software / live audio-visual media
Program Notes:
Performances of my computer music work Chemical Oscillator (2011) involve improvisations on a synaesthetic virtual instrument that capitalizes on strong metaphoric ties between the behavior of cellular automata and plausible physical or chemical systems. This instrument uses procedural, cellular automata-generated video to control an array of sound synthesis modules by mapping the two-dimensional video field onto pitch, using a spatial model of the psychological distance between pitches in the equal-tempered system.
Performance History:
World Premiere: April 22, 2011
California Electronic Music Exchange Concerts
Paul Hembree, computer
Conrad Prebys Experimental Theatre, University of California, San Diego
Second Performance: April 24, 2011
California Electronic Music Exchange Concerts
Paul Hembree, computer
Littlefield Concert Hall Mills College – Oakland, CA
Third Performance: October 17, 2012
St. Louis Composers’ Night
Paul Hembree, computer
Tavern of Fine Arts – St. Louis, MO
Recording