Water Dust for indeterminate performers and video (2024)
Water Dust is a concert-length piece by composer Patrick Chin Ting CHAN that explores the symbolic and aesthetic aspects of water and dust. Inspired by the contrast and connection between these elements, the piece embodies dualities such as purity and impurity, change and stagnation, emotion and reason. It pushes the boundaries between art and science, nature and culture, order and chaos, inviting the audience to immerse themselves in a fluid and organic world of sound and vision.
The work consists of 17 short videos. The graphics and sounds conjure up imagery of water droplets, dust particles, and other microscopic phenomena, featuring abstract and distorted geometric patterns or waves in motion, and employing two primary color groups: blue and brown. Accompanying the videos, a group of performers improvises during or between the segments, responding to and reflecting on the audiovisuals to interpret the duality of these contrasts. The performers are encouraged to integrate into the collective sound of the audio materials.
This collaborative performance features students from the LSU EMDM (Experimental Music & Digital Media) program.
The work consists of 17 short videos. The graphics and sounds conjure up imagery of water droplets, dust particles, and other microscopic phenomena, featuring abstract and distorted geometric patterns or waves in motion, and employing two primary color groups: blue and brown. Accompanying the videos, a group of performers improvises during or between the segments, responding to and reflecting on the audiovisuals to interpret the duality of these contrasts. The performers are encouraged to integrate into the collective sound of the audio materials.
This collaborative performance features students from the LSU EMDM (Experimental Music & Digital Media) program.
LocationDigital Media Center
Louisiana State University 340 E Parker Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (225) 578-8907 Admission is FREE |
Personnel
Patrick Chin Ting CHAN, eurorack modular synthesizer/live visuals
Fiona Xue Ju, Korg NTS1 Koma field kit, computer/midi controller/light design
Ka Hei Cheng, Hydra, Lemondrop, project manager
Dominick L Licciardi, CatArt, Hydra, Lemondrop
Drew Farrar, electric guitar
Irina Kruchinina, dance
Dylan Burchett, concert technician
Fiona Xue Ju, Korg NTS1 Koma field kit, computer/midi controller/light design
Ka Hei Cheng, Hydra, Lemondrop, project manager
Dominick L Licciardi, CatArt, Hydra, Lemondrop
Drew Farrar, electric guitar
Irina Kruchinina, dance
Dylan Burchett, concert technician
Biographies
Composer Patrick Chin Ting CHAN grew up in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 2003. He has been featured in festivals including Ars Electronica, IRCAM's ManiFeste, ISCM World Music Days, and UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, among others. He has worked with ensembles such as City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Ensemble intercontemporain (France), Ensemble Metamorphosis (Serbia), eighth blackbird (U.S.), Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Mivos Quartet (U.S.), and New York New Music Ensemble, with performances in more than thirty countries. His scores are published through BabelScores and Universal Edition. He is also an active performer and improviser of accordion, guqin, as well as live electronics using a Eurorack modular system and other custom interfaces on the computer. He is an Associate Professor of Music Composition at Ball State University. www.chintingchan.com
Fiona Xue Ju, originally from China, is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Experimental Music and Digital Media (EMDM) at Louisiana State University. She has been involved in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, assuming various roles such as a composer, media artist, improviser, performer, director, an activist, and a sound, light, and video designer. Fiona earned her Bachelor's degree in composition from Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S. and completed her Master's in CoPeCo (Contemporary Performance and Composition) at CNSMD Lyon in France, studying also at three other conservatories in Europe: EMTA in Tallinn, Estonia; KMH in Stockholm, Sweden; and HfMT in Hamburg, Germany. Fiona's work encompasses chamber ensembles, electronics, and multimedia productions that have been presented across the U.S. and Europe. She strives to integrate technology and electronic music with visual and performing arts, crafting immersive experiences that bridge digital and physical spaces. Through her art, Fiona challenges audiences to rethink their perspectives on reality and society, while also infusing her work with political ideas that transcend cultural boundaries and encourage deeper philosophical thinking.
For more information and to view her works, visit www.xjcomposer.com
For more information and to view her works, visit www.xjcomposer.com
Ka Hei Cheng is pursuing her Ph.D. in Music (Experimental Music and Digital Media) at Louisiana State University, and she studied at the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Bowling Green State University. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Cheng approaches a diversified culture and philosophy that extend her musical dimensions and nourish a similarly diverse approach to her artworks by using "brush strokes" with a sonic palette. Cheng's compositions span various genres, including music jingles, animation soundtracks, tailor-made event music, electroacoustic pieces, and acoustic compositions. Her composition, "The Trigger Machine," was featured at the Earth Day Art Model 2020, organized by IUPUI. Her works have been accepted by the Exchange for Midwestern Collegiate Composers, and she has contributed to the Screen Music Program and the Collaborative Composition Initiative (CCI), with one of her pieces featured on the CD "CCI//Sessions, vol. 2." In 2020, Cheng created a chamber orchestral piece titled "Nibiru" for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and was commissioned to produce a commercial promotional music video for the CNA Group. Her compositions, "The Entangling Turner" and "COVID-19 Genomic Navigator," were performed at NIME 2021 and 2022 (The International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression) and presented at ICAD (International Community for Auditory Display). Cheng has also presented her research papers on data sonification at NIME, ICAD, and NYCEMF, including a 40-minute presentation on Weather Reporting and Sonification at NYCEMF in 2022. Beyond data sonification, Cheng has been involved in projects related to digital fabrication, extended reality, motion tracking, and EEG sensors. She has composed pieces for laptop orchestras, including "Who is the Leader?" commissioned by EdUHK. Recently, Cheng collaborated on the projects "Shifting Datum" and "Contingent Dream," the latter employing a collaborative robot for algorithmic compositions based on city sounds in sumi-e ink, set to be presented at TEI2023. Her paper, "Resonance: Collaborative Musicking Through Tactile Ecologies," was accepted by TEI 24. Cheng's recent work, "PhoeniX – Mixed Reality Performance for Dance and Viola," was accepted by NIME 2023, and she received the third prize at the Graduate Research Conference at Louisiana State University. Cheng was also honored with the TDC Awards - Lettering, Living Typography.
Dominick Licciardi is from New Orleans, he grew up in the French Quarter and was influenced by an eclectic mix of music from rich and diverse cultures. He currently attends LSU School of Music and is pursuing a PhD in Experimental Music. He started his music journey DJing at Clubs and Festivals in New Orleans, Atlanta, Tampa and throughout the Southeast. Working on the production side, he toured the country for many years designing and building immersive interactive environments for marketing and advertising companies for global businesses including Mazda, Mcdonalds, Lipton and AT&T. For the past several years, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Experimental Music from LSU, a Master's Degree from the University of Colorado in Recording Arts and Technology, and a Computer Science and Math Degree from Metro State University in Denver. His interests include Sound Design, Music Production, Mixing and Mastering, Live Sound Reinforcement, Live Performance, Immersive and Spatial Audio, Interactive Visualizations and Coding of any kind. Enjoy!
Irina Kruchinina, born in Moscow, Russia, is an interdisciplinary performance artist and scholar exploring poetry as intermedia between various modes of human expressions. She received her two M.A. degrees in the Swedish Language and Western World Literature from Moscow State University in Russia and in Performance Studies at the Department of Communication Studies at LSU. She also holds her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia in Athens. She has been actively collaborating with Music, Art, Theater, Dance, and Digital Media artists directing, devising, choreographing, dancing, creating and animating visual art.
Dylan Burchett does a variety of sound-related things that frequently involve materials powered by electricity.
He is currently pursuing a PhD in Experimental Music and Digital Media at Louisiana State University.
He is currently pursuing a PhD in Experimental Music and Digital Media at Louisiana State University.
