Mathemusical Encounters: Mystery Machines – Closing Concert
February 22, 2024 • 8:00pm
Conservatory Concert Hall
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
PROGRAMME
HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ BIBER
Mystery Sonata No. 14 in D major, “The Assumption of Mary”
BRENDA KOH, baroque violin
LESLIE TAN, baroque cello
VANESSA JAZZY IRWANTO (B.Mus2), harp
MERVYN LEE, baroque guitar
LIKE A BRIDGE
KARST DE JONG, piano
GÉRARD ASSAYAG, Somax2 generative electronics
ELEZ/BOULAINE
ELAINE CHEW, piano
GÉRARD ASSAYAG, Somax2 generative electronics
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Music and machines have a long-standing relationship, whether we’re talking about the machinery of compositional thought, the Baroque material devices imagined by Kircher or Mersenne, or the most recent developments in computers and artificial intelligence.
This concert offers a journey from Biber’s Baroque music to the second half of the XXth century reinterpreted through the prism of improvisation and interaction with these mysterious machines.
The Rosary (Mystery) Sonatas by H.I.F Biber is a collection of 15 sonatas for violin and continuo and a final solo passacaglia for violin. Each sonata depicts a mystery of the Rosary, and the collection displays Biber’s extensive use of the scordatura (or “discordant tuning”) technique. Sonata No. 14 is written after the Assumption of Mary, one of the Glorious mysteries of the Rosary.
Bridge from ancient music to the masters of modernity, Karst de Jong will improvise freely and interact with generative live electronics system, effectively creating a path through time and genres.
Elaine Chew will travel her own way from there trough pages written by some of these masters such as Ravel, Messiaen and Boulez, inspiring the dreams of the machine, which will in turn intervene in her game and create an unheard-of-dialogue.
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TICKETING INFORMATION
Free admission via registration only.
Out of respect for other concertgoers, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.
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