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Professor Andrew Lewis is an esteemed academic and composer at Bangor University, serving as Professor of Composition and Associate Dean of Research in the School of Language, Culture and the Arts. His work bridges electroacoustic composition, music technology, and sonic art, with a focus on sound materiality and technological mediation. He actively supervises PhD students in composition, emphasizing acoustic music and technology-integrated performance.
- Education:
- PhD in Composition (University of Birmingham, 1991)
- PGCE in Music Education (Birmingham City University, 1991)
- BMus (Hons) (University of Birmingham, 1984)
- Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2024)
Research Interests center on acousmatic music, data sonification (e.g., climate change in Two Lakes), and cultural-aesthetic inquiry (e.g., Lexicon on dyslexia). His compositions often explore perception-cognition dynamics and technology’s role in musical identity.
Recent Articles span acousmatic and instrumental-electronic hybrid works, reflecting trends in spatial audio, environmental data translation, and historical instrument reimagining. Collaborations with institutions like the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and grants from the Wellcome Trust and AHRC highlight his interdisciplinary impact.
- Scientific Awards
- Elected Fellow, Learned Society of Wales (2024)
- PRIX CIME 2023 (International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music)
- Leverhulme Research Fellowship (2016)
- Destellos Prize (Mar del Plate, Argentina, 2017)
- Prix International de Composition Électroacoustique KLANG! (2018)
Advising & Grants include supervision of 6 PhD projects (e.g., Exploring Engagement in Technologically Mediated Music) and leadership in 4 funded initiatives like the Wellcome Trust Lexicon project and AHRC Spatial Audio grant.
Labs & Teams include directing Electroacoustic WALES, a collective of composers promoting electroacoustic music, and contributing to Bangor University’s Electroacoustic Music Studios.
