Well done -  you guys made this one sound great. - Brad

for cello and live electronics. Commissioned and recorded by Craig Hultgren.

Deep beneath the surface of the Pacific lie hydrothermal vents that spew scalding water, laced with toxic minerals and gases, onto the near-freezing ocean floor. In the pitch-black depths, giant tube worms grow to a length of eight feet, protected from the harsh conditions by a tough outer shell. Having no mouth and no digestive tract, they host bacteria that convert minerals into food. The bacteria in turn receive food from the worm's blood-filled plumes, which exchange carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and other compounds with the seawater. A worm has no eyes, but somehow it can sense vibrations, which cause it to retract the plume into its shell. Imagine that you are hearing these vibrations.

Red Plumes [new recording]

In Armor+2, the interactive computer part acts as an extension of the clarinet. It adds harmony, extends melodic phrase, and creates rhythmic accompaniment that is difficult/impossible for a human accompaniment. The computer part’s role is similar to that of a rare enchanted item in a role-playing game.

Clarinet: Giovanni Bertoni
Recorded at the TIMARA Studio (Sep 2015)
Computer part created with SuperCollider

Score and SC file available at:
http://www.joowonpark.net/armor2

Armor+2

Performed by the Splice Ensemble 
Keith Kirchoff, piano; Adam Vidiksis, percussion

Local Equilibrium Dynamics is a work for two musicians, working both within and around a single piano. These sounds are processed in real-time both algorithmically by the computer, and by a small chamber ensemble of electronic musicians. The duo performs a number of interactions throughout the piece, including collaboration, disruption, and dispersion of the sound each produces. The live processing complicates this relationship even further as the sound is transmitted to the audience. As these two musicians perform within such an intimate space, they variably help and hinder each other as the work progresses. This creates increased moments of tension in both the musical output and the performance dynamic between these two musicians. The title refers to a principle in thermodynamics, whereby the thermal state of a system can be determined if the variations within it happen slowly enough in space and time. This concept serves as a metaphor for the system formed by the interplay between the two performers and the live processing. 


Local Equilibrium Dynamics

Tre platser i Augusti (for trio, 2016)

Chamber Concerto for Trumpet, Violin & Ensemble (2016)
I.   Déjà vu (passacaglia sospeso)
II.  Rapprochement (intermezzo)
III. Détente(s) (scherzo)

IU New Music Ensemble, April 22, 2017
David Dzubay, conductor; Simin Ganatra, violin; John Rommel, trumpet

instrumentation: 
Fl/Pc, Ob/Ehn, T.Sax, Cl, Bcl, Bn/Cbsn - Hn, Trb, Tuba - 2 Perc, Pno - Va, Vc, Cb 
solo Violin and solo Trumpet (+Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet)

http://pronovamusic.com/notes/chamberconcerto.html

Simin Ganatra, Violin
John Rommel, Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Piccolo Trumpet
Marco Núñez, Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute 
Jacob Walsh, Oboe/English Horn 
Wai Ki Wun, Clarinet 
Cameron Winrow, Bass Clarinet 
Nellie Sommer, Bassoon/Contrabassoon 
Nathan Howard, Tenor Saxophone 
Chris Neiner, Horn
Kenneth Johnson, Trombone 
Sam Appleton, Tuba 
Matthew Schultheis, Piano 
Mitchell Beck, Percussion
Joel Castro-Lawicki, Percussion 
Mark Hatlestad, Viola
Alex Krew, Cello
Sharif Ibrahim, Double Bass
David Dzubay, Conductor

Chamber Concerto 1. Déjà vu (passacaglia sospeso)

Jon Carbin, cello & Sam Wells, trumpet
recorded July 6-7, Kansas City MO

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