Work
Imbrium
for tenor saxophone and electronics
Borrow/Hire:
To borrow items or hire parts please email SOUNZ directly at info@sounz.org.nz.
About
"Imbrium" is a Latin word for "rain showers". This is the first in a series called "The Canticles"; all pieces dedicated to female mystics.
ELECTRONIC SETUP
You will need:
To play the fixed electronics
- A laptop with free QLab software (there is currently no tablet/iPad version of QLab)
- A MIDI foot controller and cable to connect it to the laptop (an electronic piano expression/sustain pedal won't work)
- Stereo speakers and mixing desk
- Audio interface and cables from laptop to mixing desk
For amplification (required)
- A directional microphone
- A microphone stand
- An XLR cable connecting the microphone to the mixing desk
- Speakers
Commissioned note
Written for Kacie Brown and a consortium of saxophonists organised by the inaugural Elise Hall Competition for Emerging Saxophonists and Sarah Hetrick, lead commissioner
Performance history
07 Mar 2020: Performed by Kacie Brown at the North American Saxophone Alliance conference at ASU, Tempe, AZ, USA
16 Feb 2021: Performed by Jordan Lulloff, New Music Chicago & Princeton Sound Kitchen
18 Apr 2021: Performed by Jordan Lulloff at Oh My Ears New Music Festival, Phoenix, AZ, USA