Seeing New Music: Contemporary Classical Music through the Eyes of a Graphic Designer
Denise Burt
Graphic Designer
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 12:00 pm GMT
Copenhagen-based graphic designer Denise Burt has been on a unique discovery of contemporary classical music through her work designing covers for hundreds of art music releases over the last 20 years.
In this webinar she will share some personal stories of the design process behind a selection of her album designs. âWhat interests me is the challenge of finding a way to represent and communicate conceptual music to audiences. Itâs the ultimate design task to try to make someone understand something about a piece of music before they have heard it.â
Hardback book with screen-printed cover, 72 pages, ISBN 978-87-997969-0-8 [Available on Amazon | Cantaloupe Music (US) | Dacapo Records (DK) | Saxo (DK) | from the author (signed copies available)
Webinar Contents
Introduction
JĂŒrgen Hefele
UDA Vice President of Design Practice
Faculty of Design at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
Germany
Presentation
Denise Burt
Graphic Designer
Copenhagen, Denmark
Discussion with all attendees
Final Remark by Mediator
Composers and artists represented in Seeing New Music include:
Per NÞrgÄrd (DK), Paul Hillier (UK), Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (DK), Jexper Holmen (DK), Anders Koppel (DK), Julia Wolfe (USA), Vagn Holmboe (DK), David Lang (USA), Michael Gordon (USA), Helene Gjerris (DK), Ejnar Kanding (DK), Frank Bretschneider (DE), Bent SÞrensen (DK), Morten Olsen (DK), Rune Glerup (DK) and Peter V. Swendsen (USA).
About Presenter
Denise Burt is an independent graphic designer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has designed over 300 album covers since 2003 for a wide range of international artists both new and well-established â including many Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning composers and ensembles.
In 2015, she published her book, âSeeing New Musicâ, telling the stories behind the creation of 24 CD covers. The Guardianâs Tom Service wrote, âBurtâs thoughtfulness, imagination and visual variety is an insight into what can happen when label, composer and artist are working in creative synergyâ, while Eye Magazine noted, âBurtâs graphics respond to the radical nature of the music within … with a visual shorthand that promises a sensual, emotional experience as well as an intellectual oneâ.
www.elevator-design.dk
www.seeingnewmusic.com
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