From July 8th to 12th, the first Timbre and Orchestration Summer School (TOSS) took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, organized by ACTOR postdocs Ben Duinker and Andrés Gutiérrez Martínez, and ACTOR collaborator and UdeM postdoc Kit Soden. The summer school was hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with on-site support by Asterios Zacharakis and was held around the TIMBRE 2023 conference. For five days, an international cohort of 55 students from a variety of academic institutions across Europe and North America as well as independent researchers and practitioners, met at the Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation to learn from leading voices in Timbre research about this multifaceted field as it pertains to orchestration in a broad sense.

As part of the organizing committee of the summer school, we are very proud of this accomplishment, and we are very thankful to the tutors involved and to everyone who supported the event along the way. The ACTOR Central committee is currently discussing the viability of continuing with the summer school in the foreseeable future. We are convinced that it is an important formative workshop for young research scholars and music practitioners.

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The deadline to apply to the ACTOR Summer School is Friday, February 17! See the link in bio for more info on the program and the application process.

The Summer School will be held from July 8-12 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece! The program includes tutorial sessions as well as participation in the TIMBRE 2023 Conference. Students from various fields and early-career researchers are encouraged to apply, regardless of their background!

The deadline to apply for the ACTOR Summer School has been extended to February 17!

We are excited to announce the first ever Timbre and Orchestration Summer School, held from July 8-12 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece!

Save the Date! The Analysis, Creation, and Teaching or Orchestration (ACTOR) project is pleased to announce the first ever Timbre and Orchestration Summer School! It will take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece from July 8-12, 2023.