Trondheim Voices

Tone Åse, Siri Gjære, Live Maria Roggen, Heidi Skjerve, Ingrid Lode, Kirsti Huke, Anita Kaasbøll, and Silje R. Karlsen

Music Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2011
• Location: Oslo, Norway
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Abstract:

Program notes: Trondheim Voices is in this performance exploring a new tool in their work with voice sound and improvisation. The ensemble is working with a tracking system for sound positioning to enable a given singer's position on stage to directly influence the sound processing, both spatialisation and effects. Through their improvisations and compositions they are exploring: a) The effect of the sound “following”' the singers' movements on stage. b) The flexible use of processed voice sound within the big vocal ensemble, through the control each singer gets over the sound output by moving on stage. c) The visualization of choices and changes regarding sound, both for the performer and the audience, through the movements of each singer on stage. About the performers: Trondheim Voices Professional ensemble, working with the endless possibilities within the field of vocal improvisation, to find new expressions and new music. Consisting of individual soloists, Trondheim Voices wishes to develop what happens when the unique soloist quality of each singer is set to interact with each other, and to find the collective sound and feeling. All of the singers are educated at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. Sound: Asle Karstad. Tracking system: John Torger Skjelstad

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{nime2011-music-Aase2011,
 abstract = {Program notes:

Trondheim Voices is in this performance exploring a new tool in their work with voice sound and improvisation. The ensemble is working with a tracking system for sound positioning to enable a given singer's position on stage to directly influence the sound processing, both spatialisation and effects. Through their improvisations and compositions they are exploring: a) The effect of the sound “following”' the singers' movements on stage. b) The flexible use of processed voice sound within the big vocal ensemble, through the control each singer gets over the sound output by moving on stage. c) The visualization of choices and changes regarding sound, both for the performer and the audience, through the movements of each singer on stage.

About the performers:

Trondheim Voices Professional ensemble, working with the endless possibilities within the field of vocal improvisation, to find new expressions and new music. Consisting of individual soloists, Trondheim Voices wishes to develop what happens when the unique soloist quality of each singer is set to interact with each other, and to find the collective sound and feeling. All of the singers are educated at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.

Sound: Asle Karstad. Tracking system: John Torger Skjelstad},
 address = {Oslo, Norway},
 author = {Tone Åse and Siri Gjære and Live Maria Roggen and Heidi Skjerve and Ingrid Lode and Kirsti Huke and Anita Kaasbøll and Silje R. Karlsen},
 booktitle = {Music Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 editor = {Kjell Tore Innervik and Ivar Frounberg},
 month = {June},
 publisher = {Norwegian Academy of Music},
 title = {Trondheim Voices},
 url = {https://vimeo.com/26680007},
 year = {2011}
}