Charlie Sdraulig - Tether studies

NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Electroacoustic / Sound Art

NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Electroacoustic / Sound Art

The Electroacoustic / Sound Art category is for works which utilise and manipulate digital and/or analogue sound as the primary medium. The work may be interdisciplinary (incorporating more than one media). It may include, but is not limited to; sonic art, electronics, interactive work, generative music, environmental sound, installations, soundscapes, electroacoustic music, and intermedia works. A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).

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Nominee

Charlie Sdraulig

Title of the work

Tether studies

Performer

Phoebe Green

Performance Date

29/9/2024

Venue

The Eleventh Hour

Nominator Statement
Tether studies (2021/24) is a work for viola and electronics. This piece was commissioned by and dedicated to Phoebe Green.

Tether studies explores an intimate sound world based upon 'aeolian' viola samples, where strings are gently activated by voiceless breathan indistinct, spectral tie of a kind. The work's origins came during the covid lockdowns, as Charlie was finishing his PhD (Charlie's research centred on experimental notation practices and incorporates social interaction). 'Tether' is somewhat melancholic, drawing or perhaps seeking a tie, the sounds occasionally 'droopy', a soft fall. The live viola at times indistinct from the electronics.
Charlie is a singular voice in the current Australian Art music landscape. His music draws the listener in, and his score asks for restraint and control from the performer.

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