Maths in music

The Australia Piano Quartet & Prof Tony Dooley pictured after the performance
UTS Vice Chancellor Attila Brungs with the musicians and Prof Tony Dooley post-performance
Attendees pictured after the performance at Vicki Sara Building UTS
Attendees pictured after the performance at Vicki Sara Building UTS
Attendees pictured after the performance at Vicki Sara Building UTS
Audience at Maths in Music event
Australia Piano Quartet entertaining the audience
James Wannan playing the viola
Katherine Lukey plays the violin
Maths in Music brochure image
Music sheets
Prof Tony Dooley in the atrium of the Vicki Sara Building UTS welcoming the audience
Prof Tony Dooley playing violin
Prof Tony Dooley speaking to the audience
The audience enjoying the performance at Maths in Music
Thomas Rann playing cello
UTS Science & Maths staff and students who organised the event at the Vicki Sara Building UTS

Wednesday 7th August, 2019

People often say that Maths and Music go together. Accompanied by UTS’s Ensemble-in-residence, the Australian Piano Quartet, Tony Dooley explored this idea from the point of view of a practising mathematician. How does harmonic analysis lie in both areas? And what did J.S. Bach mean when he titled his 48 preludes and fugues “For the well-tempered clavier”? 

LEARN MORE about the Math behind the Music

We hope attendees enjoyed listening to some remarkable music spanning three centuries which brings to life the many synergies between the two areas, in the spectacular acoustic of the Vicki Sara Building at UTS. The Australian Piano Quartet will perform: J. S BACH Cello Suite in G major No.1 BMV 1007 Paul HINDEMITH Sonata for solo viola (1937) J. S BACH Trio Sonata in G Major BMV 1027.

UTS Science in Focus is a free public lecture series showcasing the latest research from prominent UTS scientists and researchers.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.