New Music + Technology Festival
August 6, 2021
Dec. 6, 7, 8, 2021 at 6 p.m.
All performances are held in the Cube, Moss Arts Center
The VT New Music + Technology Festival will feature performances of new works by faculty and students from the School of Performing Arts, Creativity + Innovation, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra, the Virginia Tech New Music Ensemble, and guest artists.
Monday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Concert #1
Meditation for metal pipes (2021) by Emma O'Halloran
VT Percussion Ensemble
Peyton Gentry, Josh Hicks, Matthew Homoroc, Miranda Hughes, and Jay Smith
Meltwater (2021) by Brianna Magill
Brianna Magill, bass flute
The Strange Dream Hotline (2021) by Poltergeist
Poltergeist - Maggie Painter, saxophone and Caden Vandervoit, laptop
Time Garden: skull bridge (2021) by Charles Nichols
Scotty Hardwig, movement performance and choreography: Zach Duer, visulization
How Sweet the Thought of You as Infinite (2019) by Emma O'Halloran
Annie Stevens, marimba
Elastic Guitar 2 (2021) by Barry Moon
Barry Moon, elecgtric guitar
mouthfeel (2018) by Alwex Christie
Alex Christie, modified megaphone (flashing light warning)
Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. Concert #2
_-=◢▍ ▋░░▒ ▃▅▇░ (pronounced as "4th Beat") (2021) by L2Ork
L2Ork - Caleb Bittenbender, Ivica Ico Bukvic, Tanner Collins, Rebecca Kenealy, William Rhodes, Zaire Riddick, Carter Roberts III, Jacob Alan Smith, Alex Turse, Caden Vandervort, Pahlip Watson, Andrew Wickman. Directed by Ivica Ico Bukvic
Commodification of a Passion (2021) by Ethan Troxell
Maulwerke I (1968-74) by Dieter Schnebel
NME - Tejas Jagdhari and Caden Vandervort, voice and electronics
cycle (2021) by Caleb Bittenbender
Chimera (2021) by Phillip Watson
There Is (2021) is Griffin Knock
Griffin Knock, game controller, keyboard, and laptop
Live Happily! (2021) by Ai Le
Ai Le, nanoKontrol, keybard, and laptop
Meditation in Disharmony (2021) by Jason Davidoff
Jason Davidoff, almglocken and Wimote
Escape (2021) by Victor Cappuzzo
Victor Cappuzzo, nanoKontrol, keyboard, and laptop
VocodeΣ (2021) by Dawson Niccarato
Dawson Niccarato, voice, keybaords, and laptop
La Mezcolanza (2021) by Ben Nibbelink & Antonio Lopez Segura
Ben Nibbelink, keyboard; Antonio Lopez Segura, joystick and laptop
Maulwerke II (1968-74) by Dieter Schnebel
NME - Tegas Jagdhari and Caden Vandervort, voice and electronics
Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. Concert #3
ensemble of ice (2015, rev 2020) by Karen Power
NME - Clara Jonston, flute and saxophone; Maggie Painter, saxophone; Caden Vandervort, horn; Kainen Phillips, tuba; J.J. Cathcart, violi; kTejas Jaghari, guitar; Kyle Hutchins, piano; Eric Lyon, electronics
BLUE (2019) by Eric Lyon
Kyle Hutchins, tenor saxophone; Jay Crone, trombone