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Dr Lindsay Vickery

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 6864
Email: l.vickery@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML2.110  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7369-9981

Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer and coordinator of the Composition and Music Technology Program at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Background

Lindsay Vickery has active as a composer and performer across Europe, the USA and Asia since 1986. His music includes works for acoustic and electronic instruments in interactive-electronic, improvised or fully notated settings, ranging from solo pieces to opera and has been commissioned by numerous groups for concert, dance and theatre. His music has been described as 'always intriguing' The Wire, 'truly an original voice and his work is one of sustained intensity that resonates in the mind long after the performance is over' and a 'master of technological wizardry' The Australian.

Vickery is a highly regarded performer on reed instruments and electronics, touring as a soloist and with ensembles in festivals including Myrkir Músiíkdagar, Audio Art, ISEA, SWR Tage für Neue Musik MATA, NWEAMO, WHATISMUSIC? and the Shanghai, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth International Arts Festivals. He was a founding member of Alea New Music Ensemble (1987-1992), Magnetic Pig (1992-2003), SQUINT (2002-) and HEDKIKR (2002-) and Decibel (2009-). He is the recipient of a Sounds Australian Award (1989), a 1995 Churchill Fellowship to study electronic music at STEIM and CNMAT (1995) and a seeding Grant by the Australian Major Festivals Initiative to conduct research at STEIM, HarvestWorks, and the University of Illinois (Champagne-Urbana) (2001).

Vickery is active as a lecturer, writer and critic and is a regular contributor to journals and conferences including Organised Sound, ICMC, NIME, TENOR, SMC EVAA and ACMC. His research interests are in fields of Screenscores, Eye-movement tracking, Interactive Music, Non-Linear Formal Structures, New Media, use of Film as a score, Poly-tempo Music, Alternate Controllers, Music Analysis and Music Culture. He has also has worked as music critic for The West Australian, Singapore Business Times and Soundscapes Magazine and written program notes for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on the work of Arvo Pärt. He was the co-convener of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2003 and 2016 and the International Computer Music Conference 2013.

Awards and Recognition

International and National Research Awards

  • 2001 - Seeding grant: Australian Major Festivals Initiative to conduct research at STEIM, HarvestWorks, and the University of Illinois (Champagne-Urbana)
  • 1995 - Churchill Fellowship to study electronic music at STEIM and CNMAT
  • 1989 - Sounds Australian Award

Research Areas and Interests

Extended music notation, screenscores, interactive music, nonlinear formal structures, new media, polytemporal music, alternate controllers, music analysis and music culture.

Qualifications

  • Master of Music, The University of Western Australia.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology, 2013.

Research Outputs

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L., James, S., Hope, C., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2024). The Complete John Cage Variations. [CD/online audio distribution].

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2022). Medusoid. [Audio Recording]. Hochschule für Music und Theatre, Hamburg.
  • Vickery, L. (2022). GreyWing - Banksias under Snow (season). [Musical Performance, Interviews and Exhibition]. Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup, Ellenbrook Arts, Ellenbrook, Old Customs House, Fremantle, online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/2838.

Book Chapters

  • Vickery, L. (2021). Expansion of Mobility of the Score in Cage’s Variations I-III. Actions | Remarks, John Cage's Variations (133-146). MODE Records.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2020). Notational strategies for integrating live performers with complex sounds and environments. Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation -- TENOR 20 (125-132). Hamburg University for Music and Theater. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9797.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Devenish, L., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Ockelford, K., McLean, M. (2020). 2 Minutes from Home. Facebook Online Delivery, ‘La Grande Nuit 2021’ at Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques, and Earth Day Art Model, an online festival directed by Scott Deal (USA). https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10752.

Journal Articles

Conference Publications

  • Moses, A., Vickery, L. (2019). Sisters Akousmatica’s ‘Expanded Radio’ Practice as Radical Feminist Broadcast. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2019, Melbourne, Victoria (28-31). Australasian Computer Music Association. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10231.
  • Wyatt, A., Vickery, L., James, S. (2019). Unlocking the Decibel ScorePlayer. Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation -- TENOR'19 (61-68). Monash University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6619.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2019). GreyWing - Creative Works with Instruments and Mechanical Sounds. [Musical Compositions]. Tone List.
  • Vickery, L. (2019). GreyWing - Western Australian Bird Portraits. [scores and recordings]. Australasian Computer Music Association, Tone List, Artifactory, SoundSPectrum.
  • Vickery, L. (2019). decompression. [Digital score]. Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg and the Hamburg Port Authority.
  • Vickery, L. (2019). GreyWing – Ex Machina Project. [Album, scores and recordings]. Tone List, Tura, Outcome Unknown, Australasian Computer Music Association, University of Tasmania.
  • Vickery, L. (2019). GreyWing – Artificial Field Project. [album, scores and recordings]. Tone List.

Conference Publications

  • O'Connor, D., Vickery, L. (2018). Towards a Notation for Trumpet Valve Rotation. Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation -- TENOR'18 (71-76). Concordia University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6415.
  • Wyatt, A., Vickery, L., James, S. (2018). The Canvas Mode: Rapid Prototyping for the Decibel Scoreplayer. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2018, Perth, Western Australia (106-113). The Australasian Computer Music Association. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6409.
  • Maltman, J., Vickery, L. (2018). THE FOUNDATIONS OF SPEECH-MELODY COMPOSITION AND THE DAWN OF DIGITAL MUSIC ERA. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2018, Perth, Western Australia (30-37). The Australasian Computer Music Association. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/5984.
  • Vickery, L. (2018). Some Approaches to Representing Sound with Colour and Shape. Proceedings of the International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation – TENOR'18 (165-173). Concordia University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6410.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Vickery, L., Devenish, L., James, S., Hope, C. (2017). Expanded Percussion Notation in Recent Works by Cat Hope, Stuart James and Lindsay Vickery. Contemporary Music Review, 36(1-2), 15-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2017.1371879.

Conference Publications

  • James, S., Hope, C., Vickery, L., Wyatt, A., Carey, B., Fu, X., Hajdu, G. (2017). Establishing connectivity between the existing networked music notation packages Quintet.net, Decibel ScorePlayer and MaxScore. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (TENOR) 2017 (171-181). UCD Press.
  • Vickery, L. (2017). Visualising the Sonic Environment. Do Androids Dream of Computer Music? Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2017 (43-50). The Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L., James, S. (2017). The Enduring Temporal Mystery of Ornette Coleman's Lonely Woman. Proceedings of the 2015 WA Chapter MSA Symposium on Music Performance and Analysis (49-63). Western Australian Chapter of the Musicological Society of Australia, in conjunction with the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S., Devenish, L. (2017). Decibel Electronic Concerto. PICA performance Space, Perth WA..

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2016). Rhizomatic approaches to screen-based music notation. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (394-400). Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
  • Vickery, L. (2016). The Role of Ring Modulation in the Formal Structure of Roger Smalley's Monody for Piano with Live Electronic Modulation. Sound Scripts Volume 5 (97-107). Australian Music Centre.
  • Vickery, L., Christiansen, B. (2016). Role-Play and Invariance: Two Aspects of Ritual in Roger Smalley’s Ceremony II. Sound Scripts Volume 5 (85-96). Australian Music Centre.
  • Vickery, L., Terren, M., Gillies, S., Myburgh, J. (2016). Between the Real and the Imaginary: Ecostructural Approaches to Composing with Field Recordings and Acoustic Instruments. Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Conference of the Australasian Computer Music Association (81-89). The Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L., James, S. (2016). Tectonic: a networked, generative and interactive, conducting environment for iPad. Proceedings of the 42nd International Computer Music Conference (542-547). HKU University of the Arts.
  • Vickery, L. (2016). Hybrid Real/Mimetic Sound Works. Tenor 2016 (19-24). Anglia Ruskin University.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S., Wyatt, A. (2016). Decibel: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/Universities Australia Exchange with Hochschule fur Musik und Theatre. Decibel.
  • Vickery, L. (2016). Works exploring Eco-Structuralism. NIME.
  • Vickery, L. (2016). Works exploring spectral analysis as a compositional tool. WAAPA, HfMT, Tokyo Wondersite.
  • Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Boynes, L., Hope, C. (2016). Decibel Tokyo Wonder Site Residency. Tokyo Wonder Site.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Tonkin, C., Devenish, L. (2016). Intermodulations: A homage to Roger Smalley. State Theatre Centre, Northbridge, WA.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2016). Decibel - Chance Figurations. Tokyo WonderSite, Hyongo, ICLA, Yamanashi University, Kofu, Kunitachi University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Wyatt, A., Vickery, L., Parr, T., Cahnam, N. (2016). Decibel - Cissie Tang - The Light that was Waiting. State Library of Western Australia Lecture Theatre.

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2015). Through the eye of the needle: Compositional applications for visual/sonic interplay. ACMC2015 - MAKE!: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australasian Computer Music Association (126-133). Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L., Goh, T. (2015). Music Screen-Reading: indicative results from two pilot studies. ACMC2015 - MAKE!: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australasian Computer Music Association (119-125). Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2015). The Decibel Scoreplayer - a Digital Tool for Reading Graphic Notation. TENOR 2015: International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (59-69). Institut de Recherche en Musicologie.
  • Hope, C., Wyatt, A., Vickery, L. (2015). The Decibel ScorePlayer: New Developments and Improved Functionality. Proceedings of the 41st International Computer Music Conference ICMC 2015 (314-317). International Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). An Approach to the Generation of Real-time Notation via Audio Analysis: The Semantics of Redaction. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2015 (360-363). International Computer Music Association.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2015). between-states. Orpheus Instituut.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). ...with the fishes.... The Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). residual drift. The Firehouse Space.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). detritus. Myrkir Músíkdagar.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). flitter [2015] for soprano saxophone, electric guitar, harp and independent click-tracks. WAAPA.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). The Miracle of the Rose. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2015). trash vortex. California Institute of the Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., James, S., Devenish, L. (2015). Loaded [NSFW] by Laura Jane Lowther. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Robinson, C. (2015). Occam Ocean Hexa II. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Journal Articles

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2014). Exploring a Visual/Sonic Representational Continuum. Proceedings of the 40th International Computer Music Conference 2014 (177-184). International Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Notational Semantics in Music Visualisation and Notation. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2014 (101-112). ACMA.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2014). Sacrificial zones. Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). in nomine tenebris [2014]. New Music Network/Tura.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). The semantics of redaction. ABC Classic FM.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Nature forms I [2014]. International Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Incidental Music for Lorca's Blood Wedding [2014]. WAAPA.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Murmurs trapped in the bark [2014]. Michel Kindernay.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Lyrebird - scoreplayer. Queensland Conservatorium.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Devinish, L., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2014). After Julia - Decibel. Eugene Goosens Hall, Sydney.
  • Vouris, P., Vickery, L. (2014). Pallas Athena Polias by Petro Vouris. Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece.
  • Vickery, L., Terren, M., Gillies, S. (2014). WAAPA performances : Sogno102, The Aura Implicit and Nature Forms I - Director. Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Devinish, L., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2014). The Making of The Moment of Disappearance. Carriageworks, Sydney.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2014). Art Calls. Skype.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Devinish, L., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2014). Decibel: Free Music No. 1 and No. 2. The Percy Grainger Museum, Melbourne.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Sacrificial Zones. Victorian College of the Arts, Founders Gallery.
  • Vickery, L. (2014). Works for solo reeds and electronics. Skolska 28, Prague.

Conference Publications

  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Wyatt, A., James, S. (2013). Mobilising John Cage: The Design and Creation of Score Generators for the Complete John Cage Variations I–VIII. Malaysian Music Journal (34-45). Penerbit University Pendidikan Sultan Idris.
  • Kosowitz, S., Vickery, L. (2013). Retaining a sense of spontaneity in Free Jazz improvisation through music technology. Proceedings of the 2011 Totally Huge New Music Festival Conference (88-96). Australian Music Centre.
  • Gillies, S., Vickery, L. (2013). Reflections on the construction of meaning through immanent visual association. Proceesdings of the 2011 Totally Huge New Musical Festival Conference (71-77). Australian Music Centre.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Scelsi, G., Vickery, L. (2013). After Pranam II. Curva Minore.
  • Vickery, L. (2013). Cities sunk in endless slumber. School of Music, University of Western Australia.
  • Vickery, L. (2013). Study for no-input bass clarinet no. 3. Cat Hope.
  • Vickery, L. (2013). Resonance manifestations. WAAPA.
  • Vickery, L. (2013). Silent Revolution. International Symposium on Electric Art.
  • Vickery, L. (2013). unhörbares wird hörbar (the inaudible becomes audible). Curva Minore.
  • Vickery, L. (2013). The Last Years, Composer. ABC FM.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C. (2013). The Talking Board II. The NOW Now Festival.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Devenish, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Water Rat Tea Ceremony by Anita Hustas - Decibel. ABC Studio 620, Perth.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Devenish, L. (2013). The Days When Crows Watch Us Play by Sam Gillies - Decibel. ABC Studio 620, Perth.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Tanner, P. (2013). Resident Frequencies by Henry Anderson - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, A. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations I with ipad scores. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations II with ipad score. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Tanner, P. (2013). Rapid Same Question by Chris Tonkin - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Devenish, L., Devenish, L. (2013). Goldstream Variations by Scott Deal - Decibel. WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel Performance of Giacinto Scelsi 'Maknonogon'. Goethe Insitute, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel Performance of Giacinto Scelsi 'Aitsi'. Goethe Insitute, Palermo, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel Performance of Giacinto Scelsi 'Tre Pezzi'. Goethe Insitute, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations V with ipad scores. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Vickery, L., James, S. (2013). Concertino by Maruillio Cacciatore - Decibel. WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Devenish, L. (2013). Flat Time Sounding by David Toop - Decibel. WA State Museum.
  • Tomlinson, V., Vickery, L., Coessens, K. (2013). Nostalgia Gent, 2013. Orpheus Research Centre in Music, Belgium.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations IV with ipad scores. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations VI with ipad notation. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Devenish, L. (2013). Way Out Back by Alvin Curran - Decibel. Western Australia State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel Performance of Lindsay Vickery 'The Last Years'. Studio 620 ABC Perth.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of Lindsay Vickery's ounhörbares wird hörbar (the inaudible becomes audible). Goethe Insitute, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2013). Candied Limbs in Singapore. Blu Jazz, Singapore.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2013). Unaware by Josten Myburgh - Decibel. Krakow, Poland and Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel Performance of Giacinto Scelsi/Lindsay Vickery 'After Pranam II'. Goethe Insitute, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations VIII with ipad notations. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations III with ipad scores. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S. (2013). Point Studies no. 2 by David Kim-Boyle - Decibel. ABC Studio 620, Perth.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Parr, T., James, S. (2013). Silent Revolution by Lindsay Vickery - Decibel. Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Tanner, P. (2013). The past is never far behind by Johannes Luebbers - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of Giacinto Scelsi 'Aleluilia'. Goethe Insitute, Palermo, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of John Cage Variations VII with ipad notation. Ex Asilo Filangieri, Naples, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of Giacinto Scelsi 'Kho Lho''. Goethe Insitute, Palermo.
  • Vickery, L., James, S. (2013). Soliloquies; echoes by Maurice Wright - Decibel. WA State Museum.
  • Parra, J., Griswold, E., Vickery, L., Tomlinson, V. (2013). Flux Pattern V 2013. Orpheus Research Centre in Music, Gent, Belgium.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., James, S. (2013). The Aura Implicit by Sam Gillies - Decibel. Dig Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S. (2013). Vice Versa by Amanda Stewart - Decibel. Dig Gallery, Kosice.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Devenish, L. (2013). Free Music No. 2 by Percy Grainger - Decibel. ABC Studio 620, Perth.
  • Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, T. (2013). Black Disciples by Cat Hope - Decibel. ABC Studio 620, Perth.
  • Vickery, L., James, S., Hope, C., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of Cat Hope's Lowest Drawer. Dig Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Tanner, P. (2013). The Perils of Disobedience by Rachael Dease - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Tanner, P. (2013). N Dimension by Stuart James - Decibel. Krakow, Poland & Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). Decibel performance of Sogno 102 by Cat Hope. Goethe Insitute, Palermo, Italy.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Devenish, L., James, S., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2013). In the Beginning of What Exactly - Decibel. ABC Studio 620, Perth.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M. (2013). Still and Moving Lines: The Music of Alvin Lucier recording. Decibel.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Wyatt, A., James, S. (2013). The Decibel ScorePlayer.

Journal Articles

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S. (2012). Digital adaptions of the scores for Cage Variations I, II and III. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2012: Non-Cochlear Sound (426-432). International Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2012). Adapting John Cage’s Radio Music for a digital score player. Australasian Computer Music Conference: 'Interactive' Conference Proceedings (69-77). Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Vickery, L. (2012). New digital interactions with John Cage’s Variations IV, V and VI. Australasian Computer Music Conference: 'Interactive' Conference Proceedings (23-30). Australasian Computer Music Association.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2012). Study for no-input Bass Clarinet No. 2. The Artifactory.
  • Vickery, L., Rose, J. (2012). Ubahn c1985: the Rosenberg Variations. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2012). Study No 1. for No-Input Bass Clarinet. WAAPA.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2012). Evolver by Candied Limbs.
  • Vickery, L., James, S., Knight, P. (2012). Perditempo. Dario Sanfilippo.
  • Vickery, L. (2012). EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2012). Hivemind. WAAPA.
  • Vickery, L. (2012). Agilus, Mimoid, Symmetriad. Decibel.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hogan, J. (2012). Forever Alone Together Or by Christopher Cobilis. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). From Traffic Rises by Mace Francis. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA Museum.
  • Vickery, L., James, S. (2012). Electronic Revolution by William Burroughs - Decibel European Tour. Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium; Stadthalle, Biberach, Germany.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Point Studies #1 by David Kim-Boyle. Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Cells by Joe Stawarz. Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Vickery, L., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Gray, A. (2012). The Auctioneer Says by Jon Rose. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Johnson, J., McKay, J. (2012). The Music of Jenny O Johnson. Main Auditorium, WAAPA.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hamman, J., Rushford, J., Gray, A., Bill, D. (2012). Do You Know How To Waltz by Low. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Riddoch, M., James, S., Moncreiff, C., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2012). Canaries in the Mineshaft and Edison Medicine by JG Thirlwell. State Theatre Centre, W.A..
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hogan, J. (2012). Agilus, Mimoid, Symmetriad by Lindsay Vickery. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2012). The Talking Board by Cat Hope and Lindsay Vickery - Decibel European Tour. WABE, Berlin; Zehntshuer, Rotterberg; Catania, Italy; Palermo, ITaly.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Riddoch, M. (2012). Variations IV by John Cage - Decibel. Goethe Institut, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Vickery, L., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Espalier by James Rushford. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Vickery, L., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Rushford, J., Hamman, J. (2012). U Bahn c1985: The Rosenberg Variations by Lindsay Vickery and Jon Rose. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Vickery, L. (2012). Improbable Games Installation. Kino Siska.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Longing by Cat Hope - Decibel European Tour. WABE, Berlin; Zehntshuer, Rotterberg; Catania, Italy; Palermo, ITaly.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Wyatt, A., Parr, T., Gillies, S., Moriarty, J., Cole, M. (2012). Cage Uncaged. Main Auditorium, WAAPA.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Another Noisey Lullaby by Warren Burt - Decibel European Tour. Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Variations VII by John Cage - Decibel. Goethe Institut, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Variations II by John Cage - Decibel. Goethe Institut, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2012). Beginning to Collapse by Julian Day - Decibel European Tour. WABE, Berlin; Zehntshuer, Rotterberg; Catania, Italy; Palermo, ITaly.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2012). Lakota. Spectrum Project Space.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hogan, J. (2012). Bury The Sound by Erik Griswald. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Prima Vista by Mauricio Kagel - Decibel European Tour. Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium; Stadthalle, Biberach, Germany.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Variations V by John Cage - Decibel. Goethe Institut, Palermo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2012). Ever Present by Alvin Lucier - Decibel European Tour. Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium; Stadthalle, Biberach, Germany.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S. (2012). West Park by Samuel Dunscombe - Decibel European Tour. WABE, Berlin; Zehntshuer, Rotterberg; Catania, Italy; Palermo, ITaly.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Wyatt, A., Moncreiff, C., Parr, T. (2012). Prowler by Bohren und der Club of Gore. Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Vickery, L., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) by Lindsay Vickery. Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hogan, J. (2012). Winter Fragments by Tristan Murail. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hogan, J. (2012). Première étude (les ombres) by Lionel Marchetti. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA State Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Texture/Residue by Agostino Di Scipio. Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Parr, T. (2012). Transit of Venus by Lindsay Vickery - Decibel European Tour. Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium; Stadthalle, Biberach, Germany.
  • Vickery, L., Luebbers, J., Webster, J., Parr, T., Ayres, H. (2012). Stella Degradation by Cat Hope. Main Auditorium, WAAPA.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Gray, A., Shaun, C., Kruger, B. (2012). Blood On the Floor Painting 1986 by Fausto Romitelli. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S. (2012). Decabell by Lyndon Blue. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Parr, T. (2012). Variations I by John Cage - Decibel. Goethe Institut, Palermo.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S., Parr, T., Riddoch, M. (2012). Ghosts of Departed Quantities by Lindsay Vickery - Decibel European Tour. WABE, Berlin; Zehntshuer, Rotterberg; Catania, Italy; Palermo, ITaly.
  • Vickery, L., Wyatt, A. (2012). Liminum by Cat Hope. State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). In The Cut by Cat Hope - Decibel European Tour. Logos Foundation, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2012). Torndirrup by Amber Fresh. Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Gray, A. (2012). Where the Dust Sets: A Requiem for Forgotten Places by Clare Nina Norelli. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Francis, M., Parr, T., Hogan, J., Wyatt, A. (2012). Scorpio's View by Lalo Schifrin - Decibel. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA Museum.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Hogan, J. (2012). Miss Fortune X by Cat Hope. Hackett Hall Gallery, WA State Museum; Octagon Theatre.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M. (2012). Free Music No. 1 by Percy Grainger - Decibel European Tour. WABE, Berlin; Zehntshuer, Rotterberg; Catania, Italy; Palermo, Italy.

Book Chapters

  • Vickery, L. (2011). Screening the Score. Audible Designs (85-99). Pica Press.

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2011). The Evaluation of Nonlinear Musical Structures. Sound Scripts : Proceedings of the 2009 Totally Huge New Music Festival Vol. 3 (74-84). Australian Music Centre.
  • Herrington, J., Vickery, L. (2011). Musical Parameter Manipulation Possibilities of a Homemade Reactable. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2011 (47-55). Australasian Computer Music Association.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Visualising the Score: Screening Scores in Realtime Performance. Interactive Media: Proceedings of the Diegetic Life Form II: Creative Arts Practice and New Media Scholarship (13p.). Murdoch University.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Screen Scores: New Media Music Manuscripts. Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (224-230). International Computer Music Association.
  • Vickery, L. (2011). The possibilities of novel formal structures through computer controlled live performance. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2011 (112-117). Australasian Computer Music Association.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2011). Reconstruction of a Shifting Path. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2011). Questions Written on Sheets of Glass. Lindsay Vickery.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). The Talking Board. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2011). Night Fragments. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2011). Hunting Pack. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2011). Partikulator. Lindsay Vickery.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Lingua Ignotta. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., Riddoch, M., Wilson, S. (2011). Improbable Games. Auckland University.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). The Tigers Mind: Night Piece by Cornelius Cardew - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs Subproject 54 CD Launch. Spectrum Project Space.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Beginning to Collapse by Julian Day - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Kynan Tan - Split Mirror Planes. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S. (2011). West Park by Samuel Dunscombe - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2011). Kuklinski's Dream by Cat Hope - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A., Francis, M., Webster, J., De Groot, C. (2011). Clara (Benito's Dream) by Scott Walker - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs in Wollongong. Yours and Owls, Wollongong.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs at The Borderline Ballroom's inaugural Borderline Salon. New Zealand Audio Foundation July 10 2011.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs in Kyoto. Urban Guild Kyoto.
  • Vickery, L., James, S., Cassidy, C., Wyatt, A., Parr, T. (2011). Longing by Cat Hope - Decibel with Caitlin Cassidy. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Drone Mosaic by Adam Trainer - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., Cassidy, C., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2011). The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti by Ennio Morricone - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Cassidy, C., Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Night Fragments by Lindsay Vickery - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2011). White Lines by Marina Rosenfeld - Decibel. Perth Insitute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2011). Decibel - The Talking Board by Lindsay Vickery and Cat Hope. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs + Sawada. Asagaya, Tokyo.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs at Katakamuna. KATAKAMUNA, Kobe.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2011). Candied Limbs at Sound Spectrum. The Velvet Lounge, Mt Lawley.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Radio Music by John Cage - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • James, S., Webster, J., Parr, T., Vickery, L. (2011). The Hunting Pack by Lindsay Vickery - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., James, S., Vickery, L., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Agerasia by Chris De Groot - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Parts Therof - 4 works. ABC studio 620.
  • Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Riddoch, M., Parr, T. (2011). Deviance by Ross Bolleter - Decibel. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2010). Mobile Scores and Click-Tracks: Teaching Old Dogs. Engagement: Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference 2010 (63-70). Australasian Computer Music Association.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Hope, C., Vickery, L. (2010). The Aesthetics of the Screen Score. CreateWorld 2010: Development & Training for Digital Arts Professionals. Apple University Consortium.
  • Vickery, L. (2010). Improbable Games. Department of Music, University of Otago.
  • Vickery, L. (2010). Ghosts of departed quantities. Australian National University.
  • Riddoch, M., Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S. (2010). Abe Sada: Music Venue. The Bakery, Northbridge.
  • Riddoch, M., Hope, C., Vickery, L., James, S., Parr, T., Wyatt, A. (2010). Decibel: Works of Alvin Lucier: Still and Moving Lines. WAAPA Music Auditorium.
  • Riddoch, M., Vickery, L., Hope, C., James, S. (2010). Decibel - Possible Stories of Harry Power. Australian National University.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2009). transit of venus (2009). Totally Huge New Music Festival.
  • Vickery, L. (2009). Antibody (2009). Tura New Music.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2008). Delicious ironies (cyphers).

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2007). Eraflage.
  • Vickery, L. (2007). Tectonic.

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2005). Western Electric: a survey of recent Western Australian Electronic Music. Sound scripts : proceedings of the Inaugural Totally Huge New Music Festival Conference 2005 (23-31). Edith Cowan University.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2005). Shifting Planes.

Conference Publications

  • Burtt, J., Lavers, K., Vickery, L. (2004). Representations of recombinant memory in interactive performance works: some recent examples. Qi and Complexity, Consciousness Reframes 2004: The 6th International Research Conference (45-51). UNESCO, Digi-Arts.
  • Vickery, L. (2004). Interactive control of higher order musical structures. Australasian Computer Music Conference 2004 Proceedings. Ghost in the machine: Performance practice in electronic music (39-47). Australasian Computer Music Association.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2004). Particle + wave. Tura New Music.
  • Vickery, L. (2004). The Problem of Objectivity and the Artistic Conception of the Participant Observer. Proceedings of the Creative Connections Symposium.
  • Vickery, L. (2004). Strange tides (redraw my boundaries).
  • Vickery, L. (2004). whorl.
  • Vickery, L. (2004). Your Sky is filled with billboards of the sky.
  • Vickery, L. (2004). Mr Lucky. La SALLE-SIA College of the Arts.

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2003). Non-linear structures for real-time interactive musical works. Converging technologies : proceedings, Australasian Computer Music Association Conference 2003 (87-94). Australasian Computer Music Association.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Vickery, L. (2003). Exit Points.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Hey Jazz Fans! - Alto Saxophone and Interactives.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Tall Poppies.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Lindsay Vickery's Improvised Music at Make it Now Festival.
  • Vickery, L., Hope, C. (2003). Roger Smalley: North to South - Interview. Earwax Interviews.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Kreuz des Suedens (Southern Cross). Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Parallel Trajectories: for ensemble. Scintilla Divina Festival in Germany.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Sugar. Smith Recital Hall, School of Music and Dance, San Diego State University California.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). Spectral Transmission. Spectrum Gallery.
  • Vickery, L. (2003). R.Sells Harmony Jamboree: for clarinet and piano. Callaway Auditorium: University of Western Australia.

Conference Publications

  • Vickery, L. (2002). The RoboSax Project (1991-2001): Forms of performer/machine interaaction works by Johathan Mustard and Lindsay Vickery. Australasian Computer Music Conference 2002 (). Australasian Computer Music Association.

Journal Articles

  • Vickery, L. (2001). The western edge: some recent electronic music from western australia. Organised Sound, 6, 69-74.

Research Projects

  • Curating the Performing Arts: Improvisation as a mechanism to engage diverse and local communities in arts programs., Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts Ltd, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2017 ‑ 2021, $9,000.
  • Graphic Music Notation in Networked Performance Environments, Edith Cowan University, Australia-Germany JRC Scheme (UA-DAAD), 2015 ‑ 2018, $24,400.
  • Decibel commissions 7 new music compositions from visual and experimental artists , Australia Council for the Arts, Australia Council for Music - New Work, 2016 ‑ 2017, $16,700.
  • Screening the Score: Exploring the Potentials and Limitations of Presenting Music Notation on the iPad, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2014, 2014 ‑ 2016, $20,000.
  • After Julia: 8 new works by Australian Composers to be performed by Decibel., Australia Council for the Arts, Australia Council for Music - New Work, 2014, $16,448.
  • Decibel 2013 European Tour, Australia Council for the Arts, International Pathways, 2013 ‑ 2014, $28,790.
  • Applications for networked tablet computers as interactive music readers, writers and players, Nortel Networks, Grant - Development - 2011, 2011 ‑ 2013, $18,770.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Arts (Performing Arts), Beneath the Nightmare: the role of sound and music in Little Nightmares I & II, Bendy and the Ink Machine And Poppy Playtime
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Some choices are better than others: Understanding interpretation and success in conceptual text scores
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Re-imagining Bassoon Technique through Deconstruction

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curvetting the Catalpa
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring Hubrid Cultural Compositional Practices based on Film Soundtracks for Chinese and Western Films

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Arts (Creative Arts), The use of meditation techniques as creative tools to encourage participation in interactive music systems.
  • Master of Arts (Performing Arts), An exploration of Octatonicism: from Liszt to Takemitsu
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Coordinating the Telematic Music Performance experience with Telemidi: synchronising nodes, enhancing musicality, and delivering simultaneity.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The grain of the digital audio workstatiion
  • Master of Arts (Performing Arts), The application of konokol to guitar improvisation and composition
  • Master of Arts (Performing Arts), Exploring a Feminist reclamation of Medea through Percussion Theatre

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Arts (Performing Arts), Towards an interactive environment for the performance of dubstep music.

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Beyond the wall. An opera for children in 2 acts. -and- toward a more engaging operatic genre for children. an exegesis.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Music in site: Integrating elements of site-specificity into composition
  • Doctor of Philosophy, A digital resource for navigating extended techniques on bass clarinet
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Spectromorphology and spatiomorphology: Wave terrain synthesis as a framework for controlling timbre spatialisation in the frequency domain
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Bridging the great divide: An exploration of postmodernism in the guitar music of Nigel Westlake
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Cheek to Cheek: Transforming a Compositional Practice Through Collaboration
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