A THREAD UNWOUND
Alto flute and computer musician (Max/MSP)
Composed in 2011.
Commissioned by DuoInteraktiv, the genesis of “A Thread Unwound” began as an attempt to compose a partner piece to an earlier composition entitled “Filament” for flute and five crystal glasses. In “A Thread Unwound”, the five crystal glasses are replaced by an instrument created in Max/MSP that can produce a multitude of crystal glass pitches and sounds all triggered by a computer musician. Inspired by the improvisational scores of Pauline Oliveros, this piece is a structured improvisation where the acoustic and electronic instruments move through a variety of relational states.
Performance History
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2012
Florida Flute Association 36th Annual State Convention
Orlando, FL - premiere
DuoInteraktiv: Patricia Surman, flute, and Reiner Kramer, computer
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College Music Society South Central Regional Conference
East Central University | Ada, OK
DuoInteraktiv​
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National Flute Association Conference
Las Vegas, NV
DuoInteraktiv​
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College Music Society National Conference
San Diego, CA
DuoInteraktiv​
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2013
Bates College | Lewiston, ME
DuoInteraktiv​
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2016
03.31.16
ARTSWALK: Transformations
Texas Woman's University | Denton, TX
Kirsten Guerra, alto flute, and Paul Thomas, computer
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06.07.16
NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival | NY Phil Biennal
National Sawdust | Brooklyn, NY
DuoInteraktiv​
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10.26.16
Fort Lewis College | Durango, CO
DuoInteraktiv
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10.27.16
University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM
DuoInteraktiv: Patricia Surman, flute, and Reiner Kramer, computer
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10.29.16
Association for Technology in Music Instruction National Conference | Santa Fe, NM
DuoInteraktiv