The piece uses a triple meter dance's character to portray gradual and connected changes in harmony over time. For this, it brings about a folk-style character to the pulse that presents from its start. This quality is mostly inspired by the rounds that I played when I was a child, where, like most games, most participants seem shy to make the first move, but when the group engages in movement, a self-regulating system of variety and transformation takes place. Each harmonic formation with its motivic traces represents a panoramic view of each formation from the imaginary dancing group. Connected by their hands, these can portray symmetric figures but full of movement. Triadic Bloom is the rebirth of simple relations towards complex and significant results, the convergence of the voices that bring about the joy of being able to play together again and gather single forces for a collective expression of meaning.

Performed by the MU Philharmonic Strings
Conducted by Dr. Barry Ford

2021 - Santiago Beis - Triadic Bloom

Polyphony Cascade

Divertimento Curitiboca
música de Alceo Bocchino
Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná
regência de Mariana Meneses
solista Marcelo Oliveira
04 de junho de 2023
Teatro Guaíra - Curitiba PR

Solos com OSP

Divertimento Curitiboca

intus, ergo foris (within, hence outward) 
for chamber orchestra

Talea Ensemble

Conductor: David Fulmer

Audio:  George Katehis

Elebash Hall - Graduate Center, May 8.

intus ergo foris - for chamber orchestra

Santiago Beis Spletna

cover art by:
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A new Sonmi451 album called "The Limbic System", released on Time Released Sound. You can listen to an eight minute compilation, featuring all the songs on the new album. More info on http://sonmi451.bandcamp.com Enjoy ! Drop me a line if you like it.

The Limbic System

I made this beat today for EARTHGANG, Atlanta. Took me 2h from absolute start to this bounce. Let’s go!

Birds and Dragons (4 EARTHGANG)

This album was produced using only voices.
https://m-hyphen-po.bandcamp.com/album/1-10

1: BPM=102, Polyrhythm=(3:5)/16
2: BPM=120, Polymeter=(7:6)/8
3: BPM=144, Polymeter=(3:5)/8
4: BPM=120, Polymeter=(3:7)/8
5: BPM=120, Polymeter=(4:5)/8
6: BPM=126, Polymeter=(9:7)/8
7: BPM=120, Polymeter=(4:6)/8
8: BPM=107, Oddmeter=(8:7)/8
9: BPM=120, Oddmeter=11/8
10: BPM=120, Oddmeter=(14-12)/8

released July 1, 2015

Compositions/Artworks: M-PO
Inspirations: Avishai Cohen, Freak Kitchen, Juana Molina, etc

My residency at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen has been full of discoveries—both internal and external—and I truly feel I have met people and encountered ideas that will carry me for years to come. It began with artist presentations by Imane Zoubai and Sohorab Rabbey, both of which struck me like lightning. One of Imane’s slides featured her drawings. On a piece of weaving-pattern grid paper, she had meticulously drawn dots, and the way these dots formed grouping patterns created a sense of rhythm. Indeed, as Imane explained, her work is inextricably tied to the notion of music—a connection I, as a musician, deeply resonate with.

Imane also served us tea on several occasions, in the traditional Moroccan way. Sweetened green tea with mint, poured from a metal pot into glasses from a distance—creating foam on the surface of the tea—was always refreshing and calming. She explained that the foam helps protect the tea from desert sand.

My piece Tea Ceremony with Grains is a synthesis of these experiences. I studied Imane’s drawing closely and reinterpreted the patterns to create a score—something akin to the piano rolls used in player pianos. The information in the score triggers various aspects of a water-like soundscape. Part of it is a recording of Imane pouring tea from a distance into a glass; another part is digitally and artificially generated. To imitate the sound of tea being poured, the piece gradually transitions from one chord to another—a process that at times manifests as a change in brightness, and at other times as a perceivable harmonic shift.

I dedicate this electronic work to Imane Zoubai and to all the fellows and staff members I have come to know during my time at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen. I look forward to creating many more pieces like this in collaboration with the wonderful people I have met—even if we are far apart.


intus ergo foris - for chamber orchestra

Santiago Beis

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