The potential of the organ pipe with dynamic wind for composing and exploring the physicalities of Klangfarbe
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The potential of the organ pipe with dynamic wind for composing and exploring the physicalities of Klangfarbe
18:05 Uhr Kolloquium
Mehr zu Mauricio Silva Orendain
Winner of the Kaija Saariaho Organ Composition Prize in 2023 and Artist in Residence at Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Harvard University in 2023, Basel-based Mexican composer and diverse keyboardist Mauricio Silva Orendain works with unconventional tuning systems to explore the bridges between microtonality and sound synthesis, bringing Klangfarbe to the foreground in his search for authentic sound sculptures. He is continuously composing for and performing with Vicentino’s Arciorgano in Basel, the new experimental organs at St. Martin’s Church in Kassel, Germany, as well as at various organ venues across Europe. His innovative approach to the organ — treating each pipe as an individual instrument through partial registration and dynamic wind control — was the catalyst for his artistic research project, “The Plasticity of the Pipe: Micro-Transdimensional Counterpoint.” His performances further explore spatialisation through the 4DSOUND engine as a performance vehicle via acoustic and electronic instruments.
