Alarm Will Sound | "A Curation of Finds" by Kristina Wolfe performed by Alarm Will Sound @alarmwillsound | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
Kristina Wolfe, composer
Performed by Alarm Will Sound
Live at the Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 27, 2019
Notes by the composer:
"A Curation of Finds" is a work for Alarm Will Sound about the acoustics of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum–a prehistoric subterranean 'labyrinth' in Malta in use between 4000 BCE and 2500 BCE. The Hypogeum has unique and interesting acoustics, and the aim of this piece is to present the resonances and pyschoacoustics of the site as musical material. The musical material is the immersive resonance produced by the site as heard in different chambers of the Hypogeum from alternating listener perspectives. Ambisonic5 "VR" impulse response measurements were taken during the field work and the variations in the sound field informed orchestration and structural decisions in the piece.
I chose to orchestrate impulse responses because impulse responses do not technically "sound," but these measurements–when treated as sounds–represent the shadows of past and future sounds. In this work they represent the sonic architecture and the acoustic qualities of the Hypogeum in a way that does not make assumptions regarding the types of sounds that may have occurred in there. I imagine the result to be a way of inviting the listener into space and to encourage the enjoyment of listening to aural architecture.
Alarm Will Sound:
Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director
Erin Lesser, flute
Christa Robinson, oboe
Bill Kalinkos, clarinet
Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet
Michael Harley, bassoon
Laura Weiner, horn
Tim Leopold, flugelhorn
Michael Clayville, trombone
Matt Smallcomb, percussion
Chris Thompson, percussion
John Orfe, piano
Alan Pierson, piano
Courtney Orlando, violin
Stefan Freund, cello
Miles Brown, bass
Daniel Neumann, audio engineering
Executive Director, Gavin Chuck
General Manager, Annie Toth
Production Manager, Jason Varvaro
Assistant Director of Artistic Planning, Peter Ferry
Librarian, Chihiro Shibayama
Special thanks to Patti Kilroy (violin), Beth Myers (viola), Yuri Yamashita (percussion), and Nathan Koci (horn).
Kristina Wolfe, composer
Performed by Alarm Will Sound
Live at the Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 27, 2019
Notes by the composer:
"A Curation of Finds" is a work for Alarm Will Sound about the acoustics of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum–a prehistoric subterranean 'labyrinth' in Malta in use between 4000 BCE and 2500 BCE. The Hypogeum has unique and interesting acoustics, and the aim of this piece is to present the resonances and pyschoacoustics of the site as musical material. The musical material is the immersive resonance produced by the site as heard in different chambers of the Hypogeum from alternating listener perspectives. Ambisonic5 "VR" impulse response measurements were taken during the field work and the variations in the sound field informed orchestration and structural decisions in the piece.
I chose to orchestrate impulse responses because impulse responses do not technically "sound," but these measurements–when treated as sounds–represent the shadows of past and future sounds. In this work they represent the sonic architecture and the acoustic qualities of the Hypogeum in a way that does not make assumptions regarding the types of sounds that may have occurred in there. I imagine the result to be a way of inviting the listener into space and to encourage the enjoyment of listening to aural architecture.
Alarm Will Sound:
Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director
Erin Lesser, flute
Christa Robinson, oboe
Bill Kalinkos, clarinet
Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet
Michael Harley, bassoon
Laura Weiner, horn
Tim Leopold, flugelhorn
Michael Clayville, trombone
Matt Smallcomb, percussion
Chris Thompson, percussion
John Orfe, piano
Alan Pierson, piano
Courtney Orlando, violin
Stefan Freund, cello
Miles Brown, bass
Daniel Neumann, audio engineering
Executive Director, Gavin Chuck
General Manager, Annie Toth
Production Manager, Jason Varvaro
Assistant Director of Artistic Planning, Peter Ferry
Librarian, Chihiro Shibayama
Special thanks to Patti Kilroy (violin), Beth Myers (viola), Yuri Yamashita (percussion), and Nathan Koci (horn).
