Four Seasons Concerts presents:

Thomas Buckner, Baritone

Featuring:

Bodies of Music - (2006) co-composed by David Wessel - live computer-based instrumentation and Thomas Buckner - voice

The title is a play on the double meaning of Bodies: human bodies as makers of music and large collections of musical material. Rather than using studio prepared sequences, Wessel's approach to computer music involves the composition of the instrument itself. The meaning of gesture, its capture by a touch sensitive interface, the mapping of its parameters to the control of sound structures, and the organization of the musical material are the subjects of this design process.

In tonight's performance the musical material is drawn from a number of sources. It includes the recombination of tiny fragments from Buckner's recorded repertoire, as well a harmonies that are derived in real-time during the course of the performance.

David Wessel and Thomas Buckner began making music together in the mid-60's.

Technical Note: Wessel's controller interface was designed by Don Buchla and provides for continuous polyphonic control. Gestures sensed by the controller are mapped to various compositional algorithms in software written by Wessel in the Max/MSP environment.