Interplay: Classical with Electronics

Piece for Violin, Gamelan and Live Electronics. Premiered at Harvard University at the John Knowles Paine Concert Hall on December 10-11 2009. The premieres was in charged by violinist Gabriela Diaz.

Echoic is a piece motivated by two concerns. The first one being the generation of gestures that are a result of resonance (and vice versa) and the second one is the challenge of using the Gamelan as a different instrument, and try to take a distant from the historic “weight” of such a beautiful instrument. The structure was developed using simple sounds that evolved into more complex ones, and that is precisely the driving building force; evolution. In addition, the piece tries to integrate the Gamelan as an extension of the electronics which is in constant dialogue-processing with the violin. The violin plays a soloist role in this piece but both instruments are to be processed independently in real time. The piece features several aspects that convey velocity and the idea of injection of energy to specific material that will eventually spread to the rest of the musical elements. The Gamelan also is treated as an “amplifier” of the violin ideas. The violinist (Gabriela Diaz) will control the cues for the computer and the Gamelan performers, playing a crucial role not only as a violinist, but also as a sort of conductor in the piece.

ECHOIC

Kimmo Pohjonen and sampling master Samuli Kosminen joined forces with Kronos Quartet on the project Uniko featuring music composed by the duo. Kosminen samples Pohjonen’s accordion and Kronos’ strings and reproduces them into the mix via his electronic drum pads and devices.

Uniko  II. Plasma

Pierre Boulez - Répons

Harvey: Tombeau de Messiaen

Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco

Kaija Saariaho
"Vent nocturne" pour alto et électronique 
interprété par Odile Auboin (photo)
20.04.2013, Cité de la musique 

ECHOIC

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