Grit (2019)
for piano, fixed media, live electronics, and sound diffusion
Grit (2019)
for piano, fixed media, live electronics, and sound diffusion
Grit (2019)
for piano, fixed media, live electronics, and sound diffusion
Theocharis Papatrechas
composer | sound researcher
a 3D audio installation for pre-recorded flutes and electronics
Morphés I (2023)
Created by PrismaSonus, a collaborative endeavor with flutist Sasha Ishov
duration:
23'
premiere:
February 2, 2023
Audio Spatialization Lab | Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego
California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology (CalIT2)
with the support of the
Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences (IDEAS)
program notes:
Morphés for Flute and Electronics is a three-part electroacoustic collaboration between flutist Sasha Ishov and composer Theocharis Papatrechas exploring the inner sonic world of the flute.
In this instance, you are experiencing Morphés I, a 23-minute 3D audio installation for 20 channels that immerses listeners within a constantly shifting musical landscape challenging the sense of space, timbre and orientation. In its original format, the installation uses 4th order ambisonics to spatialize and diffuse sound through a dome of 20 loudspeakers. In this video, the audio is binaurally rendered and is meant to be experienced through headphones. The video provides the visualization of the sound mapping in the 3D space.
The soundworld of Morphés was created using amplification and instrumental preparation practices developed by PrismaSonus, an artistic initiative researching the relationship between microphone placement, flute technique and perception. Placing microphones inside of the body of the instrument highlights timbres and microtechniques that are otherwise hidden to performers and listeners. PrismaSonus explores how technology displaces listening perspective, allowing us to inhabit sonic landscapes we can only imagine.
In June 2023, the team presented Morphés II, a live interactive performance version of the installation. PrismaSonus is currently working on developing an interactive database of electronically-mediated flute techniques that will serve as a modern, interactive resource for flutists and composers exploring electroacoustic collaboration.
