During
the past two months in Boston, two concerts involving Saxophone and electronics
have been given. The crossover cooperation gave the audiences more inspiration
about the sounds existence around in our life.
First
one was at NEC Jordan Hall, Composer Jeremy Van Buskirk brought to audiences
his world premiere of A sign Felt across the Earth, which was commissioned by Saxophonist
Ken Radnofsky, professor of saxophone studies at Longy School of Music of Bard
College. The interaction between the saxophone and electronics accompaniment were
mixed to a brilliant tone around in Concert Hall. During the
performance Prof. Radnofsky played with Dr. Van Buskirk who operated the
electronic sounds, which included everything from the
surge of the tsunami to the bird garden. Dr. Van Buskirk has been dedicated to
electroacoustic music for a long time. He
teaches music theory at the Longy school of Music. He mostly uses computer engineering techniques
to compose the music.
The
other one was held at the Boston Conservatory for their ensemble concert
series. Guest musicians Dennis Shafer and David Krebs made their “soundpaints” [i]with the Boston
Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble. The
electronic sounds used were original recordings from nature. They used live electronic software to express
realistically moving music phrases. For
the audience the sounds of nature, such as flowing water and humming insects,
awaken memories of things like a walk through a forest.
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