SEAMUS 2010 Headphone Concert Preview
Here’s an article about the concert my piece “Waveformations” will be appearing in at SEAMUS 2010 in St. Cloud, on Thursday nights, April 8 at 10pm.
Greg Surges
Composer of Electronic and Chamber Music, Freelance Programmer
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“Sound Virus”
“Sound Virus”
For Many Performers With Loud Sounds
For car horns, trumpets, percussion, megaphones, trash cans, voice, etc.
Four of the performers begin situated on the four opposing street corners of a major intersection. The intersection should be surrounded by similar streets and intersections – the street layout should be as grid-like as possible. The remaining performers should begin to disperse into the city, while attempting to remain within earshot of at least one other performer.
Sound (a simple motive, rhythm, or fragment) begins in the original, central location. When a performer who is not playing begins to hear the original sound, he or she should begin to play a similar sound. After a performer has begun playing, he or she can stop and move to the next street corner at any point. (Performers should always aim to be playing at a street corner.) If a performer can no longer hear others, he or she should return to a point where the sound is again audible.
When moving, performers should actively encourage passers-by to join the piece. Pausing to explain the situation is acceptable, and passers-by can use an available means of sound production.
The piece is over when all performers have ceased.
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- Some really really tasty improvisations have been happening, which will surely be included too.
- Recording at KSE, and the sound quality has been great – we’re really excited for people to hear this.
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“Waveformations” @ SEAMUS 2010
I just received word that my piece Waveformations will be on the headphone concert at the SEAMUS conference this year. I’m not sure, but according to the email I received, it looks like there will be two performances of the concert – one on Thursday, April 8th and one on Friday, April 9th, both at 10:00pm. I’m looking forward to the headphone concert idea, it’s not something I’ve been a part of before. If you’re planning to attend, the organizers ask that you bring your own headphones.
By the way, if you’re interested, you can check out the original album that Waveformations was released on. It’s from Wandering Ear, a netlabel releasing primarily field-recording and phonographic works. All of the tracks are reconstructions of an earlier Wandering Ear release, made of field recordings from Minnesota. My friend and collaborator David Collins also has a track there, which you should definitely check out.
Greg Surges
Composer of electroacoustic and chamber music from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Currently a pursuing a Masters in Composition at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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