The Music & Sound Initiative was formed in response to the lightning-speed changes in the sounds, performance practice and aesthetics that have been enabled by new technologies of musical production and musical transmission. Bringing together scholars of music and musicians from across departments through informal conversations and public events, the initiative addresses topics such as aesthetics and technology; the nexus of New Music, New Media and the digital arts; the nature of sound and noise; and the ways new conceptions of musical expression impact training and practice.