The latin american electroacoustic music archive... ten years on

Abstract

Electroacoustic music has a long, interesting and rich tradition in Latin America. Certain outstanding composers who were born or lived in this region have been experimenting and creating in the field of electroacoustics since as far back as 60 years ago. However, it has always been difficult for educators, composers, performers, researchers, students and the general public to access recordings and information related to these composers and their work. In an effort to preserve, document and make known at least some creations by electroacoustic composers born in or associated with Latin America, an archive was created a decade ago at the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology in Montreal. This widely consulted archive has facilitated the recovery and recognition for our collective memory of near-forgotten works and their composers. By allowing us to assess the achievements and obstacles overcame by those who preceded us it will help us better understand the present and consider the future.