Sunday 12 February 2023, 7pm
The Sonic Meditations include some of Pauline Oliveros’s first exercises in telepathic improvisation, a technique that she went on to explore using generations of communication technologies in a practice called ‘telematics’ – something almost everyone is now familiar with through platforms such as Zoom and Skype. Ximena Alarcón will guide the audience from telepathic practices to a telematic listening and performance ritual following Pauline Oliveros’ Sonic Meditation “One Word”, joined telematically by Gloria Damjian (Vienna), Jane Wang (Boston), and Viv Corringham (New York).
The connection will be technically supported by the telematic audio production coordinator Mike O'Connor, working with Jacktrip technology.
Ximena Alarcón is a sound artist-researcher interested in listening and sounding our sonic migrations: the resonances left in-between our geographical migrations. She is a Deep Listening® certified tutor, with a PhD in Music Technology and Innovation. Throughout her career, she has created telematic sonic improvisations and interfaces for relational listening, exploring sense of place and telepresence. She teaches Deep Listening® at the Center for Deep Listening, Rensselaer, Troy, NY, and independently, with an emphasis on Sonic Migrations.
https://www.ximenaalarcon.net
Gloria Damijan – Extended Toy Piano(s), Berimbau, Percussion, Objects, and Visual Art
Gloria studied piano and music pedagogy at Music University Vienna with a focus on contemporary music and free improvisation. She performs across Europe both independently and as a member of the Viennese Improvisers-Network snim, and in telematic and network-based events with Dilate Ensemble and NowNetArts Hub Ensemble.
www.gloriadamijan.com
Jane Wang is a composer/multi-instrumentalist, instrument builder and multimedia artist. She has composed scores for dance and theater primarily with each of her long-time collaborators, performance artist Hanne Tierney and choreographer Nathan Andary. She is a member of Sarah Weaver’s NowNet Arts Hub, is one of the regular artists in the annual Maudslay State Park Outdoor Sculpture Group Exhibition and has had her pieces included in the first three issues of the fluxus influenced WowNow! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wang
Viv Corringham is a US-based British vocalist and sound artist, described as “a vital force in improvised music since the late 1970s” (Corey Mwamba, BBC Radio 3). She has worked with many musicians including Pauline Oliveros, Charles Hayward, Mike Cooper, Elliott Sharp, and Maggie Nicols. She has done concerts and sound work in twenty-six countries in venues such as Hong Kong Arts Centre, Fonoteca Nacional de Mexico, Issue Project Room New York, and Institute of Contemporary Art London. “From cool Brion Gysin–esque wordplay to looped and multilayered operatic wails” (The Wire).
Telematic production co-ordinator
Mike spends his time helping his wife Marcie restore 500 acres of Driftless Area habitat in Wisconsin (Prairie Haven). During the Covid times he has been integrating various network and systems technologies to help musicians rehearse, perform and produce over the Internet.
