Dimitri Voudouris
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Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
composer and pharmacist living in South Africa
South Africa
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who pioneered UNYAZI,http://www.newmusicsa.org.za/unyazi2005.html the first electronic music festival and symposium on the Africa
Africa
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n continent in 2005 that took place at University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a South African university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University...
, in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He lectures part-time at Witwatersrand University in electronic music composition.
He composes for acoustic instruments, electronic sound sources, multimedia, including dance and theatre. He bases his technical and theoretical compositional approach in research of cognitive psycho-acoustic behavioral patterns in humans and the behavior of sound in relationship to continued environmental changes. His socio-cultural interests have led him to research the survival of music in the 21st century and the impact that media and technology have on the composer.
His Impilo (2000-2001), which means life, uses field recordings and tries to capture both commercial media and wild-life. These natural sounds were then mixed together with electronic media to combine two extreme fields of sound. The composer said that "I tried to create a warm, natural environment in which the listener is surrounded in everyday life." Voudouris added that this analysis of sound has allowed him to discover man and his environment, no matter how technical and complex it may be. "The energy flowing through both animate and inanimate objects is the same - it is the space that constantly changes our everyday experiences."
Compositions
- UNOXHAKA [1998] Piano.
- ...A VICTORY FOR HEALTH... [2000] News media Audio Montage.
- IMPILO [2000-2001] Computer music with prepared environment.
- SIZOBONANA [2002] Field recordings, African percussion, computer assisted processing.
- PALMOS [2002] Hammond Organ B4, BandoneonBandoneónThe bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
, OboeOboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
, computer assisted processing. - NPFAI.1 [2002] Kalimba, Kundi, Granular synthesisGranular synthesisGranular synthesis is a basic sound synthesis method that operates on the microsound time scale.It is based on the same principle as sampling. However, the samples are not played back conventionally, but are instead split into small pieces of around 1 to 50ms. These small pieces are called grains...
. - NPFAI.2 [2002-2003] PiccoloPiccoloThe piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...
, FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, Bass ClarinetBass clarinetThe bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
, French Horn, Hindewhu, computer assisted processing. - NPFAI.3 [2003] African marimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
, computer assisted processing. - NPFAI.3 + WM [2004] Western Marimba and tape.
- PRAXIS [2003-2004] Orthodox Christian Male ChoirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, Magnetic Tape and computer assisted processing. - ONTA [2003-2005] Voice and electronics with computer assisted processing.
- ISILOKAZANE [2007] Piano.
- 1.ΘΦ4 [2007] Four artificial female voices.
- [O]-Rd:2 - Calculating elastic behaviour of complex microscopic systems:Examining uni-directional vehicular motion [2008-2010] Piano and Digital Audio Tape.
- [W]-Rd:1e - Calculating behaviour of complex microscopic systems:Examining mobility of uni-directional vehicular motion in a two lane system [2009-2010] Computer generated music.
- ΞΩΡΑΑΚ - Παρ.5 [version:1] - [2011] - Harpsichord.
Multimedia Theater
- L22P08M02 [2002-2005] Scene 1-3: Field recording of demonstration, Dance Theatre, Poetry, Visual Design, computer assisted processing.
- ANAMNΗΣΙΣ [2007- 2008] [ΜΕΡΟΣ Α-Γ]: 50 Piccolo Flutes,20 Trumpets,20 Children baring banners and remote control toys,3 Actors,Mixed choir with short-wave receivers,3 Megaphones,3 Inflatable Balls,16 Dancers on Roller-skates and Stalls,Birds,8 Microphones,3 Transparent Screens with Projectors and Animation,Audience,Computer music,Sound Projection.
Contemporary Dance
- LEXICOPHONY.1 [2003-2004] Computer music for disabled contemporary dance performance.
- GESTICULAR [Cena 1-11] [2006-2007]: [Cena 2,4,8,10,11] originally commissioned by Projet Insitu for contemporary dance TAXIDERMIE - as part of the specific project 4M [Maputo] with funding from the French Institute of South Africa - Contrabass, Grand piano, Violin, XylophoneXylophoneThe xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets...
, MbiraMbiraIn African music, the mbira is a musical instrument that consists of a wooden board to which staggered metal keys have been attached. It is often fitted into a resonator...
, Field recordings, Computer assisted processing.
- UVIVI [2008] Computer Music for Contemporary Dance Theatre.
Music and Contemporary dance theatre
ΞΩΡΑΑΚ[2010] - Παρ.1,2 - Dancers, objects, audience, mobiles, triggers, sound projectionist, lighting Technician, choreographer, electronic music for 6 speaker diffusion system.
[2011] - Παρ.3,4 - music ensemble - [small metal objects, stones, wood, whirlies, balloons,wind machines, paper, sticks, short-wave receivers, bowed saws, narrators (with voice manipulation}, public speakers (with megaphones), xylophone]- amplified, audience with mobiles, musician as [conductor and sound projectionist], sound engineer, lighting technician, choreograher and electronic music with 8 channel speaker diffusion system.[work in progress]
Opera
- VOZ DA REVOLUÇÃO [2007-2009][CONSTRUÇÃO.. 1-(1.1-1.7),CONSTRUÇÃO.. 2] Opera in 8 Scenes : TTS Choir- Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, 2 Tenors, Baritone Live Act- 2 Sopranos, 2 Tenors, Mixed Choir [25 Children and Women],30 Gymnasts, Journalist, Economist, 4 Chess Players, 50 Children, 10 Construction Builders, 20 Youths, 30 Actors, Audience, 5 Slide Projectionists, 7 Projectionists, 2 Poets, 5 Public Speakers with Megaphones, 10 Remote Control Toy Operators, 5 Heavy Duty Vehicles with Drivers, 3 Percussionists, 2 Sound Projectionists, 2 Lighting Technicians:- Text to Speech Synthesis, Prepared Natural Voice Environment, Computer Assisted Processing.
a] Designed space for performance'
- ΑΛΘ = Φ [2005-2008] TTS[text to speech synthesis]with computer assisted processing for a 24 speaker interactive robotic ensemble for ΘΩΡΑΞ a designed space for live performance.
b] Designed space for game performance'
- MUSUNUNGURI -1/ chikamu - .1 [2009] Speech synthesis with Computer assisted processing for an interactive game instillation MUCHETO a designed space for live performance.
Piano and video projection or piano and audience
- KODERING
P1 - [ kode 1 - kode 16 ] - [2010-2011],
P2 - [ kode 17 - kode 32 ] - [2010-2011]
for amplified piano,video projection or amplified piano and audience.
Kode 1 - kode 21 was commissioned by DOMUS, concept Mareli Stolp. 'in progress'
Film
- JHB626GP [2006] Short compositions of field recordings for the video work of Ismail Farouk exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2006.
Recordings
.NPFAI.1,Palmos,NPFAI.3,Praxis - [Pogal Productions].ΑΛΘ=Φ,UVIVI,1Θφ4,ΟΝΤΑ - [Pogal Productions]