王曉嵐 Hsiao-Lan Wang

Electric Monster Concert at D-22, Beijing

hlwang — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:22:57 +0000

The first performance of Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble in Beijing took place on 5/18 (9-11 PM) at D-22, home of China’s underground. What a fun experience!

Electric Monster's performance at D-22 in Beijing, May 2010. photo by Benoit Granier

Program:

SoundCloud (2010) Hsiao-Lan Wang

OM (2009) Kyong Mee Choi

Awake (2010) Daniel Zajicek

Baffin Bay (2008) Adam Scott Neal

I Will Play the Swan and Die in Music (2010) Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner
Will Hartley on trombone

RadioGamelan (2010) Greg Surges

Wind Farm (2009) John Gibson

WaveDrag (2010) by the Electric Monster based on Jeff Morris’ Max patch
Kent Johnson on guitar

Total improv jam session with special guest performer Bruce Gremo on Cilia, the flute controller, and Max.

tour web page

Electric Monster Pre China Tour Concert

hlwang — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:18:37 +0000

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Reynolds Recital Hall. Montana State University

Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble is going to China!

This concert precedes our tour of Beijing, China, which will be from May 14-26, 2010. Electric Monster will be the first laptop ensemble to visit Beijing, where we will interact with professional Chinese musicians with joint performances and presentation.

Several talented instrumentalists performed with us to present a program that embraces music of today.

Program:

“SoundCloud” by Hsiao-Lan Wang

“RadioGamelan” by Greg Surges

“I will Play the Swan and Die in Music” by Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner
Will Hartley, trombone

“Awake” by Daniel Zajicek

“Static Forests” by Chapman Welch
Kelley Barnett, flute; Trevor Ostenson, violin; Stephan Gueguen, marimba

“WaveDrag” by the Electric Monster based on Jeff Morris’ Max patch
Kent Johnson, guitar

University of North Texas Earth Day Performance

hlwang — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:45:10 +0000

Hsiao-Lan’s electroacoustic composition A Golden Leaf Drifts Downstream will be performaned on loudspeakers at the UNT aARTh Day event on 04/21/2010 at 7 PM in the EESAT Building. This series of events celebrate the 40th anniversary of UNT’s Earth Day. The universitywide public awareness campaign is designed to discuss and promote sustainability events and generate a sense of responsibility and excitement about reducing, reusing and recycling.

At the Ninth Festival of Women Composers

hlwang — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:38:13 +0000

The Hoodlebug Brass at Indiana University of Pennsylvania rehearsing Transformation

Wonderful performances, wonderful lectures, wonderful people, and wonderful weather at the Ninth Festival of Women Composers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania 3/18-3/20, 2010. The faculty brass quintet Hoodlebug did a laudable job performing my piece Transformation. It was a pleasure to work with these fine musicians

Dr. Kevin Eisensmith, trumpet *
Dr. David Ferguson, trumpet *
Dr. Jack Scandrett, horn *
Michael Waddell, trombone
Dr. Zach Collins, tuba *

* members of the Hoodlebug Brass, the brass quintet ensemble in-residence at IUP

Interview at Radio Station KTRU Houston

hlwang — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:35:36 +0000

Hsiao-Lan and Scordatura radio host Hsin-Jung in the studio of KTRU on the Rice University campus

Over the winter break, I was invited for an hour-long interview with Scordatura radio show host Hsin-Jung Tsai at 91.7 FM KTRU, Houston. I talked about my musical works, working with performers, women in music issues, the Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble, my country Taiwan, and my collaboration with visual artists and filmmakers. It was a tour de force interview that touched on many of the things that I have been putting a lot of effort into. It was also a wonderful opportunity for me to reunite with my dear friend Hsin-Jung, who is also a composer and performer.

SCORDATURA is the Houston area’s source for new directions in contemporary classical music and sound. Broadcasted on 91.7/91.5 FM KTRU, this program offers a wide variety of genres from the concert music of the early 20th century to the current trends in sound ecology. Here is KTRU’s website.

Segment 1: talking about chamber work Tale of an Unborn Child:

Segment 2: talking about Refrain for yangchin (Chinese dulcimer) and tape:

Segment 3: talking about women in music issues and IAWM:

Segment 4: talking about tape piece Green Potato II and Taiwan:

Segment 5: talking about the Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble:

Segment 6: talking about collaboration with artists and advice for young composers:

Dance Premiere with Made in…

hlwang — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:28:19 +0000

A group of young choreographers presented eight miniature dance works in Coburg, Germany last weekend. The show is titled: Das Paradies entsteht aus dem Nichts. My music was featured in one of the pieces:

Title: Das Paradies befindet sich am Ende der Welt (2010)
Choreographer and Dancer: Po-Sheng Yeh 葉博聖
Music: Hsiao-Lan Wang 王曉嵐, Made in… (2008)
Location: Landes Coburg Theater, Coburg, Germany
Date: Sunday, 1/17/2010

Debut Concert, Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble

hlwang — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:23:24 +0000

Time: Friday 12/04/2009, 7:30 PM
Location: Reynolds Recital Hall, Montana State University
Free admission

What exactly does a laptop ensemble sound like? How can people get together to make music on their laptops? The answer is: it can be pretty much anything you want it to be. Come experience the latest sensation in music technology with the Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble. In our premiere performance, Electric Monster will be joined by talented musicians from the Montana State University, Department of Music.

Coming of age at the turn of the 21st century, laptops, with their ease in mobility and connectivity, have revolutionized the way music is made. Taking full advantage of the laptop’s plasticity, the Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble is currently playing pieces written in the programming languages Max/MSP, PureData, Java, Flash, and PowerPoint (you heard that right!). Unlike compositions written for more traditional instruments, the members of the ensemble contribute musical ideas to each composition. In addition, the synchronization of each laptop sometimes relies on a wireless network, while other times it relies on old-fashioned ears and eyes. Because laptop ensembles are technologically intense, the musical compositions tend to call for improvisation as a way to balance the demand that the technology requires.

The Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble is the premiere laptop ensemble at Montana State University. Founded by professor Hsiao-Lan Wang in fall 2009, it brings together the tradition of ensemble music playing and the computational power of the latest laptops at the crossroads of human-machine performative experience. Electric Monster actively commissions new pieces written specifically for the ensemble. This Friday, you will hear three world premieres of commissions from the Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble.

Concert Program

Five Pieces for Laptop Quartet by Adam Scott Neal
“Presets” & “Baffin Bay”

OM (premiere) by Kyong Mee Choi

Spider Fugue by Freed Hartmann
Hsiao-Lan Wang, piano; Kent Johnson, inside piano

Clean Slate (premiere) by Cole Ingraham

Solid State by Greg Surges
Lissette Norman, flute

Wind Farm (premiere) by John Gibson
joined by Will Hartley and Zac Wallace

WaveDrag by Jeff Morris
Patrick McCann, electric guitar

Electric Monster Laptop Ensemble
Hsiao-Lan Wang, director
Clayton DeSimone
Justin Gannon
Stephan Gueguen
Kent Johnson
Theo Lipfert
Patrick McCann
Lissette Norman

Brass quintet Transformation at the 20th Festival of Women Composers

hlwang — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:31:26 +0000

Brass quintet Transformation will be performed by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s faculty ensemble, the Hoodlebug Brass, on Friday, March 19 at our 4:45 p.m. concert in Gorell Recital Hall. The 2010 edition is IUP’s Ninth Festival of Women Composers, the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the festival featuring the works of women composers by international presenters since 1990.

The festival web page is HERE.

Transformation was composed in 2001, and premiered at University of North Texas under the direction of Tony Baker in 2002.

Beauty, Horror and Silence: The Electronic Arts and Music Festival

hlwang — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:14:24 +0000

Hsiao-Lan and Benoit’s collaborative video work Made in… is included in the “Beauty” program (December 4) at the Electronic Arts and Music Festival this year, at Harold Golen Gallery in Miami, FL from December 4-6. See below the official announcement.

We have received more than 200 submissions! The works reached us from five different continents. It was inspiring to see the multitude of artistic expressions. Most importantly, the review process reminded us once again how exciting our world of electronic music and arts is.
– Juraj Kojs, curator

The festival program can be found here:
Beauty (December 4): http://www.12nights.org/Night11.html
Horror (December 5): http://www.12nights.org/Night12.html
Silence (December 6): http://www.12nights.org/Night13.html

Made in… plays at Lewis University

hlwang — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:12:49 +0000

My video collaboration Made in… will play on the Music BYTES video concert at Lewis University on 10/30/2009. Works on the concert are:

Graveshift
Per Bloland, music
Arie Stavcheansky, video

Confined-10-01-2
Paul J. Bohelho, music
Russell J. Chartier, video

Made In…
Hsiao-Lan Wang, music
Benoit Granier, video

NGC-1999
Samuel Pellman, music
Miranda Raimondi, video

Becoming3-2
Evan Merz

flutter arrhythmias
Charles Norman Mason, music
Sheri Wills, video

Boop Boop Beep
David Morneau