayag 
Head of the Music 
Representation 
Team, IRCAM

Mikhail Malt 
Researcher and
composer, IRCAM

Marco Fiorini 
Researcher,
Musician, and 
Improviser, IRCAM

Schedule Overview

January 26: Public Talk — Presentation of IRCAM’s REACH project and discussion on AI in contemporary creativity.

January 27–29: Workshops with students — Hands-on sessions exploring Somax2 and other IRCAM tools for creative interaction with AI.

Participation

All composition students are required to attend.

Performers from Classical, Jazz, or other departments, as well as anyone interested in interactive AI systems, are warmly encouraged to participate.

Active student engagement will be essential to the success of this collaborative residency.

Preparation Resources

REACH website
REACH YouTube channel
Somax2 video tutorials
 

This residency offers a unique opportunity for students and staff to collaborate directly with leading IRCAM researchers and to explore the creative frontiers of AI-driven musical interaction and performance.

This workshop is supported by the following funded projects: 

Stylianos Dimou's Strategic Funds 2025

"The Alchemy of Echoes": Unveiling New Dimensions in Sound and Interaction"

and

Kreativt bruk av musikkteknologi i musikkutdanning ved KMD 

In collaboration with:

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