{"id":977,"date":"2023-07-13T17:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courtney-brown.net\/?p=977"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:20:38","slug":"dinosaur-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtney-brown.net\/?p=977","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Choir (2022-present)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus with Mouth-tracking\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/934300979?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Explanatory video of the first instrument of Dinosaur Choir, an adult Corythosaurus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net\">Dinosaur Choir<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>is a project exploring dinosaur vocalization. Outcomes include a computational dinosaur syrinx and 3D fabricated dinosaur skull instruments for exhibition and musical performance and participation.&nbsp; Our work will be made open source when possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An interactive web-based dinosaur syrinx can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net\/\"><strong>https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net<\/strong><\/a>. The syrinx  is based on a&nbsp;bird syrinx computational model developed by Neville Fletcher (1988) and it\u2019s implementation was considerably aided by the published work of Tamara Smyth (2002). Corythosaurus trachea length measurements used to modify the syrinx model were obtained by Thomas Dudgeon. Further speculations, including trachea width and syrinx membrane sizes, are by Courtney Brown, based on neck, hyoid and skull measurements of adult Corythosaurus fossils. More information at  <a href=\"https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net\/\"><strong>https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Grants and Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2022\u00a0  Fulbright Canada Research Chair of Arts and Humanities<br>2025\u00a0  Guthman International Musical Instrument Competition, Third Place <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Exhibitions, Performances, and Artist Talks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/academic\/rueffschool\/music\/events\/conferences-festivals\/seamus-25\/seamus-25.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=seamus%202025#undefined\" target=\"_blank\">Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States Conference<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmfestival.org\/\"><br><\/a>March 21-24, 2025, Indianapolis, IN, USA<br>Exhibition of Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmfestival.org\/\">Electronic Music Midwest Festival<br><\/a>April 4-5, 2025, Kansas City, MO, USA<br>Exhibition of Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guthman.gatech.edu\/2025-competition\">Guthman Musical Instrument Competition<\/a><br>March 7-8, 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA<br>Finalist Performance with Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icmc2024.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Computer Music Conference<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/ethan-bokma-and-courtney-brown-double-bill-at-now-hear-this-2023-tickets-628177926087\"><br><\/a>July 7-13, 2024, Seoul, Korea<br>Exhibition of Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nycemf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/ethan-bokma-and-courtney-brown-double-bill-at-now-hear-this-2023-tickets-628177926087\"><br><\/a>June 16-23, 2024, New York, NY<br>Exhibition of Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sonorities.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sonorities Festival Belfast<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/ethan-bokma-and-courtney-brown-double-bill-at-now-hear-this-2023-tickets-628177926087\"><br><\/a>April 9-13, 2024, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK<br>Exhibition of Dinosaur Choir: Adult Corythosaurus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmusicgathering.org\/nmg2023\">New Music Gathering 2023<\/a><br>June 24, 2023, 1p, Portland State University, Portland, OR<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmusicgathering.org\/nmg2023\"><br><\/a>Becoming Hadrosaur: Dinosaur Vocalization and Hadrosaur Musical Instruments<br>Lecture and Demonstration of new Corythosaurus skull instrument<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/ethan-bokma-and-courtney-brown-double-bill-at-now-hear-this-2023-tickets-628177926087\">Ethan Bokma and Courtney Brown Double Bill at Now Hear This 2023<br><\/a>Jun. 16, 2023, 7:30p, Co*Lab, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<br>Hadrosaur Variations and Improvisations<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/royalalbertamuseum.ca\/learning\/The-Sounds-of-Nature?fbclid=IwAR3ygaU-TjU5Yy0y1qVkjcrAzdYIt7GKYHLIL0hWoVdhldeg9oOrLpqk6PY\">The Sounds of Nature at the Royal Alberta Museum<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/ethan-bokma-and-courtney-brown-double-bill-at-now-hear-this-2023-tickets-628177926087\"><br><\/a>Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<br>Premiere of NEW Corythosaurus skull instrument instrument of Dinosaur Choir and talk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown, C. (2023)\u00a0 Hadrosaur Variations. In Gluzman, Y., &amp; Cleary, S.\u00a0<em>Emergency Index 2023: An<\/em>\u00a0<em>Annual Document of Performance Practice.\u00a0<\/em>Ugly Duckling Presse: New York. 1 page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown, C. , Dudgeon, T., &amp; Gajewski, C. &nbsp;&nbsp;(2023, Upcoming) Artist Talk-Dinosaur Choir: Becoming Hadrosaur via Musical Interface.&nbsp;<em>International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) ISEA2023<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Symbiosis<\/em>. Forum des images, Paris, France, ISEA. Short Artist Talk Paper.&nbsp; 4 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown, C., Dudgeon, T., &amp; Gajewski, C. &nbsp;(2023) Dinosaur Choir: Designing for Scientific Exploration, Outreach, and Experimental Music.<em>&nbsp;Proceedings of the 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;International Conference on<\/em>&nbsp;<em>New Interfaces for Musical Expression \u2013 NIME \u20182023.&nbsp;<\/em>Work-in-Progress Showcase. 6 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Press <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91291997\/dinosaur-choir-instrument\"><em>Fast Company<\/em><\/a>. This wild new instrument brings a dinosaur back to life. G. Snelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/2025-guthman-contest-winners\/\"><em>Popular Science<\/em><\/a>. Electromagnetic fields and dinosaur choir win international instrument contest. A. Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/secretatlanta.co\/georgia-tech-guthman-showcase\/\">Secret Atlanta<\/a>.<\/em>&nbsp;This \u2018Dinosaur Choir\u2019 Recreates Extinct Dino Vocalizations At The World\u2019s Most Innovative Musical Instrument Showcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/2025-guthman-musical-instrument-competition-finalists\/\"><em>Popular Science<\/em><\/a>. The 10 coolest musical instruments you\u2019ll see in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2b48hec7\"><em>Mixdown Mag<\/em><\/a>. 2025 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition finalists announced!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CBC Edmonton AM<\/em>. Artist exploring the sounds of dinosaurs through a study in sonic skulls. M. Connolly, T. McCarthy.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-17-edmonton-am\/clip\/15991286-artist-exploringsounds-dinosaurs-study-sonic-skulls\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-17-edmonton-am\/clip\/15991286-artist-exploringsounds-dinosaurs-study-sonic-skulls<\/a>. June 14, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Taproot Edmonton<\/em>. Festival of new music goes way, way back. A. Lavallee-Koenig.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edmonton.taproot.news\/briefs\/2023\/06\/09\/festival-of-new-music-goes-way-way-back\">https:\/\/edmonton.taproot.news\/briefs\/2023\/06\/09\/festival-of-new-music-goes-way-way-back<\/a>. June 9, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Credits and Acknowledgements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dinosaur Choir<\/em>&nbsp;is created and coded by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/courtney.brown.net\/\">Courtney Brown<\/a>. The design and fabrication of the physical dinosaur skull instruments is by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ualberta.ca\/art-design\/people\/teachingfaculty\/cezary-gajewski.html\">Cezary Gajewski.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paleontologist Thomas Dudgeon&nbsp; provided CT scans, 3D models, and consulting. David Evans also provided approval to use the CT Scans of the adult&nbsp;<em>Corythosaurus<\/em>&nbsp;(ROM 1933) for this project. We also acknowledge the Canada Fulbright, Ira Greenberg, Garth Paine, Scott Smallwood, Caleb Brown, Natalie Loveless, Phillip Currie, Corwin Sullivan, Howard Gibbons, and the rest of the University of Alberta Dinosaur Paleontology Lab for their support of this project and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding sources for&nbsp;<em>Dinosaur Choir<\/em>&nbsp;include a Southern Methodist University Research Council Grant and United States Fulbright Scholar Award to Courtney Brown as well as a NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship to Thomas Dudgeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work builds upon the previous work,&nbsp;<em>Rawr! A Study in Sonic Skulls<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Rawr!<\/em>&nbsp;<em>A Study in Sonic Skulls<\/em>&nbsp;created by, Courtney Brown and Sharif Razzaque. The CT scans of the subadult skull fossil (CMN 34825) were provided by Witmer Labs, Ohio University and scientific research guided larynx creation. We also acknowledge Garth Paine, Carlo Sammarco, Sallye Coyle, Brent Brimhall and Gordon Bergfors for their contributions and funding from Arizona State University GPSA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dinosaur Choir&nbsp;is a project exploring dinosaur vocalization. Outcomes include a computational dinosaur syrinx and 3D fabricated dinosaur skull instruments for exhibition and musical performance and participation.&nbsp; Our work will be made open source when possible. An interactive web-based dinosaur syrinx can be found at https:\/\/dino.courtney-brown.net. 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