Geboren am 4.3.1956 in Rauschengesees (Thüringen).

ICST composer in residence 22.08 bis 11.09.2011  

Arbeit an einer Ambisonic-Komposition im Auftrag des ICST der Hochschule der Künste Zürich für Zuspiel, Live-Elektronik und Gitarre, Arbeitstitel:

"... wie im Himmel, so auf Erden. ..."

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ICST composer in residence 22.08 bis 11.09.2011  

nodes (2011)

"nodes" is a multi-channel work composed specifically for the SABRe instrument and to work within the ambisonic environment. In choosing to work spatially I endeavor to link more clearly the position of the performer, musical gesture and his or her status as an imminent sound source with the distribution of the electronic and processed sound within the performance space. Here, the interpretation of a "node"—as a point at which pathways intersect—forms the basis of my spatial thinking. In the context of this project, I like to think of sound as a concrete element that can be projected into space like a beam of light. At points where different beams meet, a "sonic node" is provoked. Such nodes will be constituted by the blend of different musical material crossing at a given location within the ambisonic field. These techniques are a means to afford the listener an easier distinction of singular musical incidents within a dense and active sonic construct. With the application of the sensors, as SABRe suggests, the performer will be able to control the production and articulation of electronic sound with the natural gestures of clarinet performance practices. Within this framework sound becomes uniquely malleable in a most intuitive and musical manner.

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