Obedience School (2008) [10']

Presentation History:
- Premiere: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK, 9/9/08
- Electronic Music Midwest 2008, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, 10/18/08
- University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 3/13/09
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 11/5/10


The structure and sonic materials in Obedience School are derived from a 15-second recording of my family's dog. The onsets of different sounds, such as a bark, a breath, or a footstep, determined the proportions of formal divisions. Each section of the work focuses on a particular type of process with the original sounds, although the other processes will interrupt or emerge at times. The processes - algorithmic editing, drastic and improper noise reduction, time-stretching, etc. - were used in such a way to create a violent and degraded sound-world.

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This work is available on the CD Parallel Lives. See my store.