NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Notated Composition
For the performance of a single Australian work, showcasing the performer(s)’ success in revealing the nature and intention of a composition with clear notated instructions for the performer. Works with significant improvisatory aspects should instead be submitted for Performance of the Year: Jazz / Improvised Music.
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
Speak Percussion (Aaron Wyatt and Eugene Ughetti)
Nominee email
speak@speakpercussion.com
Title of the work
Digital Echoes
Composer(s) of the work
Aaron Wyatt
Performance Date
17/10/2024
Venue
Arts House
Nominator Statement
The performance of Aaron Wyatt's "Digital Echoes," in collaboration with Speak Percussion, is a strong contender for Performance of the Year, offering a distinctively Australian synthesis of classical instrumentation and cutting-edge digital technology.
This work orchestrates the spatial and temporal displacement of sound, where the viola, having its sound traverse the continent in real time, is brought back as an echo through the multiple, encircled percussion instruments. The resulting soundscape, characterized by unpredictable timings and instrumental virtuosity, effectively maps the unseen pathways of contemporary digital communication networks. The performance of "Digital Echoes" transcends a mere technological display - it offers a nuanced exploration of translation and mediation.
Nominee
Speak Percussion (Aaron Wyatt and Eugene Ughetti)
Nominee email
speak@speakpercussion.com
Title of the work
Digital Echoes
Composer(s) of the work
Aaron Wyatt
Performance Date
17/10/2024
Venue
Arts House
This work orchestrates the spatial and temporal displacement of sound, where the viola, having its sound traverse the continent in real time, is brought back as an echo through the multiple, encircled percussion instruments. The resulting soundscape, characterized by unpredictable timings and instrumental virtuosity, effectively maps the unseen pathways of contemporary digital communication networks. The performance of "Digital Echoes" transcends a mere technological display - it offers a nuanced exploration of translation and mediation.