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New orchestra work
These days I am speaking with the Chilean conductor Juan Pablo Izquierdo about composing a piece for the Chilean Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta de Camera de Chile. It is a fine orchestra founded by the late Fernando Rosas about 30 years ago, and Juan Pablo Izquierdo is an excellent conductor, with a strong background in contemporary […]
New videos in progress
Bettina Perut and Ivan Osnovikoff is a very talented movie-making couple. I have seen several of their works, and they used Shattered Glass for their video on the September 11, 1973 military coup in Chile, with the spectacular title Clever Monkey Pinochet versus La Moneda’s Pigs. I had for some time felt that their almost […]
Great time at the Astro Microbar!
Played a set at Moloko’s Astro Microbar recently. Half of it was new repertory, half was recent 129 bpm material. It was the longest set I’ve played so far –2,5 hours in total. The length of the set surprised me, as thought that I would be short of material. But as it turned out, the […]
Score emotion – first uses
I have been using the score feature constraints tool developed within the SUM research project for a couple of works by now, and it has been an interesting experience. Take a look / listen to Sparks and Feathers, Quiet Voice and Defun. What struck me the most in the composition process was my eagerness to […]