For chamber orchestra and four string quartets in different places, playing together via the internet. American Composers Orchestra, New York George Manahan, conductor; Gildas Quartet, UK conductor Dane Lam.

In the spirit of using the problem as its own solution, LATENCY CANONS is a work designed to be not just immune to, but actually depend upon, the unpredictable time lag, sound-picture mismatch, and freezes. Musicians in different places play simple lines together, using ordinary web conferencing software, and the random blips, freezes, and delays themselves create a counterpoint of beautiful unexpected relationships.
The attitude of the work is one of communion over distances, forming a resonant digital cathedral that wraps around the world. This is a different kind of music making that, along with its limitations, has the potential to bring people together in different ways than ordinary chamber music. In realizing the work, we have tried to maintain the simplest possible setup, with basic free software that is easy to use. I’ve tried to avoid having this piece exist as a specialized high-tech feat, but rather as an idea that anyone with a computer and an internet connection could hope to try on their own.

Ray Lustig's LATENCY CANONS

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