Peter V. Swendsen : Compositions

Peter V. Swendsen

Valence (2009) : live electronics for dance (with Amy Miller for Groundworks Dance Theater)
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is (2009) : for percussion and live electronics (for Jennifer Torrence)
coldness & lightness (2009) : live electronics for dance (with Ashley Thorndike)

Before Frozen Fog (2008) : for tenor recorder and live electronics (for Terri Hron)
Bright Days of Little Sunlight (2008) : for chamber ensemble and stereophonic tape

Every Second (2007) : evening-length stereophonic score for dance (for Mary Carbonara Dances)

Tomorrow will be 5m 21s shorter (2006) : for stereophonic tape
Any Way the Wind (2006) : for tenor recorder and stereophonic tape
Interlude 1 (2006) : for extended piano and stereophonic tape
a sudden change in the consistency of snow (2006) : for alto sax, stereophonic tape, and video (for Michael Straus)
Oblique Concurrence (2006) : stereophonic tape for dance
kept moving (2006) : stereophonic tape for dance

Field (2004) : stereophonic tape for video dance
Deflecting Faith (2004) : evening-length spatialized stereophonic score for dance
A Sort of Explanation (2004) : evening-length tape, saxophone, and video score for dance
Song for Circular Space (2004) : for octophonic tape (or stereo version)
Palimpsest (2004) : stereophonic tape and violin for dance
Slow Quieting on Loft Mountain (2004) : for string quartet

Room (2003) : stereophonic tape and interactive video for dance
Little Girl Lost (2003) : stereophonic tape, violin, and live processing for dance
rest full (2003) stereophonic tape and video for dance
68 for Galleries (2003) : stereophonic tape for gallery installation
Preparations No. 3 (2003) : for amplified prepared piano and stereophonic tape
Bombs Provide the Only Light (2003) : for amplified prepared guitar, stereophonic tape, and television
Dancer in Red with Broken Table (2003) : interactive electronics for dancer with amplified broken table
Table for Two (2003) : stereophonic tape for dance
Seventh Inning Stretch (2003) : stereophonic tape for dance

Watching You Watching Me (2002) : stereophonic tape for dance
Maggie Scratch (2002) : stereophonic tape for dance
Windmills (2002) : installation for interac
Waiting for Rain (2002) : for interactive video and sound
Picture Me Running (2002) : elephant bells, white noise, and Max/MSP for dance

elimination/systems (2001) : interactive video with movement, text, and sound
perspective/systems (2001) : stereophonic tape for aerial dance
resistance/systems (2001) : stereophonic tape and interactive video for aerial dance
penumbra (2001) : for five performers and quadrophonic tape
Lament upon Waking (2001) : stereophonic tape
Impact of Buildings (2001) : stereophonic tape for dance
Feeding the System (2001) : for six birdfeeders and their environment
Emergent Performance No.1 (2001) : for mixed ensemble and space of varying size
Contemporary Analogs (2001) : sound and light installation for Moog synthesizer and oscilliscope

trio 00.10 (2000) : improvisations for stereophonic tape
Duet (2000): for three channel video, four channel sound, and aerial dance
trio 00.1 (2000): video with stereophonic sound
Those Who Jump (2000): video, sound, and sculpture installation
Preservation No.1 (Olympic Dance) (2000): video and sculpture installation
Tiny Violence (2000): stereophonic tape for dance
Sunday Morning Looks Back on a Wednesday (2000): stereophonic tape for dance
(shadow) of myself (2000): audience-controlled human puppet, with interactive video and electronic music
The Asymptote (2000): stereophonic tape for dance
Preparations No.1 (2000): for stereophonic tape (rev. 2001)
for Ariel (2000): stereophonic tape for dance and video
Image (2000): two channel video, stereophonic sound; live sound, video, and movement
Torn from the Old Frame (2000): stereophonic tape for dance

Noise Floor (1999) : for stereophonic tape
Passing Thoughts (1999) : four channel video, stereophonic sound, and live movement
Stillness Drifting (1999) : video with stereophonic sound
Mobile #1 (Clowns and Sheet Metal) (1999) : sound, video, and sculpture installation
Clouds (1999) : video with network-generated, interactive sound
Charging Up the Space (1999) : for four electric basses, contact mics, and oscilliscope
Smelling (and) the Pied Piper (1999) : for recorder and group of any size (for Tom Bickley)
Group Slide (1999) : for trombone and group of any size (for Abbie Conant)
If Ever and Always (1999) : stereophonic tape for dance
Sliding Down (1999; Edgar Meyer; arr. for violin, guitar, and marimba)

Decaf (1998) : video with stereophonic sound
Awareness (1998) : sound and light installation
Evening Hymn (John Prindle Scott, 1914; arr. 1998)
untitled (1998) : 15 channel sound and sculpture installation
Other Lives (1998) : for hexaphonic tape
Flood (1998) : video with stereophonic sound
Center of Time (1998) : video with stereophonic sound and live dance
Grandpa's Shop (1998) : two channel video with stereophonic sound and live performer
Origin (1998) : for eight to ten vocalists
Pooja/Offering (1998) two channel video and live music
Blood Power (1998) : for stereophonic tape
MimeTime! (1998) : video and live music

But isn't it... (1995; rev. 1997) for soprano saxophone, cello, bass, and stereophonic tape
TGFM (1995) : for stereophonic tape
R2 in 3D (1995) : for quadraphonic tape
Monkey Imitativeness (1995) : for stereophonic tape
Introduction (1995) : for soprano saxophone and stereophonic tape

photo: birch tree, southern Finland

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