Peter Swendsen

Peter V. Swendsen serves as the Patricia Valian Reser Chair and Director of the School of Visual, Performing, and Design Arts at Oregon State University. He previously chaired the Technology in Music and Related Arts program at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he also served as Senior Associate Dean. He studied at Oberlin, Mills College, and the University of Virginia, and spent a year in residence at the NoTAM studios in Oslo as a Fulbright Fellow. His research and creative work focus on electroacoustic music, soundscape composition, intermedia performance, and the interactions of music and dance. Over the past decade, his work has appeared in locations including Oslo, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Dublin, New York City, Washington DC, Cleveland, Chicago, and San Francisco.