Outwash (2019)
Outwash was composed in 2019 for high density loudspeaker arrays (HDLA) with high order ambisonics. Development of the piece began during a residency
at Virginia Tech’s Cube in March 2019 and it was later completed at RISD’s Studio for Research in Sound and Technology (SRST). In this work, twenty
independent voices reliant upon the same underlying erratic synthesis procedure move throughout the room in varied
spatial formations. Audible contours and modulations are produced by parametric deviation and distance fluctuations
between the voices of this ensemble. While the piece is set in its duration and sequence, real-time processes afford
unique outcomes in each performance. The piece was created in MaxMSP and runs autonomously. Outwash premiered at
the Cube Fest with a 140 channel loudspeaker array (2019 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg) and was also included in the International Computer
Music Conference (2021 Santiago).
Outwash was most recently presented in fifth order ambisonics for a 41.4 channel loudspeaker array on June 9, 2023 in concert at the Lindemann Performing Arts Center, Brown University.
Outwash was most recently presented in fifth order ambisonics for a 41.4 channel loudspeaker array on June 9, 2023 in concert at the Lindemann Performing Arts Center, Brown University.
︎︎︎ Composition documentation, Virginia Tech 2019
