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For Another Nature
This piece of music was inspired by the artwork included in "Other Nature: An abstract reflection on photography and the physical world." I attempted to work in a similar process as the visual artists in Other Nature; my goal was to create an abstract sound environment from the sonic images I collected from Peebles Island State Park (in Waterford, NY at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers). All of the sounds (except for the vocalist) were recorded on March 9, 2009 at Peebles Island and then resynthesized using custom digital audio software. Megan Hyravy (Klebbe) is a Chicago-based opera singer and it is her voice that has been re-synthesized into many of the bird-like sounds heard throughout the piece. The image at the left is cropped from "Field Notes (Final Harvest)," 2006 by Lori Van Houten
- you can see more of the artwork here.
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11:47 |
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Luciano Chessa on rebuilding the Intonarumori.
Composer and musicologist Luciano Chessa discusses his research into the work of Futurist Luigi Russolo. Luciano also discusses a commission he received from Performa, SFMOMA, and EMPAC to rebuild and perform Russolo's Intonarumori. I spoke with Luciano during the summer of 2009 in a woodshop at RPI where he was working on building the Intonarumori. More of Luciano's work can be found here: http://www.myspace.com/lucianochessa
You can also see a brief video of Luciano testing one of his Intonarumori here: http://vimeo.com/7527035
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29:52 |
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The traditions of Sacred Harp and new adaptations.
Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg is a sound artist, composer, and shape note singer whose work explores the intersections of technology and tradition. His work delves into personal narrative and the rootedness of history in geology and place. His output encompasses installation, music for live performance, tunebooks, web design, audio tours, and transmission arts. His current work investigates the history and practice of Sacred Harp singing and the geological, social, technological, and religious history of upstate New York. For more information you should visit http://www.silversand.org and http://www.fasola.org
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31:06 |
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Inter-Species Duets with David Rothenberg.
David Rothenberg is a musician(clarinet), philosopher, and author interested in the relationships between humanity and nature. He has recently published two books: "Why Birds Sing" - a creative exploration into the mysteriously delightful songs of birds, and "Thousand Mile Song" - a sonic journey into the concert hall beneath the sea. In these books he discusses the relationship that scientists, poets, and musicians have to their winged and finned counterparts. In addition he relates many of his own experiences performing music with these animals. In this podcast, I ask him about his recent work and he shares with us some recordings of his performances. His work can be purchased wherever books and CD's are sold. For more information you can visit whybirdssing.com and thousandmilesong.com
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27:03 |
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The Dr. Pauline Oliveros Interview.
On a warm November afternoon in 2006, I sat down with world renowned composer/performer Pauline Oliveros and discussed
her music, her improvisational troupe "Tintinnabulate" and
her practice of "Deep Listening." |
30:13 |
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The James Phelps
Interview.
This interview was conducted over Skype in late April 2007. Composer James Phelps discusses his latest work which includes a collaborative effort with "Ting" - a Chinese pop singer, memories of church as a youth in Tennessee, and remixing Ricky Martin. An eclectic podcast worth checking out!
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27:15 |
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Under Saraswati River.
Saraswati
is in reference to the Hindu
Goddess of learning and the arts. "Under
Saraswati River" was
first presented as part of the Domeworks
Series at the Children's Museum of Science and Technology
in Troy, NY - a presentation of visual and sonic art. The "Under" in
the title refers to the fact that the viewers were under a planetarium dome. Curtis Bahn performed live sitar
and dilruba, the sounds from which were synthesized with the vocals of
Jayeeta Chowdhury. |
25:14 |
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Violin Power by Steina Vasulka
On September 26, 2007 Steina Vasulka performed Violin Power at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. This interview about her work was recorded the following day. Steina was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1940. Trained as a violinist she joined the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra in 1964. She began working with video in 1969, and since then her various tapes and installations have been exhibited in USA, Europe and Asia. Although her main thrust is in creating video tapes and installations she has recently become involved in interactive performance in public places, playing a digitally adapted violin to move video images displayed on large video projectors.
Find out more at www.vasulka.org/Steina |
24:02 |
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Field Recordings from the Ivory Coast by Ben Juday
Field recordings made by geographical researcher Ben Juday on his trip to the Ivory Coast in March 2000 inspired me (vodstrup) to compose several new works of electronic music for guitar and computer. Elements of the recordings were treated and incorporated into the piece. The music primarily originates from a recording Ben made at a Senufo funeral ceremony. The Senufo are a tribe in the northern portion of the Ivory Coast of Africa. In this podcast, field recordings and music composed and performed by vodstrup are interspersed with an interview with Ben Juday about his trip. |
31:26 |
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