SÉANCE. Ode to Oram.

Eleonora Oreggia

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Composed in occasion of the centenary of the British composer Daphne Oram, this performance for human/s and electro- magnetic waves is based on a novel expressive technique for musical interaction which creates a cloud of electromagnetic waves around the main instrument, REBUS, placed on a plinth on stage. The performance explores a selection of samples from the Daphne Oram Centenary Sample Pack to construct an abstract narrative, a sonic exploration of the composer’s personality, in a symbolic attempt to attract her presence on stage. The immateriality of the electromagnetic waves, used as a means for connection, contributes to the conducive illusion, constructing the metaphor of a séance.

Citation

Eleonora Oreggia. 2026. SÉANCE. Ode to Oram.. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20782047 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{nime2026_music_7,
 abstract = {Composed in occasion of the centenary of the British composer Daphne Oram, this performance for human/s and electro- magnetic waves is based on a novel expressive technique for musical interaction which creates a cloud of electromagnetic waves around the main instrument, REBUS, placed on a plinth on stage. The performance explores a selection of samples from the Daphne Oram Centenary Sample Pack to construct an abstract narrative, a sonic exploration of the composer’s personality, in a symbolic attempt to attract her presence on stage. The immateriality of the electromagnetic waves, used as a means for connection, contributes to the conducive illusion, constructing the metaphor of a séance.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 articleno = {7},
 author = {Eleonora Oreggia},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20782047},
 editor = {Lia Mice and Nicole Robson and Tara Pattenden},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 note = {Live Performance},
 numpages = {4},
 pages = {23--26},
 presentation-video = {https://xname.cc/video/SEANCE/},
 title = {SÉANCE. Ode to Oram.},
 track = {Music},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2026/nime2026_music_7.pdf},
 year = {2026}
}