MTRC-Dream: Music in a Mathematical Environment

The Media Technology Research Centre of the University of Bath is a grouping of researchers with a general interest in some aspect of Media, mainly in graphics and animation. When it was founded this was part of the School of Mathematical Sciences, but with reorganisations we are now in the Department of Computer Science. A small part of the centre is dedicated to research in aspects of computers and music, a part known locally as DREAM. While our charter emphasises the computational aspects it is significant that the university does not have a music department, nor any department dedicated to arts or humanities. We did enjoy good relationships with the concert organiser until the University decided not to support ‘serious’ music in any form, and with the local college, and through them have in the past taken part in workshops and other external activities.