Lines of Communication
for violin, piano, trumpet and electronics
program notes
All of the electronic sounds in Lines of Communication are made with samples taken from each of the three instrumentalists. This premise encapsulates much of what I have been thinking about compositionally for the past few years. Not necessarily using computers to create 'new' sounds, but rather to extend the sonic resources of an instrument. Refining these ideas has led me to coordinate the computer part so that it changes sound sources based on the acoustic activity - instrumental gestures 'stimulate' the electronic result. I feel as though pairing the acoustic and electronic elements in this way produces music that sounds live - even though half is live and the other half pre-made. In Lines of Communication, the drama that results from this carefully coordinated dialogue is the main force that propels the piece forward. | [43] |
recordingcourtney orlando, violin | jason price, trumpet | omri shimron, piano |
files associated with this work
| Filename | Filetype | Filesize |
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 score.pdf | file | 868.8 KB |
Upcoming Peformances
· Joachim Goßmann and I will be designing audio for a virtural reallity installation by Ruth West presented at SIGGRAPH in August.· On tour with the The GO Duo March 24th-31st.
· The Arditti String Quartet will premiere string quartet no. 1 for amplified string quartet during their residency at UCSD in March of 2007.
· Percussionist Matt Jenkins will perform open end for vibraphone and eight channel electronics at the UCSD composition juries on Februrary 18th, 2006.