THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
EChO Electric Chamber Orchestra
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:30 p.m. | Lindsay Recital Hall
Dissonance (2023) for flute and live electronics
Rachael Lawson, flute
Lattice Scattering (2018) for flute, piano and tape
Rachael Lawson, flute
Oliver Schoonover, piano
Pepi’s Mimic (2023) for piano, synthesizer, cello and live electronics
Justine de Saint Mars, cello
Oliver Schoonover, piano; June Hill, synthesizer
Two Electronic Sketches for clarinet and live electronics
Youngsun Kim (b. 1987)
Eren Gümrükçüoğlu (b. 1982)
Dingjie Zhou (b. 1990)
Luke Waddell
I. Put a Ring on It (2022) (b. 1995)
II. Droning On (2023)
Ethan Burke, clarinet
Night Bird (1996) for alto saxophone and tape
Collin Bankovic, alto saxophone
Karen Tanaka (b. 1961)
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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Heliopause (2023) for trombone, cello and live electronics
Justine de Saint Mars, cello
Kyle Tennyson, trombone
Sum of its Parts (2018) for tenor saxophone and tape
Blake Adams, tenor saxophone
Eren Gümrükçüoğlu (b. 1982)
Emma O’Halloran (b. 1985)
EChO Personnel
Justine de Saint Mars, cello; Rachael Lawson, flute; Ethan Burke, clarinet Collin Bankovic, alto saxophone; Blake Adams, tenor saxophone
Kyle Tennyson, trombone; Oliver Schoonover, piano; June Hill, synthesizers
NOTES ON THE PROGRAM
Kim: Dissonance for flute and live electronics
Dissonance is the second piece of a series for solo instrument and live electronic music. Max is used for real-time processing of sound effects and synthesis. Audio equipment includes a computer, an audio interface, one microphone, four channel active speakers, and a MIDI controller. The title of the piece, Dissonance, means disharmony between the acoustic instrument and electronics. The flute part has a D minor feel, and the live electronic sound produced by Max consists of components to create the consonance with the flute; however, the sound fragments are superimposed and juxtaposed in different ways resulting in a sound mass with a strong feel of dissonance. This symbolizes the dark side of contemporary society filled with conflicts between different voices putting forward beauty and ideals.
Gümrükçüoğlu: Lattice Scattering
Atoms, or smaller particles, are naturally lined up in a crystal formation (lattice). Light waves are sent towards this lattice to find out how the light bounces off and scatters. By analyzing the patterns and shapes this scattering creates, one can learn about the geometry of the lattice, and thereby the structure of the matter in question. This is a procedure which is frequently done when engineers want to test a new material for an industrial design. If the wavelength of the light is larger than the space between the lattice points, there will be no interaction and the light wave will just pass through (silence). However, if the wavelength is just right, there will be reactionary oscillations, which will create “phonon scattering” (sound).
Zhou: Pepi’s Mimic
Pepi is a Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrot. This species is good at imitating sounds. She always tries to imitate the sounds of my family members. Some words are really clear. However, most of the time, she just imitates our speech tone, and rhythm, but not any words.
Waddell: Two Electronic Sketches
Two Electronic Sketches consists of two short pieces for clarinet and electronics, run through Max MSP. The first movement contains no quotations from Beyoncé, but rather subjects the raw sound of the clarinet to a kaleidoscope of effects, including ring modulation (hence the title), delay, chorus, equalization, and pitch-shifting. The second movement is more focused, consisting of a drone, changing in stages, that supports the clarinet and a frequencymodulated synth matching (as well as it can, which is not well at all—let’s call the glitchy results emergent musicality) the clarinet’s pitch.
Tanaka: Night Bird
Night Bird is a love song filled with tender whispers of lovers. I have tried to weave colours and scent into the sound of alto saxophone and tape. This piece was commissioned by and is dedicated to Claude Delangle.
Gümrükçüoğlu: Heliopause
The heliopause is the boundary between the Sun’s solar wind and the interstellar medium. The solar wind blows a “bubble” known as the heliosphere into the interstellar medium. This piece tries to evoke the sense of stillness, vastness, and the immense distance from our home planet Earth that the term suggests.
O’Halloran: Sum of its Parts
With Sum of its Parts, O’Halloran creates an all-encompassing electronic-infused, intense yet meditative soundspace, creating a backdrop of sound that allows the performer to interact with it and bring their own personality to the music.