Decibel - Electronic concertos, act 1
Description
A series of co-composed pieces for electronic soloist and Decibel.
The concert featured the APRA AMC Decibel commissions, that include an iphone work from Mark Oliveiro (NSW) and a trautonium work by Meg Travers (WA). Other works included one for speakers from Johannes Mulder (WA), for Moog Synthesiser by Chris Tonkin (WA , for bass guitar from Pedro Alvarez (WA), a laptop concerto by Stuart James (WA) and a new harp work funded by the Difficult Commission by Catherine Ashley (electric harp).
Output Type
Performance
Publisher
TURA New Music and Perth Institute of Creative Arts
School
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications
RAS ID
26459
Additional Information
Decibel - Electronic concertos, act 1 available on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) website
MUSIC DETAILS
1. Johannes Mulder - Stolen Goods (stocketus), for loudspeakers with viola, cello, bass clarinet, bass guitar, percussion and electronics
2. Meg Travers – Southern Currents, for Trautonium with Theremin, cello, viola and percussion
3. Catherine Ashley – Concerto Games, for electric harp and mixed ensemble
4. Mark Oliveiro – Motherboard - A Circuit Bent concerto, for hacked toys with violin, cello, flute, bass clarinet, piano and electronics
Decibel: Cat Hope (artistic director, flutes, bass, Theremin); Lindsay Vickery (reeds, electronics); Stuart James (electronics, keyboards, programming); Aaron Wyatt (viola); Tristen Parr (cello); Louise Devenish (percussion, including circuit-bent toys).
Guest soloists: Catherine Ashely (Electric Harp); Meghan Travers (Trautonium); and Johannes Mulder (speaker stack).
Music recorded 24 October 2017 by ABC Classic FM sound engineer Gavin Fernie and producer Stephen Adams.
Comments
Mulder, J., Travers, M., Ashley, C., Oliveiro, M., & Decibel, (2017). Decibel - Electronic concertos, act 1, PICA, Perth, Australia.
http://thnmf2017.tura.com.au/show/the-electric-concerto-by-decibel