Wooden Stars (2006), 8m00s
percussion, and processing
- 1st prize of the Hugh Le Caine Prize at the 2007 SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers
Wooden Stars (2006) is a short study for solo percussion and computer that explores ideas from an earlier work within an electronic medium. In Smaller Knives (2004) for mixed quintet, the ensemble carries out an"infinite deceleration", in which the act of slowing down is treated as equivalent to "zooming in". In Wooden Stars, the zoom lens is erratic, with the music speeding up and slowing down and therefore alternately revealing and obscuring detail. This piece also adds the complication of independent (and changing) tempos, creating a free rhythmic counterpoint between the percussion and electronic parts.
Performances
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Akousma (4) Saturday, December 1, 2007 Gilles Gobeil: Trois songes |
Wooden Stars