ElecNagoElecNago is the result of a unique collaborative process with renowned turntablist Val Jeanty. This piece is a blend of acoustic and electronic media that captures Jeantys improvisational style while allowing performers to interact with her creativity through familiar methods and instruments. This piece is the result of a unique commissioning and collaborative process with composer turntablist Val Jeanty and the Furman University Percussion Ensemble.

with the marimba then settling into a lightly swinging rhythmic bed in its rich lower register

we managed to schedule an impromptu Skype session with us in South Carolina and John in New Zealand (oh

to the ending of the prestissimo fourth movement (in which [the ensemble and drumkit] parts are synchronized)

Arranged for mallet duo

and harmonic standpoint

I had to make a decision at the outset of the arranging process of whether to do a faithful note-for-note reproduction of the work

There is a fifth element of inspiration functioning here also

With Live Audio Processing via MainStage (file included with purchase)

and a keyboard percussion instrument performs a melody mapped onto a sonification of biophonic data while an ensemble of guiros accompanies a sonification of anthropomorphic data

when checking my aura by long distance (these days such matters can of course

The title refers to a dance performed by a group of fanatics in one of Frank Herbert’s Dune books

and readings of romantic poetry employing mimesis of birdsong