"Wire Hums" Released on Oxtail Recordings
Using generative and algorithmic procedures to push a physically modeled cello to its limits, Bird obliterates the lines between real and unreal, physical and digital, order and chaos.
“On Wire Hums, NYC & Chicago-based composer David Bird embarks on a mission to deconstruct the cello’s familiar and tangible nature, resulting in a fresh repurposing and reimagining of this iconic instrument. Using generative and algorithmic procedures to push a physically modeled cello to its limits, Bird obliterates the lines between real and unreal, physical and digital, order and chaos.”
🎹 Composed and Produced by David Bird
🖼️ Original Album Art by Arman Chakhalyan
🔊 Mastered by Christopher Botta
🗓️November 10th, Oxtail Recordings
Premiere of “The Ambition of Ghosts” a Double Concerto for Violin and Viola, String Orchestra, and Radios
The Ambition of Ghosts" is a double concerto for violin and viola, string orchestra, and radios that explores the intersection of technology and magic.
"The Ambition of Ghosts" is a double concerto for violin and viola, string orchestra, and radios that explores the intersection of technology and magic. It is inspired by the history of the radio as well as the cultural fascination with spiritual mediums and séances in the early twentieth century. The piece features rare recordings of Leslie Flint, a famous direct-voice medium, transmitted to several portable radios performed by the accompanying ensemble. Throughout the work, the performers are asked to explore the musical and metaphorical relationships between signal and noise. "The Ambition of Ghosts" celebrates nearly ten years of collaboration with andPlay, beginning with "Bezier" (2013) and "Apocrypha" (2017).
Performed by andPlay, Argus Quartet, The Rhythm Method, Tristan Kasten Krause, and Pat Swoboda.
"dimvoid," performed by Adrianne Munden-Dixon on "Lung" on Gold Bolus Recordings
dimvoid is written for violin and electronics and is an exploration of liminal spaces and expressive thresholds. It was composed for Adrianne Munden-Dixon in 2022
dimvoid is written for violin and electronics and is an exploration of liminal spaces and expressive thresholds. The title is inspired by Samuel Beckett's Worstward Ho, whose persistent and permutational wordplay influenced much of dimvoid's motivic vocabulary. The oxymoronic sensory depictions of light, void, and emotion also recalled the many contradictions reported in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), sensations of "being drawn into a tunnel or darkness" "brilliant light, sometimes at the end of the tunnel" and an "overwhelming peace, well-being, or absolute, unconditional love." dimvoid seeks expression in light, voids, and contradiction. It was composed for Adrianne Munden-Dixon in 2022
https://adriannemundendixon.bandcamp.com/album/lung
Gold Bolus Recordings // GBR065
www.goldbolus.com
TAK Ensemble @ NY Philharmonic, "Series Imposture" at Lincoln Center
TAK Ensemble Performs "Series Imposture" alongside works by Tyshawn Sorey, Erin Gee, Ashkan Behzadi and Eric Wubbels
TAK Ensemble Performs "Series Imposture" alongside works by Tyshawn Sorey, Erin Gee, Ashkan Behzadi and Eric Wubbels
Joining Composition Faculty at the University of Chicago
The Department of Music welcomes Bird as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Composition. He will teach private lessons and classes as well as direct the CHIME Studio.
The Department of Music welcomes Bird as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Composition. He will teach private lessons and classes as well as direct the CHIME Studio.
Recipient of 2022 Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf Fellowship
The Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf awards residency fellowships to artists and writers in Schloss Wiepersdorf
The Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf organizes an interdisciplinary and international fellowship program at Schloss Wiepersdorf for individuals and groups.
The call for proposals and awarding of the fellowships for individuals in the fields of literature, science, visual arts and composition are carried out by the Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf. Information can be found at Individual and Collaborative Fellowships.
https://www.schloss-wiepersdorf.de/en/grant-recipient-details/fellow/david-bird.html