Description

TRANCES is a percussion quartet written in three movements. The piece was commissioned by the Green Vibes Project through a consortium of 27 musicians from around the world. TRANCES explores different mediums that induce trance-like states in humans, like flashing lights, smart phone addiction, and hypnotic religious practices.

TRANCES I is written for mixing bowls and smartphones. Played with dim concert lighting, the goal is to use the bowls to cover and uncover the bright screens of each phone, producing various visual lighting patterns from player to player. The performers create rhythmic interplay by striking the bowls with sticks as they are raised and lowered. The smartphones also produce a pre-composed audio drone, which is manipulated via the movement of the bowls, creating hypnotic, wah-wah pedal type effects.

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