Alexandra Gardner | Building Noises » recording http://alexandragardner.net/blog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:58:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Violectrica! http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2009/11/12/violectrica/ http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2009/11/12/violectrica/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:30:05 +0000 Alex http://alexandragardner.net/blog/?p=358 violectrica_cover

The fierce and fabulous violinist Jennifer Choi has released a CD! Violectrica features music for violin and electronics, including my work electric blue pantsuit, along with compositions by Annie Gosfield, Susie Ibarra, Padma Newsome and Randall Woolf, as well as a set of improvisations by Jennifer herself with Ikue Mori. I am excited to be part of this engaging and unique recording!

Violectrica is available at CDBaby, so head on over and scoop up a copy!

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Here is a photo of us performing it last week, thanks to the impressive ninja photography of Mitch Eaton.

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August! To be honest, I’m not really a fan. Hot, sticky, even thoughts seem a bit stuck in the air… I find myself just waiting for September to roll in. But this year it has suddenly filled up with all sorts of events and work and the very best thing, out-of-town friend visits! Why anyone would come to DC in August is beyond me, but I’ll take it!

Last week I put finishing touches on a bunch of music composed for a new radio documentary series about global warming research taking place in Antarctica. I made the theme music and all the material in between, which included musical segments with labels like “glacier music”, “scientific investigation music”, “historical discovery music” and “cold windy desolate music”. Using Ableton Live as a primary software tool was a blast (why, oh why did I not learn this program years ago??!), and I am so so so glad I have learned to archive almost all of my composing stuff. Those improvised recordings from earlier pieces weren’t right for those things at those times, but some of them work great for this thing now. I was positive that material was useless – ha!

The radio programs have yet to be assembled and edited, so I only have the faintest idea of how the music will fit in….can’t wait to find out! Will keep you posted about when the final products hit the airwaves.

In other new music news:

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Many thanks to Flawn Williams (who does not have a web site, but hopefully will soon!) for his help in repairing and sweetening the recording of Mythimna. It’s good to have another pair of ears around!

Off and running – see you soon!

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