New Works Residencies Jane Ira Bloom “Pilobolus Score” will incorporate samples of the “sonic output” from the spontaneous interaction between improvising musicians and dancers for the premiere dance company, Pilobolus. Yau Ching “Building A New Stove” is a personal documentary/exploration of the forthcoming takeover of Hong Kong by mainland China… Continue reading
April 15 Composer Morton Subotnick demonstrated and discussed his CD-ROM, “Making Music (& More),” a program which allowed children to experience the process of musical composition before undergoing training on a musical instrument. April 24 Sound artist and composer John Driscoll presented the performance system he developed for “Cyber-Mesa,” a 25-minute composition commissioned… Continue reading
Tom Cora The Man With A Movie Camera (1994) The production and release of a new music ensemble work for the 1920s Soviet film, The Man With A Movie Camera by director Dziga Vertov. The 80-minute piece was orginally produced as a solo sound accompaniment of the film, which was… Continue reading
New Works Residency Charlie Ahearn “Kiki Smith: Signs and Wonders” is a soundtrack for a film documentary of contemporary visual artist Kiki Smith, whose imagery primarily concerns the human body. The result will be a multi-layered free-flowing assemblage of sound and image. Amy Chen “Memoirs of Women Ghosts” is an… Continue reading
March 3 Professor Johannes Fritsch presented a history of Feedback Studio with tape examples of live electronic music, including his own work in the medium. March 24 The STEIM collective presented an informal, behind-the-scenes look at their unique technology and unveiled “Sensor Lab,” a device which translated sensor information into MIDI using… Continue reading
New Works Residency Alina Avila “Flotando,” a bilingual play for radio based on the conflicts between relatives of and economically polarized Cuban family, using tools such as music, found sound, and historical sound. To be aired September 1992 on WBAI. Lawrence Chua “Behind the Mask,” an installation consisting of readings… Continue reading
New Works Residency Bill and Mary Buchen “Sound Engine,” an audio installation work which includes music, speech and sounds from Japan, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Guatemala, and Mexico. The installation is touring with the Parabola Arts Foundation traveling exhibition through 1992. Shu Lea Cheang “Those Fluttering Objects of Desire,” a multi-media… Continue reading
April 11 Composer Paul DeMarinis presented selected works re-synthesized, distilled and extracted from found spoken language. April 18 Composer Alvin Lucier discussed his new composition for piano, seashell, wine glass, bamboo vase and clay pot [Music For Piano With Amplified Sonorous Vessels]. April 30 Video artist Leah Singer screened her recent work, “Willy-Nilly,” shot… Continue reading
New Works Residency Aviva Rahmani Audio work for “REQUIEM,” a multi-media installation. Premiered at Hyde Gallery, San Diego, CA. Also presented as part of the Spontaneous Combustion Series, Brooklyn, NY. Terese Svoboda/ Anne Lebaron Audio work for “ORPHANS,” a 28-minute experimental narrative video. Recipient of a 1990 NYSCA Composers Commissions… Continue reading
