Review #2 – Automatronic
Automatronic New Music for Organ and Electronics Part of the Canterbury Festival, held in the Anselm Chapel at Canterbury Christ Church University on Monday 22nd October 2018. Lauren Redhead (Organ) & Alistair Zaldua (Violins and Electronics) I must admit my bias before I move on. I have experienced a few Automatronic concerts in the last few years. There are not many times that I can say that a concert moves, touches, and inspires me, and sparks my imagination; an Automatronics concert is one that I can say this is true. I do not attend one of these concerts to observe,…
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Inside the Machine Concert Part 3
What if? The Hansel & Gretel Tale On the 28th April 2016 I put on a concert which featured a mixture of some of my favourite open-scored, chance-based, and quasi-composed/quasi-improvised pieces to both celebrate and summarise the three years I spent studying my Bachelor of Music at Canterbury Christ Church University. Unlike the last two pieces I’ve written about, this piece does not revolve around language. Instead What if? The Hansel & Gretel Tale focuses on a different perception to the classic tale. Like all the pieces in this concert, this one was again composed for a task for university.…
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Finding the Play
Finding the Play. One of the things I’ve learnt over my studies is the importance of play and fun in what ever you are doing. This is not to say that the more mundane, and dry tasks aren’t important too, just that enjoyment of what you are doing should be one of your top priorities. I don’t mean you should quit your job and go galavanting around the world (unless, of course that is what you really want to do). This is more about finding the fun in what you do already. “Well that’s easy for you to say; you’re in…
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Masters Project: 6. Circuit-Bending Toys (Part 5)
Notation Experiments for Circuit-Bent Toys As I move onto my PhD it is high-time that I complete this series. After all, the Master’s Project is now complete. It became clear in the middle of the project that I had bitten off more than I could chew regarding the installation. There was not enough time to both learn and implement the techniques I had been learning over the last couple of years into a large interactive installation. Therefore it was necessary to pop this concept aside (for now). However, all was not lost: I could still use what I had learnt,…
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Masters Project: 5.2. Circuit-Bending Toys (Part 4 and a 1/2)
Circuit-Bending Toys UPDATE This is a quick update to the Masters Project Series, which will now continue into my PhD as a reflection on what has happened in the first part of my postgraduate studies. However this is not truly a new post, but a notification that the documentary I had to create for my Creative Project, is now available to watch on YouTube (see below). This video also contains the concert in which the toys were first demonstrated. Featuring the Scratch Orchestra of Canterbury Christ Christ Church University’s School of Music and Performing Arts. Scratch Orchestra Director: Sam…
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Happy New Year (2018)
I’d thought I’d start this year off with a post about what fantastic things have happened in 2017, and what awaits me in 2018. 2017 We can all agree that 2017 was a turbulent year. However, with that being said, there a few things that are positive about the year: January saw the start of my blog as I started to focus on my main project for my Masters. A lot has changed in regards to the project. Whilst I will still be utilising various electronic and aleatoric means of composition and performance (the latter being a constant in my…
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Johanne-Bryce Hodgson 