Attached is the concert order and computer assignments for Saturday's performance. If anyone has been placed incorrectly (too late or early; wrong computer, etc), please let me know ASAP.
As of now very few have requested rehearsal times for Saturday, I will wait until tomorrow to post the times so let me know if you have not. The soundcheck times will roughly follow the concert order, in any case, with longer slots for projects needing rehearsal time.
Attached is the rehearsal schedule for tomorrow. PLEASE BE ON TIME, your slot will expire if you don't show. Note that rehearsals occur on both systems. Most of your time will be used making sure the piece is up and running, we can alternate run-throughs as needed (shortest slot is 10 minutes).
If I have made a mistake below or if you cannot make your allotted time, please let use know ASAP.
| Computer A | Computer B |
| Liz Baker 9:30- 10 Elena Siani & Jean Paul Montant 10:00 – 10:20 Ryan Bishop 10:20 – 10:30 Claire Schmidt 10:30 – 10:50 Michael Xu 10:50 – 11 Andrew Melmed and Daniel Freedman 11:00 – 11:30 Mahin Rehman and Sarim Shah 11:30 – 11:50 David Bodin/ and Tim Degennaro 11:50 – 12 Justin Gould 12:00 – 12:10 Vincent Davis 12:10 – 12:20 Louis Friend 12:20 – 12:30 |
Sam Moghadam 9:30- 9:50 Jeff Shane 9:50 – 10:10 Dean Guo 10: 10 – 10:30 Jae Ho Lee 10:50 – 11 Jessica Theis 11:00 – 11:20 Chris Nieves 11:20 – 11:30 Adam Goodman 12:00 – 12:20 Douglas Wynne 12:20 – 12:30 |
| 12:30 – 1 Break | 12:30 – 1 Break |
| Joseph Hakoopian 1:00 – 1:10 Daniel Sussman 1:10 – 1:30 Insung Baek 1:30 – 1:40 Jihyen Ok 1:40 – 2 |
Jeffrey Chen 1:00 – 1:10 Kendrick Castro and Lewis King 1:10 -1:30 Ian Wells 1:30 – 1:40 Peter Venetos 1:40 – 1:50 Charles Jiao 1:50 - 2 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnUqaZ7IVQg
Following our lecture and lab on the vocoder, you might interest you to read this interview and postscript on the use of the vocoder in the music of Wendy Carlos (Switched on Bach, Soundtrack to "A ClockworkOrange").
http://www.wendycarlos.com/vocoders.html
The page mentions Homer Dudley and several other people and technologies that we discussed in class. Be sure to have a look at the photos of the Moog modular version of the vocoder found here:
http://www.wendycarlos.com/photos.html#synth
"907 fixed filter bank with modified output section, acts as spectrum encoder for vocoder; 10 pairs of 912 envelope followers and 902 VCAs for vocoding each of ten channels".
If you don't know Wendy Carlos's music, we'll be discussing it a little in lecture. See her pieces "Timesteps" and "March from a Clockwork Orange" on the "Clockwork Orange" movie soundtrack.
Hey, what's good fellow MUSIC 1421-ers? Sorry for the delay, but I was having troubles with my account last week. Here's a little bit about me.
My name is David Bodin and I am a junior in Operations Research Engineering. I'm from Worcester, MA--it's like an hour west of Boston, so can 'Paaaaak the caaaa in Haaaavaaaad yaaaaad.' I played the saxophone on and off for eight years, but I have unfortunately not been utilizing it actively by any means recently. I'm really looking forward to this class because I have been wanting to re-immerse myself in music and I see this class as the perfect opportunity to do so. Also, not to mention it beats taking 20 math/science classes every semester. I enjoy all music with the exception of opera and country, for the most part; I mean, if it's good music I can still appreciate it.
My favorite kinds of music can be exemplified by The Beatles (classic rock), Dr.Dre (old-school rap) and RJD2 (electronica-ish-ish-capish). I also really enjoy the jazz and classical genres. I really don't know what else to say right now, so if you have any questions--just ask. I really look forward to working with all of you and to see each individuals unique approach to the assignments. Peace-Out!
Hi, my name is Jeffrey Chen, and I'm a senior biology major. I've always been interested in music, but it has been usually put on the backburner; being a pre-med bio major hasn't given me much leeway in pursuing my non-academic interests.
In terms of musical experience, I've sung in various classical choirs for 6 years (most recently with the Cornell Glee Club). I've been playing guitar for 4 years, and for the past year I've been trying to teach myself piano and music theory. I'm also part of a student band, the Hogg Party.
What I want to take away from this class is how to record my own songs. It would be amazing if I could single handedly create a drum beat, drop the bass line, play the guitar licks, play the keyboard, and sing the vocals. I'm actually scared that this class might awaken a hidden beast in me...
Hello fellow Music 1421'ers
My name is Jeff Shane, and I'm a senior math/econ double major. I'm a very musical person, and I play piano in the Cornell Jazz Ensembles. I also play flute, which I played in marching band in high schoo, but I don't play it very frequently anymore.
One of the main draws for why I chose this class is to do composition in a way that I have never had the chance to before. I write some music on my own, usually something jazzy, latin-y, rock-y, or miscellaneous stuff. I also really like writing and listening to stuff in odd time, because I think it's a really interesting way to create new rhythms and new feels.
I also would like to learn how to use music software to hopefully record and mix my own music. Software-wise, I've used Finale PrintMusic to write sheet music, but have never used any recording software, so I'm really looking forward to learning how to use those.
I would like to do some collaboritive work, perhaps with a guitarist or a wind player. But I'd be willing to try stuff with anybody - just let me know!
This Monday, November 10th, at 8PM, at No Radio Records (Ithaca, NY) we have a special treat.
Christian Weber, the renowned doublebass improviser from Switzerland
is currently doing a brief US tour, and he is playing in Ithaca.
Christian will be joined by Jesse Kudler, a well-known musician from
Philadelphia who works with tabletop guitar, electronics, shortwave
radios, and a whole assortment of gear and approaches. The two will
be playing a collaborative duo set of improvised electroacoustic
music.
Local electronics improviser Aaron Phillip Tate will open the night
with a solo set.
Info:
Christian Weber - Doublebass (Switzerland)
Jesse Kudler - tabletop guitar, electronics (Philadelphia, PA)
Aaron Phillip Tate - electronics (Ithaca, NY)
No Radio Records
8PM
All Ages Welcome
$5 donation for the travelling musicians suggested (all money goes to
the touring musicians)
Christian Weber has recorded a stunning amount of music and has played
around the world for a number of years. This is a rare chance to see
and hear him!
Christian's biography and touring history:
http://www.christianweber.org/bio.html
Christian's recorded work (it's enormous):
http://www.christianweber.org/disco.html
Jesse Kudler's site: http://www.white-flag.org/front.html
Jesse's Myspace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52709288
***Also, as folks who have attended our events in the past know, these
shows are always small, intimate, warm, and friendly gatherings. The
musicians always enjoy talking with the audience aftewards, and new
faces as well as old friends are always very welcome!***
The show will be short. Begins at 8PM, will be over by 9:30PM.
We would LOVE to see you, so if anything you find at Christian or
Jesse's websites sounds interesting, please stop by and say hello and
listen for a bit.
One of your colleagues (Music 659), artist/composer Elliot Hess, has an exhibition next week in Tjaden Galley (on the arts quad across from the Johnson Museum). His description is as follows:
"The show consists of paper sculpturesproduced from suspended fabric moulds and collages on paper. The opening will be on Thursday night from 6-9 pm in Tjaden Gallery."
I hope you can make it!
Please join me tomorrow May 3rd in Lincoln B20 at 12:30pm for this year's final Midday Music concert featuring works by Terry Riley and Cornell composers David Weaver, Spencer Topel, Nathan Ward, DAMAGE (Dave And Misha's Audio Generation Ensemble), and myself. Performers include, among many others, Cornell's own John Haines-Eitzen on cello, guitarist Kenneth Meyer from Syracuse, and even YOU for one of the pieces!
I look forward to seeing you there.
