To hear on Sunday 9 and 16 August 2009, 14:00 - 21:00:
And Death... for fixed media (2007)
by Jason Bolte
Jason Bolte on "And Death...":
And Death... is a short work inspired by the poem, “And Death Shall Have No Dominion,” by Dylan Thomas. When I was working on the composition, I was concerned with the relationships between Thomas’ Poem and the music I was composing. I wanted to the composition to be an elaboration on the text, taking the ideas presented and inferred, and infusing them into a sonic realm through text painting and other devices. Many of the sounds that are used in the composition are specifically mentioned in the poem and are a direct connection between the two works. These sounds are also used to capture my interpretation of the poem through concrete usage as well as constructing textures and gestures that are related to the emotional contour of the poem. And Death… was selected as one of three Prize Winners at the 9th Electroacoustic Composition Competition Música Viva 2008 (Portugal).
Jason Bolte (b.1976) is currently serving as a Visiting Instructor of Music Technology and Composition at the University of Central Missouri while completing his D.M.A. in Music Composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. He has also served on the faculty of the Kansas City Kansas Community College as an Interim Instructor of Music Technology and Audio Engineering. Jason is a member of the organizational board of the Electronic Music Midwest Festival, and a founding board member of the Kansas City Electronic Music Alliance. Jason holds a B.M. with an emphasis in Music Engineering Technology and a M.M. in Music Composition from Ball State University. His music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America. In the summer of 2007, Jason was an Associate Artist in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts with Master Artist Denis Smalley.
Jason Bolte