Emory Hensley presents his work at the Mars Hill University and included “Inner blues” for vibraphone an visuals.
Inner blues (solo vibraphone) (version by Emory Hensley)
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Walls received honorable mention in the American Prize!
Great News! I’ve just been awarded Honorable Mention in the Chamber Music Professional division of The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the performing arts.
Here’s the link: http://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2015/11/composer-winners-chamber-music-pro.html
Listen to the work here:
Walls (flutes nonet) (version by the University of Florida Flute Choir, Dir. Kristen Stoner)
You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize.org or follow the news on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Prize-celebrating-American-excellence-in-the-arts/214320622728 or Twitter: https://twitter.com/americanprize
UT Electroacoustic Ensemble live on 11/16
Here goes and excerpt from Monday’s performance by the UT Electroacoustic Ensemble. Ten minutes of always changing shapes, volumes and colors.
UTEE November
“A rare form of kleptomania” at the SCI National Conference
My work “A rare form of kleptomania” will be part of the 50th edition of SCI National Conference in Gainesville, Florida.
A rare form of kleptomania (bass clarinet and computer – live SCI National Conference)
Juan Manuel Flores to perform “A rare form of Kleptomania” in Monterrey
Mexican violinist and new music champion, Juan Manuel Flores, will perform “A rare form of kleptomania” for violin and computer on October 26th at 5PM at the Auditorio Revueltas of the Facultad de Música UANL.
The repertoire will also include works by Josue Peregrina, Tomek Regulski, Alberto Schiavo, Digo Jimenez and Alaksandr Porakh.
UT Contemporary Music Festival
(click to watch the video of the performance by the UT Electroacoustic Ensemble)
UT School of Music Hosts Contemporary Music Festival
KNOXVILLE—The School of Music at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is hosting its first contemporary music festival Oct. 22-24.
The event is a celebration of contemporary music, which includes a number of stylistic trends that have developed over the past 30 to 40 years. It will spotlight both chamber ensemble and electronic music.
The festival will include workshops, lectures, master classes and performances by featured guest artists. All of the events all free and open to the public.
“We are honored to not only be able to host this remarkable event, but also that we have such esteemed guests joining us during the festival,” said Brendan McConville, an associate professor of music theory and composition and one of the organizers of the event.
Featured guests performing at the event include Composer-in-Residence Marc Mellits, electro-acoustical performer Joo Won Park and Terminus Ensemble, an ensemble from Atlanta that focuses on promoting new music. UT’s Contemporary Music Ensemble also will be performing.
A highlight of the festival will be a performance of “Music for 18 Musicians,” a work of musical minimalism composed by Pulitzer Prize-winning minimalist Steve Reich in the mid-1970s. UT’s Electroacoustic Ensemble also will be performing.
“Music for 18 Musicians” was performed almost exclusively by Reich’s own group, Steve Reich and Musicians, for two decades after its premiere in 1976. There was no score, and Reich had written the parts specifically for his players’ strengths. A full score of the piece was written by composer Marc Mellits and was first performed in 1997, then published in 2000.
“Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’ has become a staple of contemporary music literature. Because of its length and scope it is performed somewhat rarely, so this is a huge opportunity to experience this work live with the individual (Mellits) who worked with Reich to assemble the score,” said Andrew Sigler, a lecturer of music composition who helped organize the event.
UT Contemporary Music Ensemble Director Andrew Bliss said, “It has been a real joy leading the students through Reich’s masterwork ‘Music for 18 Musicians.’ The piece requires performing forces from the vocal, strings, woodwinds, piano and percussion areas, and it has been a wonderful collaboration for us all.”
Here is the schedule of events for the festival:
Thursday, Oct. 22 — Marc Mellits Portrait Concert performed by the UT Contemporary Music Ensemble at 8 p.m. in the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center. The concert will feature a variety of Mellits chamber works from the past decade.
Friday, Oct. 23 — Terminus Ensemble Concert, 12:20 p.m. in the Percussion Studio, Room 133, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.
Friday, Oct. 23 — Joo Won Park, featuring members of the UT Electroacoustic Ensemble, 9 p.m., the Black Box Theatre in the Emporium, 100 South Gay St. Sponsored by Casa Hola.
Saturday, Oct. 24—Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians” performed by the UT Contemporary Music Ensemble, 8 p.m., James R. Cox Auditorium of Alumni Memorial Building.
For more information, go to http://www.music.utk.edu/events/october.html.
The Stoka ensemble rocks Sexual chocolate porter in Den Haag
The group did an amazing presentation at Studio Loos in Den Haag offering a balanced interaction between electronic and acoustic sounds. Tomer Baruch, Theo Horsmeier, Adam Juraszek – computers, Emilio Tritto – baritone sax, Daniel Clason – trumpet, Louis Portal – drums
Sexual chocolate porter live by the Stoka:
Sexual chocolate porter. (version by the Stoka Ensemble – Tomer Baruch)
At the Harold Golen Gallery
In collaboration with the Harold Golen Gallery, FETA Foundation presents Jorge Variego (clarinets and electronics) in a concert filled with new works by Latin American composers . The music contemplates the fine line between composition and free improvisation while engaging electronic media. The program of works by Blas Atehortúa (Colombia), Ricardo Dal Farra (Argentina-Canadá), Jorge Variego (Argentina-USA), Daniel Schachter (Argentina), Jose Miguel Candela (Chile), Miguel Noya (Venezuela) and Mirtru Escalona Mijares (Venezuela) features a balanced spectrum of electronic, acoustic and visual components.
Roberto Oliveira premieres “Nunca tan lejos” in Galicia
Nunca tan lejos (vibráfono, electrónica y video) – 2015 – Estreno mundial (click to watch the video)
Compuesta en SuperCollider, la electrónica intenta extender, desarrollar y muchas veces contraponer el discurso del intérprete a través de patrones que emergen y se evaporan. El material esencial de la pieza surge de una serie armónica que el vibrafonista revela gradualmente. El ordenador sigue un proceso similar, introduciendo transformaciones microtonales y procedimientos distorsivos que se acumulan, invitando a un viaje hacia un mundo de sonoridades poco familiares. La obra ofrece una serie concatenada de imitaciones imperfectas que van desde la adrenalina pura a momentos de profunda introspección.
** Este trabajo está dedicado a Roberto Oliveira
While Lulu premiered in Colombia
My recent piece “While Lulu” for vibraphone and clarinet will be premiered on Wednesday 9/3 at the Trementina Artes in Bogotá at 8 PM. Mario Sarmiento (vibráfono) y José Gómez (clarinete). Este concierto está programado dentro de las actividades de la Sociedad de Música de Cámara de Bogotá.
Colors
Living colors.
Simple processing.
float a = 0;
float b = 0;
float co = 0;
void setup() {
background(0);
colorMode(HSB, 100);
size(270, 150, P3D);
smooth();
strokeWeight(100);
}
void draw() {
frameRate(60);
directionalLight(51, 102, 126, 0, -1, 0);
stroke(co, 80, 200, 1);
float x0 = map(sin(a) * sin(a) * noise(a) * random(0.5), -1, 1, 20, width – 20);
float y0 = map(cos(b), -1, 1, 20, height – 20);
float x1 = map(sin(b) * sin(a), -1, 1, 20, width – 20);
float y1 = map(cos(a), -1, 1, 20, height – 20);
line(x0, y0, x1, y1, random(100), random(-400));
line(y0, x0, y1, x1, random(100), random(-400));
a = a + 0.01;
b = b + 0.05;
co = co + 1;
if (co > 100) {
co = 0;
}
}
Guest at GATech in August
Structured in two parts, the presentation will focus on the performative aspects of the electronics with and without external controllers.
The first section will discuss live coding and algorithmic design in SuperCollider using two of my recent works as examples. La jungla and A rare form of kleptomania.
In the second portion I will address some aspects of instrument design and their potential for improvisational settings using external controllers in Max Msp.
Both sections will have live demonstrations and recordings.
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