Physics resonates

What is a resonance? How does sound propagate through the air? With Professor Dirk van der Marel, a renowned physicist from the University of Geneva, the Geneva Brass will explore the intricacies of physics in music during a concert-conference. 

Budding scientists or amateurs, students, physicists or simply curious music lovers, if you want to understand :

• What makes a chord consonant or dissonant? 
• Why can a piano or an organ only be out of tune? 
• Is the sound of the Alpine horn higher or lower on the Matterhorn?
• And at the North Pole, in the Sahara, or on Mars? 
• What material is needed for a brass instrument? 

... don't hesitate, this evening is made for you! And for those who are allergic to mathematical formulas and other theorems, don't worry, music will play a large part in this programme, in particular Bach and his famous Goldberg Variations. 

ARTISTS

Geneva Brass

Invited speaker : Professor Dirk van der Marel, physicist, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva

PRAcTIcal Information

Tuesday novembre the 1st at 20h.

Auditoire U300, Uni Dufour, Rue du Général-Dufour 24, 1204 Genève

Free entrance