Virtual Presentation: Digitizing Analog, Experimental Music

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Princeton Preservation Group Presents a Susan Swartzburg Memorial Lecture
Cosponsored by the Newark Public Library

Speaker: Hannah Conner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Presentation Title: “Specs and Ethics: Digitizing Analog, Experimental Music”’

Date: September 17, 2026
Time: 7pm

Experimental music deliberately subverts conventions, using media in newfound ways and creating unfamiliar sounds. The preservation of this music often complicates traditional workflows and requires innovation. “Specs and Ethics: Digitizing Analog, Experimental Music” presents the principles and basic practices of preserving open reel audiotape and explores the idiosyncrasies introduced by experimental music.