HISTORICAL PRESENTATIONS

Note:
On the Exhibition floor in the Historical Corner a permanent display of vintage recording-, and measuring equipment can be found together with a collection of ancient musical instruments. From time to time – see below - interesting presentations will be given, bringing back dear memories.

Saturday, March 22

15:00 – 16:00 h
RECORD CUTTING HISTORY AND DEMOS
Tim de Wolf will give an overview of record cutting techniques in use from back in the twenties until this day.
After his presentation he will give demonstrations on one of his vintage cutting machines how lacquer cuttings were done in the past. In case of sufficient interest demonstrations may be repeated at a later time.


Sunday, March 23

11:00 – 12:00 h
OLD TIME MEASURING EQUIPMENT
Wim van Barneveld will demonstrate how audio parameters were measured, using the very first B&K made audio measuring equipment.
A collection of B&K equipment will be on show.

14:00 – 15:00 h
CLASSICAL PRODUCER’S VIEW ON VINTAGE AUDIO RECORDING
Willem Hellweg, a producer combining musical talent and profound knowledge of recording techniques, will give his view on recording methods used for the classical Philips label between 1960 and 1990.

16:00 – 17:00 h
ANCIENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC
In the early days of electronic music development, the project of the specially composed Poème Electronique at the 1958 Brussels World Fair was a major reference point. A presentation outlining this pioneering project of composers Edgard Varèse and Lannis Xenakis in combination with a lightshow and decorations designed by Le Corbusier and Philippe Agostini, who were also the architects of the Philips Pavilion, will be given by expert Kees Tazelaar.


Monday, March 24

10:00 – 12:00 h
MEETING HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
Meeting Room J
For agenda and more details visit website http://www.aes.org/aeshc/

15:00 – 16:00 h
HISTORY OF MECHANICAL MUSIC
Pianolas, music boxes and other mechanical music artefacts were the forerunners of recorded music back in the twenties. Kees Nijssen, an avid collector of these special automated pianos and other mechanical instruments, will give an overview of their history.


Tuesday, March 25

11:00 – 12:00 h
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF STEREOPHONY
Hans Lauterslager - Senior Recording Engineer – will play and discuss a series of musical excerpts from a specially compiled CD. The excerpts illustrate the different recording techniques used in the early days of stereophony and the obtained results.