This piece depict the moments after being unjustly struck by something: a knife, a tooth, or an insult. All of this spills onto a piano that “plays by itself,” seeming to struggle for autonomy, when in reality, it’s being more controlled than ever. For that, I used a mixed technique of sending and returning MIDI signals, blending organic ideas played on the piano and then digitized, in contrast with completely quantized elements coming from the MIDI to the instrument.
This concert was curated by Sam Anthem and hosted by The School of the Arts Institute of Chicago and Experimental Sound Studio.
