Work & archive
Experiments become
shared experiences.
Performances, student work, listening sessions, workshops, and research made visible through CEMA’s program archive.
Fall 2026 program
Hinge Quartet at CEMA
The visual archive
Posters from the room.
Watch & listen
CEMA video library
Performances and compositions from the CEMA YouTube channel. Play a featured recording here or explore the full list below.
Dissolve, O my Heart
Missy Mazzoli · Tong Yan, violin.
evocation
Jacob Goodman.
Electronic Sound Bath
Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble.
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Ensemble performances
Compositions & collaborations
Programs / 2025–2026
Explore the CEMA archive.
Performances, listening sessions, workshops, and student projects documented through CEMA posters and Bowdoin records.
Performance
ENTANGLEMENT
For live electronics performer, higher-order Ambisonics audio, video projection, and programmed lights.
Douglas McCausland
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Learning
CEMA Training
Introduction to working in CEMA, using the sound system, and recording in the space.
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Creativity Hackathon
CEMA was among the spaces and tools made available to Bowdoin, Bates and Colby students during the Hastings Initiative creativity hackathon.
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Learning
CEMA Training
Introduction to working in CEMA, using the sound system, and recording in the space.
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Listening & making
CHANT — Community Vocal Recording Session
Open vocal recording activities contributing material to the CHANT composition and performance project; no singing experience or preparation required.
Kari Francis · Badie Khaleghian
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble — Spring Concert
Original student works using custom digital instruments that transform motion and biodata into sound; four solo works, two duos, and one quartet.
Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Performance
Maciej Walczak
Performance listed at CEMA in Bowdoin’s event calendar.
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Listening party curated by newly declared music majors and minors
Students and faculty gathered at CEMA to share music and listening practices.
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Listening & making
Brian Shankar Adler — album listening party
Selected music from once like a spark, Ecologies, Crescent and Cricket Cipher, followed by discussion with percussionist and composer Brian Shankar Adler.
Brian Shankar Adler
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Performance
UP/-ROUTED: Path of the Possessed
Interactive dance performance by Saniya Ridley.
Saniya Ridley — dance
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Listening & making
Listening Party with Courtney Burnett
Listening party with Bowdoin musician Courtney Burnett ’26.
Courtney Burnett
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Electronic Sound Bath II
Second electronic sound-bath performance by the Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble.
Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Performance
Beyond the Bridge
Contemporary works for violin and electronics presented in an immersive environment of sound, light, and visual design.
Tong Yan — violin
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Electronic Sound Bath I
Electronic sound-bath performance by the Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble.
Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Listening & making
True Believer — Listening Party and Viewing Event
Listening and viewing event for Aaron Kitch’s debut concept album.
Aaron Kitch
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Digital Realities
Student immersive multimedia performance featuring five named creators.
Aden Ho · Erik Infante · Elina Kapur · Matt Orlando · Luke Vazdauskas
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Student work
Spring Music Festival
A multi-venue festival featuring Bowdoin and Bates student ensembles in Kanbar Auditorium and CEMA.
Bowdoin Jazz Combos · Bowdoin Electro-Acoustic Ensemble · Beyond Borders Percussion Ensemble · Lilt · Call Doug
CEMA and Kanbar Auditorium
Listening & making
Give Way — Album Listening Party
A collective listening session for Kate Campbell Strauss’s debut album.
Kate Campbell Strauss
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Performance
Electric Sky Blue
An immersive multimedia concert experience for piano, movement, electronics, and real-time visuals.
Caroline Owen — piano · Badie Khaleghian — composer
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Performance
CEMA Opening Celebration
Opening celebration with live music and immersive audiovisual performance.
Alternative Facts · John Fireman · Hold Your Ears · R.J. Miller — drums and electronics · Frank Mauceri — saxophone and electronics · Kate Campbell Strauss — saxophone · Aruna Kharod — sitar · Badie Khaleghian — electronics
CEMA, Studzinski 202
Beyond the room
CEMA’s community in other settings.
Interdisciplinary performance
CHANT
The CHANT community vocal recording session at CEMA brought together Kari Francis, Badie Khaleghian, and community participants. The larger CHANT work brought voice, dance, and interactive media to Houston.
Bowdoin ensemble / 2026
together and apart and together again
Jack Stoland’s work appears in the Music Department Showcase program with Maggie De La Peza, Siri Stoland Rosenblatt, Jack Stoland, and Jack Crawford. The showcase venue is Studzinski Recital Hall.
Guest ensemble / 2026
Hinge Quartet: Extended Play
06 Nov 2026 · 7:30 p.m. · Studzinski Recital Hall. A related concert following the November 5 CEMA master class.
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