SaMoT

Sound, Music, and Technology
in Israel

SaMoT Colloquium #6: Shai Cohen

[Mar 18, 2026]

Prof. Shai Cohen, Head of the Music Department at Bar-Ilan University, presenting his collection of audio tools in the Praat environment and his aesthetic approach to working with them.

Event details and link

7pm, Wednesday, 18th March, 2026

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SaMoT Colloquium #5: Assaf Galay

[Feb 21, 2026]

Assaf Galay, a musician and artist, presenting work done as part of his Master's thesis at Haifa University, titled "The repetitive element in music and its influence on auditory perception, mode of listening, and state of consciousness".

Event details and link

7pm, Saturday, 21st February, 2026

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https://meet.google.com/opf-rtoy-ycg

SaMoT Colloquium #4: Omri Abram

[Jan 16, 2026]

Omri Abram, a PhD candidate at the Basel Music Academy and the Institute for Music Informatics and Musicology at the Karlsruhe University of Music, presenting tools he develops in Max/MSP for live electronics.

SaMoT Colloquium #3: Amir Bolzman

[Dec 13, 2025]

Amir Bolzman, Head of the New-Media Art Department at Musrara, presenting on work-in-progress as part of the duo Ensemble of Love and Terror (with Ariel Armoni).

SaMoT Colloquium #2: Talia Amar

[Nov 15, 2025]

Dr. Talia Amar, Head of Innovation and Technology at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, presenting on her piano and live-electronics piece Triangulation.

SaMoT Colloquium #1: Omer Barash

[Oct 17, 2025]

Omer Barash, a doctoral student at Columbia University, discussing his work with computer-assisted composition.

Panel Discussion on Omer Barash and Rony Ginosar's Etudes on Converging Lines

[Aug 21, 2025]

A talk about the collaborative process behind the music and media for Omer Barash and Rony Ginosar's Etudes on Converging Lines, performed by Duo Alto. We hosted a panel discussion with the composer, videographer, and the performers, immediately following the show at HaTeiva in Jaffa.

Diving Between Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity in Music Technology

[May 15, 2025]

Our inaugural conference, which took place on May 15, 2025, and was hosted by Bar-Ilan University's Department of Music.

Check out the conference's webpage, featuring the schedule and links to a photo album and video documentation.