Dear horn listers, My performance of the premier of "Zylamander" for horn and computer has been moved to Wednesday, June 22 at 3:30 p.m. at San Francisco State University at the IHS Symposium. Hope you can be there. Here are program notes from the composer:
Zylamander was commissioned by Luke Zyla, with support from the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society. It is one of a series of works I have written for solo instruments and computer, the first of which was called Gerrymander, written for the clarinetist, F. Gerard Errante. The focus of these works is on exploring various kinds of interaction between a live performer and a computer "accompanist." The computer captures material played by the solo instrument during the performance and uses that material (as well as some pre-recorded sounds) to build a musical accompaniment that is always similar, but never exactly the same, from performance to performance. Zylamander relies heavily on pitch tracking throughout the piece, not only to follow the score and keep pace with the performer, but also for sample triggering, contrapuntal harmonization, and other "intelligent" effects. In all of these pieces, I have tried to take advantage of the ful l range of sounds that these wonderful acoustic instruments can make in the hands of a great performer. Like a good accompanist, the computer supports and enhances the performance of the soloist, but hopefully, never obscures or overshadows it. RP Russell Pinkston currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he is Professor of Music Composition and Director of Electronic Music Studios at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College (BA 1975) and Columbia University (MA 1979, DMA 1984). He is active both as a composer and as a prominent pedagogue and researcher in the field of computer music. His compositions span a wide range of different media, including symphonic, choral, and chamber works, electronic music for modern dance, and interactive performance pieces. He has received a number of significant honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and a senior Fulbright Fellowship to Brazil. He is a founding member and former President of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U. S., and has served as an ICMA Regional Representative for the Americas. CORdially, Luke Zyla _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
