NEWS
Mimétisme for percussion, live electronics and live video processing is being recorded by Jonny Axelsson at Uppsala Castle, Sweden in August, 2023.
Cracks and Corrosion II for
guitar and live electronics will be performed by Dániel Biro at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, Norway on September 11, 2023.
Mimétisme for percussion, live electronics and live video processing will be performed and workshopped by Victoria Sparks at McGill university in Montreal, Canada on October 13, 2023.
Polykrom for chamber ensemble will be performed by the Center for New Music (conductor David Gompper) at the University of Iowa, USA on December 7, 2023.
Örjan Sandred - composer
Current and recent projects:
Guggenheim Fellow 2022
I am honoured to have been awarded a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2022. It will allow me to deep into a project for String Quartet and A.I. controlled live electronics. I will work with the Stenhammar String Quartet in 2023.
New edition
My book The Musical Fundamentals of Computer Assisted Composition is now available in its 2nd edition. It includes example patches illustrated using the bach package for Max as well as OpenMusic. Read further here.
Piano and live electronics
I am working on a commission from the Manitoba Arts Council for pianist Megumi Masaki where I am exploring how to use artificial intelligence to make the computer learn how the piano is performed, and base its musical response on this.
Multimedia Installation
Sonic Trails : Lockdown, was first conceived as a sound installation, raising questions related to artificial intelligence, music and concrete vs. abstract beauty.The first exhibition of the multimedia version, created together with Max Sandred, was part of the 2021 Venice Biennale.
Percussion, live electronics and live video processing
My composition Mimétisme explores the interaction between performance, video and audio processing. It uses 15 contact microphones and 3 video cameras to capture the performance. The comission is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, and is for the percussionists Jonny Axelsson (Sweden) and Victoria Sparks (Canada).
Listen
You will find many of my recordings at online streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, etc. Here are links to two albums (also available as CDs)
contact: orjan[at]sandred[dot]com