Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics

Composer, violinist, and computer music researcher, Charles Nichols explores the expressive potential of instrumental ensembles, computer music systems, and combinations of the two, for the concert stage, and collaborations with dance and video.  He teaches Composition and Computer Music at Virginia Tech, and has earned degrees from Eastman, Yale, and Stanford.  His compositions, including acoustic and electroacoustic music, and research, including data sonification, telematic musical performance, and haptic musical human-computer interface design, have been presented at national and intern