This may interest you. From the event description:
"A three-day series of conversations, workshops, and performances exploring the intersection of music and quantum mechanics. Organized by Professors Joshua Schrier (Chemistry) and Stephon Alexander (Physics). Supported by a Mellon Arts Residency Planning Grant."
Looks like it will actually be something of an event. DJ Spooky will apparently be stopping by. Not to mention everybody's favorite computational chemistry professor, Squashie.
PS: if the above description sounded a little bizarre, this might offer something by way of explanation:
"Mathematically, quantum mechanics (QM) has many analogies with the classical wave phenomena of sound, and yet the pedagogy of QM is almost entirely visual. This series of conversations and performances will explore how to “listen to” the simple systems used to teach QM, how this can increase student comprehension, reach out to non-technical audiences, and for its own inherently aesthetic benefits. In addition, we would like to explore how this could be used to explore/comprehend our research interests in cosmology and nanoscience. This planning grant will explore directions for this work during Spring 2010, determine how this could be integrated into the current chemistry/physics courses, and find synergies with courses in other departments."
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