Chirp: NEC's Music Technology Showcase | Night 1

Austin Engelhardt | Introspection Canon

for bass and live electronics

Linxi Chen | i into the body of a whale, transfigured into a bubble

Program note

i into the body of a whale, within the endless abysm and darkness, breath seems to depart from me. I listen to the sound of a whale, its vibrations dissect my body, light seeping into my form, tracing a path through the sinews of my bones, caressing and eroding. I meld, and cuddled its body, melding as one, like a bubble.         
– Linxi Chen

Katherine Purcell, Mark Noah | Speed in line static nothing

for viola and live electronics

Program note

Speed in line static nothing aims to amplify and distort microscopic elements of the viola’s sound. How can many musical objects be created from a single source? How can one sound be formed from many? Using various forms of processing in MaxMSP, a series of gestures are transformed. The resulting sounds mirror and juxtapose with their acoustic counterparts through linear and vertical modes of interaction.

Mark Abramovsky | For Solo Trumpet

for trumpet and video

Program note

The visual part of this piece attempts to become a natural continuation of the sound in a different dimension, exploring contrasting textures with different trajectories that are forced to blend into each other but unable to.

Tianyi Wang | Become Waves

for solo performer (sensors and live electronics)

Program note

Become Waves is the second study of my continuing exploration of the narrativity and interactivity of physicality, space, and sound.

Kai Burns, Evan Haskin | out 1 + 2

for two computers

Davide Ianni | Impromptu nel vuoto (1978)

for fixed media (breath, saxophone's body, tiny spaces and live electronics)

Il respiro dei vasi
Ludi Tinnitus
I giardini di Larsen

Program note

"Davide Ianni's Impromptu nel vuoto (1978) is a fixed-media composition that explores the interplay between minimal sonic elements and diverse resonating spaces. Utilizing breath and keyclicks as primary materials, the piece is structured into three continuous movements—'Il respiro dei vasi,' 'Ludi Tinnitus,' and 'I giardini di Larsen.' Throughout the work, live electronics are employed to enhance the sonic landscape, guiding listeners through a progression of increasingly intricate and articulated spaces. These spaces serve as active agents, filtering and shaping the sonic materials, while also adding depth through reverberation and facilitating polyphonic interactions. Impromptu nel vuoto invites audiences to delve into the nuanced relationship between sonic elements and the spaces they inhabit.".