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Walk

By thisisuser on March 14, 2011

for eight players and interacive computer
composed 2011; duration 13 minutes
light projection by Chris Jordan
world premiere march 10 2011
Frederich Loewe Theater, New York University Steinhardt (USA)
composed for New York University Steinhardt
premiered by The NYU New Music Ensemble

This experimental work was developed over a three-week period at New York University Steinhardt February-March 2011. It makes use of computer vision for animating instrumental recordings the players make during performance. What this means is that instrumental playing is never heard directly from the instruments, only later when it is animated through separate full-body movements. This give-and-take is used in a sequence of combinations where the tasks of playing/recording and playing/animating is indicated by the light and shadows projected on each musician individually.

The result is that while some musicians record, others may animate it later, and as layers and body movements gradually build up, so does the timbral and gestural richness of the work. Pulsations and rhythm fragments are introduced independently by the computer as the music slowly moves towards a climax, until a dramatic breakthrough brings the work to a slow stop on extended sounds.

The light projections was created by Chris Jordan, who also contributed significantly to the development of the work.

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