Faculty Recital: Thad Anderson, percussion
"Northbound"
Thursday, October 27, 2016; 8:00 pm
Cost: Free, no ticket required
Location: UCF Rehearsal Hall, Auditorium (116)
4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816
www.music.ucf.edu
407-823-1500
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Even the shortest of train trips can be exciting. Changes in scenery, passengers, and sounds, each leg and stop has its own character and mood. At the encouragement of Patrick Greene, gallery director at The Gallery at Avalon Island and curator of the Transit Interpretation Project (TrIP), I took a northbound Sunrail train from its southern most point to its final northern destination with the plan to create a musical composition relating to the experience. Along the way, I used an omni-directional microphone to record the sounds heard while on the train. At each arrival and departure point, I created markers in my digital audio workstation to denote the twelve stations on the northbound route. These markers are used to create formal structure within the work (the full trip is just over an hour and two-minutes long). The end result is a live performance composition utilizing processed audio from the trip, composed electronic playback, and live acoustic percussion sounds. The premiere performance took place at The Gallery at Avalon Island In-Between Series on March 14, 2016.
The project was recently recognized by the Orlando Weekly receiving the “Best City Soundtrack” award. The October 2016 series of performances represent version 2.0 of the project.
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Thad Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Central Florida where he coordinates the percussion studies program and teaches courses in music technology. Joining the faculty in 2009, he also oversees the campus’ Collide Contemporary Music Series. Dr. Anderson is a versatile performer and pedagogue with focused interests that span contemporary music, design, pedagogy, recording, composition, electro-acoustic music, conducting, and technology; he is often involved in projects that intersect many of these interests. For more information on Anderson and his work, visit www.thadanderson.com.