[Voxnovus] NM421>60x60 Melbourne Mix Premiering in Australia - REVIEW: Meet the Composer Launch Party by Joseph Bohigian - Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame Video
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> REVIEW: Meet the Composer Launch Party by Joseph Bohigian
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Shout Out
Shout Out
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The famous offstage trumpet call in Leonora Overture No. 3 had nothing to do
with the opera, Fidelio, that it introduced. Rather, it was Beethoven's
shout-out to the time he served in the French army that invaded Portugal in
1801 (cf. War of the Oranges/Pvt. Beethoven). Each day at dawn, a musician
roused the bivouacked troops by playing Reveille on a modified bugle that
had a range of eight octaves and 90-130 dB. And although many of his
comrades begrudged the noisy wake-up call, Ludwig found it utterly soothing,
an attribute that he tried to incorporate into the overture. Critics of the
day were particularly impressed by the very realistic "emptying of the spit
valve" motif that concludes the piece.
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<http://www.davidgunn.org> David Gunn
www.DavidGunn.org
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"Meet the Composer" Launch Party Review
The "Meet the Composer" Launch Party, presented by Q2 Music at The Greene
Space on June 24, celebrated the launch of the station's new podcast which
gives insight into the methods of some of today's most innovative composers.
Hosted by violist Nadia Sirota, the podcast's first season contains
interviews with composers John Luther Adams, Caroline Shaw, Andrew Norman,
Marcos Balter, and Donnacha Dennehy, all of whom had a piece performed at
the concert.
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Four of the composers were present (the fifth joined via the internet) for
interviews in which they discussed the background of their pieces being
performed. These short interviews were just a hint of the hour-long profiles
of each composer for the podcast in which Sirota explores his/her output and
musical development.
First up was Donnacha Dennehy's Bulb, performed by pianist Vicky Chow,
cellist Ashley Bathgate, and violinist Todd Reynolds. The relentless
minimalist piece was performed with great energy and remained thoroughly
engaging throughout. In Bulb, Dennehy creates great tension and release by
barely stretching his sound palette, bringing the strings and piano out of
phase, before bringing them back together again.
Next was Caroline Shaw's in manus tuas, performed by cellist Hannah Collins.
in manus tuas is tonally and rhythmically regular, reflecting Shaw's
preference for simplicity in her music. It did, however, feature some
interesting techniques, such as varying bow pressures and vocals sung by the
cellist.
The next piece was Marcos Balter's Pessoa for bass flute and electronics
performed by Claire Chase. Pessoa, winding and improvisatory in nature,
takes the listener on a tour of the cool things a bass flute can do. The
electronics in this piece, used to augment the performing forces to sound
like six flutes, were used sparingly and in a way that highlighted Chase's
stunning performance.
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Next were excerpts from Andrew Norman's An Index of Peculiar Strokes
performed by the Attacca String Quartet. An Index of Peculiar Strokes is a
series of miniatures, each of which explores a different technique or idea.
The miniatures range from tense to spacious to humorous, always capturing
the audience's attention in their short time frames.
The program ended with John Luther Adams' Red Arc/Blue Veil for piano,
percussion, and electronics performed by members of Hotel Elefant. The piece
created what felt like a large, open space in what was a small room. The
vast soundscape created by Adams is typical of his work, which is often
influenced by the openness of nature, and is an example of what he does
best.
After the final piece, the first episode of "Meet the Composer", featuring
John Luther Adams, was officially released. The podcast, which you can
subscribe to now on iTunes, discusses Adams' start in a rock band, discovery
of Frank Zappa, move to Alaska, and all the "wrong" decisions that lead him
to becoming the celebrated composer he is today. The event ended with the
breaking of a celebratory pinata, at which Adams took the first swing (and I
the second). Fun was had by all.
You can find more as well as see and hear some of the performances at the
following link:
http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2014/jun/24/q2-music-pre
sents-meet-composer-launch-party/
<http://http://josephbohigian.wix.com/composer> Joseph Bohigian
<http://josephbohigian.wix.com/composer> Joseph Bohigian
http://josephbohigian.wix.com/composer
Joseph Bohigian is a composer from Fresno, California and is interning for
Vox Novus. He will be sharing his experiences on the New York New Music
scene.
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
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Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame video available
We've been listening to YOU!
We get frequent inquiries about the videos from our performances. Many of
you don't even realize that we have hundreds of videos available. So, we've
been sorting them, and we've posted them on our website in an easier to find
format.
You can view the video here at:
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http://www.Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame.com/video/
Starting with Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame for 2014, we've already uploaded and
made available: Bateira Trio (flutie, viola, double-bass) Courtney Sherman &
a very small consortium (soprano & ensemble) David Souza & Anoush Moazzeni
(tenor & piano) Eva Ingolf (violin) andPlay (violin & viola) Thomas Piercy &
Vilian Ivantchev (clarinet & guitar) Shannon Roberts & Yumi Suehiro (soprano
& piano) Matthew Rosenberg (bassoon) Mark Robson (piano & toy piano) Viola
Yip (speaking voice & electronics) Javier Perez Garrido (clarinet) PASSIONE
QUARTET (string quartet) Maksim Velichkin (cello)
We're working on the Kenyon Wilson video and are waiting for more recordings
from our frequent satellite concerts! Then, we'll be going into our archives
to search out any holes in our collection for the previous years (look out
for 2013's Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Satoshi Okamoto, double bass and Pascual
Martinez Forteza, clarinet!) Happy viewing!
Upcoming Performances
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60x60 Melbourne Mix at Australasian Computer Music Conference 2014 in
Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia
Friday, May 16th, 2014 at 7:00 PM
60X60 IS A ONE-HOUR MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA FEATURING ONE-MINUTE SLICES OF NEW
MUSIC
60 works by 60 artists, 60x60 offers something different every minute 60x60
is a project containing 60 works each 60 seconds in length presented
continuously in an hour performance synchronized with an analogue clock.
60x60 presents a slice of what is happening in the contemporary music scene
by representing 60 works that are diverse in aesthetic and style. Works are
selected from an international pool of emerging and established composers
and sequenced in order. The resulting mix is presented, without
interruption, as a continuous one-hour performance synchronized to an
on-stage analogue clock. Embracing diversity with a fervour not seen
anywhere else on the planet
Eclectic by nature, 60x60 offers an unmatched diversity of styles, making
for a fast-speed, electrifying one-of-a-kind performance that never ceases
to surprise. Music includes contemporary, neo-romantic, neo-classic,
text-sound, ambient, environmental, noise, experimental, theatrical, folk,
jazz, blues, tech-house, rock and everything but the kitchen sink (and maybe
even that.) Collecting 60-second miniatures by composers and sound artists
from around the world since 2003, 60x60 has featured the work of thousands
composers and presented them in hundreds of performances spanning the globe
in more than 30 countries. There have been over 35 mixes to date. An
International Mix is done every year to represent the complete pool of
submissions for that year. And then every year (with the exception of the
first) there has been extra alternate mixes of the project. Some mixes are
regional to particular regions such as the Canada Mix, Pacific Rim Mix,
Midwest Mix, and New York Mix. There are also mixes devoted to gender such
as the Athena Mix which has all women. Some mixes are based on themes such
as the Munich Mix or the UnTwelve mix.
60x60 was started by composer Robert Voisey in 2003. The 60x60 Melbourne Mix
is curated by Warren Burt.
FOR THE MELBOURNE ACMC, WE THOUGHT THAT A MELBOURNE (AND ENVIRONS -
COMPOSERS FROM AS FAR AWAY AS STAWELL, DROMANA AND BENDIGO!) 60X60 WOULD
PROVIDE A GREAT INTRODUCTION FOR OUR VISITORS TO THE AMAZING VARIETY OF
MUSICAL STYLES AND KINDS OF MUSICAL THINKING THAT CO-EXIST SIDE BY SIDE
HERE. WE EMAILED OUT INVITATIONS TO ABOUT 130 COMPOSERS TO CONTRIBUTE, AND
WE RECEIVED 110 SUBMISSIONS. UNLIKE THE INTERNATIONAL 60X60S, OURS WAS NEVER
INTENDED TO BE A COMPETITION, SO WE HAVE ASSEMBLED TWO COLLECTIONS OF 60
PIECES EACH, WITH A SLIGHT OVERLAP BETWEEN THE TWO SETS. WE USED RANDOM
NUMBERS TO DETERMINE THE LUCKY COMPOSERS WHO APPEAR IN BOTH COLLECTIONS. WE
ALSO ASKED COMPOSERS TO SEND US AN IMAGE TO GO WITH THEIR PIECE. 57
COMPOSERS DID SO. SO THE COMPOSERS WHO SENT PHOTOS WENT INTO THE WEDNESDAY
PERFORMANCE, WHILE THOSE WITHOUT PHOTOS WENT INTO THE FRIDAY PERFORMANCE.
AGAIN, WE USED RANDOM NUMBERS TO DETERMINE WHICH THREE COMPOSERS WITHOUT
PHOTOS WENT INTO THE WEDNESDAY PROGRAM. THE RESULTING SEQUENCES OF PIECES
ARE EXCITING BEYOND OUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS. THE QUALITY AND DIVERSITY OF
MUSIC IS WONDERFUL. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO THE SEQUENCES AS MUCH AS
WE ENJOYED PUTTING THEM TOGETHER. AND MANY THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE OF ACMC
2014 FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS AND GETTING BEHIND THE IDEA. ENJOY! WARREN
BURT AND SUSAN FRYKBERG, MELBOURNE 60X60 2014 ORGANIZERS
Composers selected for the 60x60 Melbourne Mix include:
Warren Burt, Allan Walker, Ceridwen Suiter, Katy Abbott, Tom Fryer, Eve
Duncan, Nat Bates, Michael Hewes, Lawrence Harvey, Paul Doornbusch, Alice
Hui-Sheng Chang, Dang Kim Hien, Carolyn Connors, Julian Cafarella, David
Tolley, Peter James, Michael Graeve, Chris Dench, Rainer Linz, Catherine
Schieve, David Chesworth, Joseph Giovinazzo, Hi God People, Petar Jovanov,
Ernie Althoff, Mark Pedersen, Philip Brophy, Rod Cooper, Howard Dillon, Al
Wunder, Genevieve Lacey and Jim Atkins, Le Tuan Hung, Sam Glazebrook,
Rosalind Hall, Linda Kouvaris, Anne Norman, Johanna Selleck, Adam Simmons,
Joshua Hay, Peter McIlwain, Nat Grant, Angus Fenton, Phillippe Vranjes, Y H
Ippo, Darrin Verhagen, David Young, Anthony Wilson, Alistair Riddell,
Clinton Green, Ren Walters, Simon Charles, Tim Catlin, James Hullick,
Anthony Lyons, Mark Lyall, Dur-e Dara, Gary McKie, Robin Fox, Sean Baxter,
Susan Frykberg, Jeffrey Hannam, Raceless (Adam Gauci), Elliott Gyger,
Jacques Soddell, The Crystal Set (Liz Landray, Anna Fern, Hilary Dobson),
Maize Wallin, Jaccob McKay, Tim Opie, candlesnuffer (David Brown), Jim
Barbour, Brendan Colbert, Paul Moulatlet, Holly Caldwell, Matthew Ellis,
Graeme Leak, Angus Burns, Peter Myers, Jordan Lacey, Ross Healy, Judy Pile,
George Papanicolaou, Thembi Soddell, Brigid Burke, Zoltan Fecso, Justin
Butler, Dindy Vaughan, Tim Catlin, Philip Samartzis, Ros Bandt, Madeleine
Flynn and Tim Humphrey, Christina Green, Mark Pollard, Lloyd Honeybrook,
Wang Zheng-Ting, Steve Adam, Barnaby Oliver, Dale Gorfinkle, Catherine
Sullivan, Rob Vincs, Marguerite Bolland, John Grant, Andrian Pertout, David
Hirst, Catherine Meeson, Peter Knight, Roger Alsop, Elwyn Dennis, Melita
White, Anthony Magen, Silvia Simons, Herb Jercher, Ross Bencina, West Head
Project (Jim Denley, Monika Brooks, Dale Gorfinkle, Anthony Magen)
Melbourne 60x60 - Programme 1:
11 am, Wednesday 9 July 2014,
Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts
Australasian Computer Music Conference
Australasian Computer Music Conference 2014
At the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, and
Box Hill Institute, City Council of Adult Education Campus, Melbourne
Australia
Melbourne 60x60 - Programme 2:
11:30 am, Friday 11 July 2014,
Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts
Australasian Computer Music Conference 2014
At the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, and
Box Hill Institute, City Council of Adult Education Campus, Melbourne
Australia
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