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VOYAGE - MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND ELECTRONICS BY BEN DIAMOND

Resonantis for guitar and electronics - part of a new album release

Recorded, and mastered by Nicholas Bendzsa.

Music by Luke Blackmore, Krists Auznieks, Andrew Staniland, Amy Brandon, and Marco Neri

Past Concerts

2024

« HieroPhony» for soprano, viola, and piano, Longy School of Music of Bard College, Cambridge, MA.
Music for short film “Chiles Rellenos”. directed by: Natalia Urquiza, Comox Valley International Film Festival, Vancouver Island, BC.

2023
«Oblique Synchronicity» for open instrumentation, Neuztec C8—Festival of Experimental Sound Design and Multimedia Technology, Victoria, BC.

2022
« Al pie de un árbol » sound score, Philip T. Young, University of Victoria.
« Aún escuchas mi voz » for Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, viola, cello, and electronics, Philip T. Young, University of Victoria, BC.
« Automaton-Music » for acoustic violin and artificial violin, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC.
« Resonantis » for guitar and electronics, Sound Symposium XX, St. John’s, NL.
« Resonantis » for guitar and electronics, Pollack Hall, McGill University, Montréal, QB.

2021
« Kaleidoscope » for Tuba and electronics, Terraza Franciscana, CDMX, México.
« Automaton-Music » for acoustic violin, and artificial violin, Philip T. Young, University of Victoria, BC.
« Música Autómata » for piano solo, Philip T. Young, University of Victoria, BC.
« Resonantis» for guitar and electronics, Twisted Spruce Symposium, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO.
« if (on); update (off); » for open instrumentation and mixed reality, Philip T. Young, University of Victoria, BC.
« Latent encounters » collaborative work with: Justin Massey, Trevor Van de Velde, Akari Komura, Mathieu Soucy, Labo de Musique Contemporaine de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
Music for short film “El huésped”, for cello solo. Directed by: Ligia Campos, Toluca, Mexico.

2020
« Kaleidoscope» for Tuba and electronics, II ° Contemporary Expressions Festival, Puebla, México.
« Passacaglia» for two synthesizers, pandemic performance, online.
« Gotas de rocío» for electronics (staging: contemporary dance), choreographer: Brenda Gutiérrez, Terraza Franciscana, CDMX, Mexico.

2019
Music for short film “Twitch”. directed by: Emiliano Urquiza, Vancouver, BC.
« Los cuentos de altamar» for piano trio, FES Zaragoza, UNAM, CDMX, Mexico.
« Azul Salamandra» for guitar, percussions and live electronics, staging: theatre, directed by: Gustavo Linares, playwright: Victor Ele Ruíz, Sala Novo, CDMX, Mexico .
« Sol de media noche» (staging; contemporary dance), choreographer: Pilar Urreta, Ágora-Espacio artístico, CDXM, Mexico.

Past Concerts
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Apr. 28 2022 - 5:00pm (EST)

Automaton-Music

This piece examines the association between movement and sound through the concepts of counterpoint and control.

Counterpoint unites the temporal aspect of music with movement. It is a route to witness the transformations of an entity, whether visual or acoustic, over time. One of the performers plays an acoustic violin, and the other makes the actions of playing the violin without the instrument.

This second performer holds a wireless device called Mugic connected to a computer that triggers and manipulates the electronic sounds.

Mugic is an interface that translates movement into computer language.

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Apr. 14 2021 - 9:00pm (EST)

Música Autómata (Premiere)

The sound is manipulated by a Max MSP patch connected to a Mugic device developed by Mari Kimura.

Mar. 27 2022 - 8:00pm (EST)

Three visions of control and transformation in music
(MMus Degree Concert)

Program:

1- ¿Aún recuerdas mi voz? <<Do you still hear my voice?>>, for clarinet, alto saxophone, viola, cello and electronics.

2- if (on); update (off), micro-game for a single performer.

3- Automaton-Music, for an acoustic violin and an artificial violin.

These works explore the concepts of control and transformation in music.

For more information:
https://www.marco-neri.com/programnotes

Feb. 3 2022 - 6:30pm (EST)

¿Aún escuchas mi voz? (Premiere)

This sound score uses a Cardenche song, originally from Durango, found among the archives of the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico (INAH). This song is performed by a male a cappella trio. Cardenche is the name of a local cactus whose spines are incredibly painful to extract.

Oct. 1 2021 - 6pm (ET)

Resonantis (Premiere)

Solo guitar piece commissioned for Ben Diamond as part of the Twisted Spruce Music Competition.

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Dic. 2 2021 - 8:00pm (CST)

Kaleidoscope

Fabián Campuzano plays for the second time "Kaleidoscope," for tuba and electronics, within the LiminXr concerts, México.

Jul. 2 2021 - 2:30pm (EDT)

Latent encounters (Premiere)

Collaboration with: Justin Massey, Trevor Van de Velde, Akari Komura, and Mathieu Soucy.

Latency (noun): the state of existing but not yet being developed or manifest; concealment. This work has emerged from approaching the idea of latency not only in the digital sphere but also in its original interpretation related to physical condition. In fact, the original definition deeply connects with the progression of this pandemic since latency is defined as the state of a disease not yet manifesting the usual symptoms. These ideas prompted our creative process in composing scores that embrace asynchronicity of sound instead of striving for low latency solutions. Then, it led us to build an original instrument and a routing system that involves a collective Zoom call where each player is sending an individual input into an online browser audio broadcast system “Cleanfeed” to be processed through a randomly generated delay on MAX/MSP patch. During the live recording session, these MAX patch-generated delays were purposely not fed back into the Zoom call because we wanted to capture the idea of latency into the overall creative process where something is not yet being manifested but concealed.

Mar. 11 2021 - 6:30pm (CST)

Gotas de Rocío (Premiere)

The company Fisura arte escénico, created by the choreographer Brenda Gutiérrez, will premiere "Gotas de Rocío," for which I was invited to compose the music.

Since its choreographic creation, it is a work that sought to reflect on our identity and the search for balance between everything that surrounds us and what makes us up as people. It was challenging to compose the music under this reflection, but it is very worth seeing this work.

Mar. 5 2021 - 7:30pm (PST)

if (on); update (off); (Premiere)

This work is a micro-game for a single performer. The game aspect in this piece coincides with the video games' three main characteristics: a platform, an interface, and a goal. Micro refers to the short timing of the gaming experience, and the game's events occur on a single level. The goal is to move around the virtual map, find twelve yellow cubes and touch them to make them disappear in a time limit of six minutes. The music composition is the result of combining the sounds of the performer interacting within the virtual space and the music coming from the application.

Dec. 8 2020 - 7pm (CST)

Kaleidoscope (Premiere)

Next Dic. 8th, at 7 pm (CST), Fabián Campuzano will premiere "Kaleidoscope," for tuba and electronics, within the II Contemporary Expressions Festival framework, Puebla, México.

This work was composed in homage to Ray Bradbury, based on his short story "Kaleidoscope" where a crew of astronauts are expelled from the ship due to a collision with something unknown. The entire team floats uncontrollably and with their oxygen reserves, they contemplate the beauty of the universe until they meet their inevitable death.

Dec. 7 2020 - 7:30pm (PDT)

Passacaglia for two synthesizers (Premiere)