Morton Subotnick

Morton Subotnick is one of the pioneers in the development of electronic music and an innovator in works involving instruments and other media, including interactive computer music systems.  The work which brought Subotnick celebrity was Silver Apples of the Moon [1966-7], was commissioned by Nonesuch Records, marking the first time an original large-scale composition had been created specifically for the disc medium - a conscious acknowledgment that the home stereo system constituted a present-day form of chamber music.  

He is also pioneering works to offer musical creative tools to young children.  He is the author of a series of CDROMS for children, a children’s website [creatingmusic.com] and developing a program for classroom and after school programs that will soon become available internationally.

Currently, Subotnick holds the Mel Powell Chair in Music at the California Institute of the Arts.  He tours extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe as a lecturer and composer/performer.

www.mortonsubotnick.com