[dorkbotatl-announce] tues 2/12 @ 8 pm: sonic generator concert

[Jason Freeman]

Hi dorkbotters:

Our next dorkbot meeting will be at a special time, on Thursday,  
February 21st @ 4 pm, and will feature saxophonist Eliot Gattegno  
discussing and performing music for saxophone and live electronics.  
More information, as always, is on our web site: http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotatl/

In the meantime, I wanted to let you know about a concert by Sonic  
Generator, Georgia Tech's chamber music ensemble in residence,  
happening on Tuesday, February 12th (see full info below). We hope to  
see you there!

--Jason

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Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble in residence, Sonic Generator,  
presents their second concert of the season:

Tuesday, February 12th at 8 p.m.
Georgia Tech Alumni House
190 North Avenue
http://www.sonicgenerator.gatech.edu

Admission is free and no reservations are required.

The concert opens with a world premiere performance of Chris Arrell’s  
Kaleidoscope I (2007): an energetic work for flute, clarinet, violin,  
cello, and piano that generates a colorful tapestry of sound through  
electronics.  Jonathan Harvey’s Tombeau de Messiaen (1994) for piano  
and tape is a loving tribute in honor of Olivier Messiaen, a musical  
giant fascinated by the colors of the harmonic series.  In Fast Break  
(2006) for ensemble and electronics, composer Charles Mason tries to  
capture the exhilaration of man and machine working toward a common  
goal.  Ingram Marshall’s hauntingly beautiful September Canons (2007)  
for violin and live electronics and Belinda Reynolds’ Between You and  
Me (2001) for violin, vibes and tape are both uniquely personal  
compositions that employ technology for emotionally expressive ends.   
The concert concludes with Nick Didkovsky’s algorithmic composition,  
Rain on a Frail Cutie  (2005): a Zappa-esque tour de force for ensemble.

Sonic Generator, Georgia Tech’s chamber music ensemble in residence,  
explores the ways in which technology can transform how we create,  
perform, and listen to music. The ensemble, comprised of six of the  
top classical musicians in Atlanta, works closely with Georgia Tech  
faculty in the GVU Center and the Music Department to present concerts  
that bring cutting-edge technologies to the world of contemporary  
classical music.

Sonic Generator is sponsored by the GVU Center, which seeks to advance  
the state of the art of the interaction between people, computing  
machines, and information. The concert series is organized by the  
Music Department in the College of Architecture, which pushes the  
boundaries of musical expression and creativity through technology.