Overview

This residence marks an initial phase of  the project, "Jeux Symphoniques". This project targets the creation of a musical work that operates in two live  performance spaces, in Montreal and Paris respectively, which are augmented and connected by a virtual layer of audiovisual 3D objects. The use of a bi-directional network streaming provides for  music coordination and the synchronization of  audiovisual 3D content pertaining to each performance spaces.   The music of the overall performance  capitalizes on the distances / time separating the two performance ensembles, taking  the form of double cannon of sorts,  in which,  live musicians in each location are accompanied by remote musicians playing thousands of miles away.  

Ce residence se trouve dans une phase initiale du context du projet,   "Jeux Symphoniques".  Ce projet vise à  la création d’une oeuvre de musique qui opère dans deux espaces/contextes de performance réels,  à Montréal et à Paris respectivement, qui sont augmentés et reliés  par une couche virtuelle des objets 3D audiovisuels.  L'utilisation d'un réseau bi-directional assure la coordination musicale  et la synchronization du contenu 3D audiovisuelle  des deux locales,  ou deux demi-ensembles interpréteront  un oeuvre, mettant en jeux les distances/temps  séparant les forces musicales, en forme de cannon double. 

Residency Goals

1. Validate SCENIC

   1. Bidirectional streaming:  [16 channel audio plus 1 video ]   X   2

   2. Musical synchronization :  system-wide fixed delays (using BPM and musical beat units)  for stream offsetting.

2. Exploration and creation of audiovisual renderings that work well with the musical form.

3. Music Creation

   1. Exploration of multi-voice cannon forms that operate with location specific  “perspectives” (score position of local ensemble with respect to the score position of accompanying remote ensemble).   

Demonstration 1

Live stream (excerpt of MIDI file for Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Instruments") containing a conductor video stream for musical synchronization, a "word clock" stream, and  the following additional instrumental streams:

1. Clarinet

2. Marimba 1

3. Marimba 2

4. Marimba 3

5. Piano 1

6. Piano 2

7. Piano 3

8. Piano 4

9. Vibraphone

10. Cello

11. Violin

12. Xylophone 1

13. Xylophone 2

14. Voice

15.  empty

16. empty

Demonstration 2

A simulation of a live stream (excerpt of MIDI file for Zack Settel's "Sheefa Variations")  demonstrating musical juxtaposition in canon form.