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2024 Presentation Proposal

Announcement, ,

I am looking for opportunities to share my music in 2024. I will be on sabbatical next year and wish to do concerts, lectures, workshops, and short-term residencies. I can provide the following types of presentations.


Solo concert of electroacoustic music. Here is a link to a recent 40min set

A concert consisting of solo works and electronic music ensemble pieces. I can teach participants a couple of laptop ensemble pieces in a 2-hour rehearsal. Then the performers and I can do a concert. Performers do not need to have previous experience in electronic ensemble performance. Here is a link to possible electronic ensemble pieces

Workshop on SuperCollider, electronic ensemble, or no-input mixer. Participants will need to bring their laptops (Mac or PC). I will provide the rest of the gear.

Guest lecture on electroacoustic music practices. Below is a list of guest lectures in the past three years.

  • Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, IN (2020)
  • SPLICE Institute, Kalamazoo, MI, Online (2020)
  • Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, Online (2020)
  • Korean Cultural Society of Boston, MA, Online (2020)
  • University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Online (2020)
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Online (2020)
  • University of Nebraska Omaha, NE, Online (2021)
  • 6 Improv Clinics Live by Domino Ensemble, Online (2021)
  • American Composers Forum, Philadelphia, PA, Online (2021)
  • Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, AR, Online (2021)
  • George Washington University, DC, Online (2021)
  • SPLICE Institute, MI, Online (2021)
  • University of North Texas, TX, Online (2021)
  • Young Dancers Initiative, MI, Online (2022)
  • Michigan State University, MI (2023)
  • Nief-Norf Summer Festival, Knoxville (2023)


Let’s talk if you are interested in hosting me during Jan-Jul of 2024. I can drive anywhere within a 10-hour radius of Detroit and would also be happy to fly. I would appreciate any assistance in covering the travel cost. Please forward this message to the fitting venues, festivals, and music schools.

Electronic Ensemble Repertoire

Compositions, Performances, , ,

Here are my compositions for electronic ensemble since 2016. They are categorized by the gears needed.

Laptops

Singaporean Crosswalk (2016)

Dubious Toppings (2019)

Sum and Difference (2021) *for remote rehearsal and performance

Laptops or Phones

Beat Matching (2018)

CML Suite (2020)

  • Info and score
  • Need: 3 or more computer, tablet, or phone. Amplification strongly recommended

Laptops and Acoustic Instruments

Nested Duets (2022)

Laptops With Controllers

PS Quartet No.1 (2017)

PS Quartet No. 2 (2019)

Electronic Instruments

On Off Fade (2019)

Seven Bird Watchers (2019)

Listening List – Intro to Electroacoustic Music

Teaching, ,

I taught two introductory classes about  electroacoustic music in Fall 2015. One of the assignments in these classes is a weekly listening report on selected music. Can you guess the topics discussed in each week by looking at the listening list?

Week 1:

Autumn Signal  (1978) by Joan La Barbara :  Identify signal processing techniques that extends the singer’s acoustic limits

Klang (1982) by Jonty Harrison : What is the computer’s role in creating harmonic language and form of the piece?

Week 2:

Out of Breath  (2000) by Paul Koonce :  What can you listen and identify besides “two” flute notes?

Kits Beach Soundwalk (1986) by Hildegard Westerkamp : How were the studio techniques used to narrate the story in this piece?

Read & Summarize Section 1 (pg 1-7) of Sound Reinforcement Handbook by Davis and Jones

Week3:

Read pg 9-10 of Living Electronic Music about WSP and Kits Beach Soundwalk

Read Soundscape and Truth section (p120-124) of the same book

Gainesville Soundscape (2007) by Joo Won Park : There is no need to write a  summary on your teacher’s piece, but have a listen.

Appalachian Grove I (1977) by Laurie Spiegel : Could this piece have been played by non-electronic ensemble (i.e. orchestra)? Why or why not?

Week4:

Two-Part Invention in F Minor (1977) by Wendy Carlos : discuss the historical/social significance of this piece.

Compare and contrast Bye Bye Butterfly (1965) by Pauline Oliveros and Silver Apples of the Moon (1967) by Morton Subotnick. Do a little research on the instrumentation and their usage.

Week5:

Crystal (1982) by Maggi Payne : This piece may appear to have no conventional sense of rhythm. What should we listen for, then?

1971 Arp 2600 by Benge (2007) : The artist uses the same synthesizer we have in the Studio 4. Discuss how envelopes, filters, and oscillators were used in this piece.

Week 6:

Apparitions (2004) by Ed Martin : How effective was the notations of electronic parts in this piece?

O Superman (1982)  by Laurie Anderson : If you were to perform this piece on stage, how will your setup look like?

Week 7:

Listening/Reading Report I is due

Week 8:

Fall Recess

Week 9:

Cubicle (2007) by Paul Riker : Discuss the form of this piece.

Three Fictions (Northern Mix) (2000) by Natasha Barrett : The composer states that “each movement presents a brief glimpse of a sight, a sound, a sensation.” Do you agree?

Week 10:

Requiem (1973) by Michel Chion : The piece was recorded/edited/processed in magnetic tape. Listen to the entire album. Write a response on techniques (you may need to do some research) and aesthetics.

Week 11:

Maa (Earth) I. Journey (1991) by Kaija Saariaho : Discuss the transitions from one section to another.

Grains of Voices (1995) by Ake Parmerud : Describe how the sense of time  and place was composed and manipulated in this piece.

Week 12:

The following pieces use sound materials quite different from what we have heard so far in the class. Describe how the two pieces use such sounds to create music (or not).

10’00 (2006) by Shibuya, Moslang, Nakamura

Time…dot (2002) by Carsten Nicolai & Alva Noto

Week 13:

Read one audio/electronic music magazine available the public lab. Write a summary on the magazine itself or an article.

Week 14:

Compare and contrast the following two pieces. Discuss the artistic usage of time and place.

sparrows in supermarkets (2011) by Paula Matthusen

Petite Musique Sentimentale (1984) by Yves Daoust

Week 15:

Submit the listening/reading report  BEFORE the reading period begins.