Hypnotize for Violin, Bassoon (+ Electronics)by Erin Rogers
Performers: Erica Dicker (vn), Dana Jessen (bn)
March 31, 2019 // Constellation, Chicago

Program Note:
Two hyper-note-reading-improvisors, adept in finding the freshest-of-fresh sounds on their respective instruments, are challenged to apply quick-changing foot pedals to an over-wrought, noisy texture that transfers shamelessly from wet-to-dry land via helicopter.

It is also worth noting that P. Diddy (known in 1997 as Puff Daddy) produced "Hypnotize" a hit-single by American rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., sampling the beat from Herb Alpert's 1979 hit "Rise" which was written by Andy Armer and Herb's nephew, Randy "Badazz" Alpert. 22 years later, I felt compelled to resample a micro-loop of these hybrid beats and name the piece Hypnotize in honor of the late Christopher George Latore Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls / The Notorious B.I.G.). —Erin Rogers (2019)

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Hypnotize (2019) for violin, bassoon (+ electronics)

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Text by Rick Burkhardt
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Utterances

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Anne Dearth - Flute
Derek Each - Clarinet
Carrie Kouma - Soprano
Jerry Emmons - Percussion
Text by Rick Burkhardt

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A Transversal Line_mvt5

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Yarn/Wire
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Divide::Dissolve::UncreationIII

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Ryan Muncy - Soprano Saxophone
Jacob Greenberg - Prepared piano
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Erica Dicker :: Dennis Sullivan 6:20:19 - New Hampshire

Erica Dicker - Violin
Dennis Sullivan - Percussion

Erica Dicker :: Dennis Sullivan :: 6/20/19

Opheodrys is composed using a 7-limit system of just intonation, with individual sonorities evolving through varying states of tonal flux.  By shifting one or more pitches by precisely-tuned, microtonal increments, the performers lead the listener across fifteen distinct settings of changing density and stability.  The score itself takes the form of a digital display embedded within custom software, programmed by the composer.  As all note events are generated in real-time, the projected score is intended to be read by sight.  Consequently, each reading represents a unique set of changes and harmonic development that may not be repeated during future performances.  In addition to providing an interactive score, the program also functions to sustain individual sonorities via live sampling and granular playback.  The cumulative effect of instruments and electronics resembles a single, lilting mass—a space where present and past events become indistinguishable.

Opheodrys

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