live analog audio-visual media - 12 min.
Program Notes:
Voltage Controlled Passacaglia explores the capabilities of a vintage analog synthesizer, enhanced with digital spatial diffusion via MAX/MSP. This work uses the baroque passacaglia form; two perpetually repeating ground bass lines are played simultaneously by two eight-step sequencers on the Moog. The ground bass lines are never quite in phase with each other, and constantly evolve through the manipulation of the performers to create a shifting kaleidoscope of electronic sounds. The audio is complemented with a live projection of an attached oscilloscope, which provides a backdrop of shimmering green lightning.
Performance History:
World Premiere: February 28, 2007
ATLAS Electro-acoustic Concert, Pendulum New Music series - Alliance for Technology Learning and Society Black Box Theater - University of Colorado at Boulder
Paul Hembree, Moog, Steven Snowden, Moog, Christopher Rippey, Moog, Curtis Peel, spatial controls
2nd Performance: October 13, 2007
New West Electronic Arts and Music Organization Festival, hosted by the Pendulum New Music series - Alliance for Technology Learning and Society Black Box Theater - University of Colorado at Boulder
Paul Hembree, Moog, Steven Snowden, Moog, Christopher Rippey, Moog, Curtis Peel, spatial controls
Recording