- Dimitri Voudouris
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Dimitri Voudouris - Courtesy C.Doherty
Dimitri Voudouris [Δημητριος Βουδουρης] - [born 1961 in Athens, Greece] an electroacoustic composer and pharmacist living in South Africa who pioneered UNYAZI,[1] the first electronic music festival and symposium on the African continent in 2005 that took place at University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He lectures part-time at Witwatersrand University in electronic music composition.
He composes for acoustic instruments, electronic sound sources, multimedia, including dance and theatre. He bases his technical and theoretical compositional approach in research of cognitive psycho-acoustic behavioral patterns in humans and the behavior of sound in relationship to continued environmental changes. His socio-cultural interests have led him to research the survival of music in the 21st century and the impact that media and technology have on the composer.
His Impilo (2000-2001), which means life, uses field recordings and tries to capture both commercial media and wild-life. These natural sounds were then mixed together with electronic media to combine two extreme fields of sound. The composer said[1] that "I tried to create a warm, natural environment in which the listener is surrounded in everyday life." Voudouris added that this analysis of sound has allowed him to discover man and his environment, no matter how technical and complex it may be. "The energy flowing through both animate and inanimate objects is the same - it is the space that constantly changes our everyday experiences."
Contents
Compositions
- UNOXHAKA [1998] Piano.
- ...A VICTORY FOR HEALTH... [2000] News media Audio Montage.
- IMPILO [2000-2001] Computer music with prepared environment.
- SIZOBONANA [2002] Field recordings, African percussion, computer assisted processing.
- PALMOS [2002] Hammond Organ B4, Bandoneon, Oboe, computer assisted processing.
- NPFAI.1 [2002] Kalimba, Kundi, Granular synthesis.
- NPFAI.2 [2002-2003] Piccolo, Flute, Bass Clarinet, French Horn, Hindewhu, computer assisted processing.
- NPFAI.3 [2003] African marimba, computer assisted processing.
- NPFAI.3 + WM [2004] Western Marimba and tape.
- PRAXIS [2003-2004] Orthodox Christian Male Choir, Magnetic Tape and computer assisted processing.
- ONTA [2003-2005] Voice and electronics with computer assisted processing.
- ISILOKAZANE [2007] Piano.
- 1.ΘΦ4 [2007] Four artificial female voices.
- [O]-Rd:2 - Calculating elastic behaviour of complex microscopic systems:Examining uni-directional vehicular motion [2008-2010] Piano and Digital Audio Tape.
- [W]-Rd:1e - Calculating behaviour of complex microscopic systems:Examining mobility of uni-directional vehicular motion in a two lane system [2009-2010] Computer generated music.
- ΞΩΡΑΑΚ - Παρ.5 [version:1] - [2011] - Harpsichord.
Multimedia Theater
- L22P08M02 [2002-2005] Scene 1-3: Field recording of demonstration, Dance Theatre, Poetry, Visual Design, computer assisted processing.
- ANAMNΗΣΙΣ [2007- 2008] [ΜΕΡΟΣ Α-Γ]: 50 Piccolo Flutes,20 Trumpets,20 Children baring banners and remote control toys,3 Actors,Mixed choir with short-wave receivers,3 Megaphones,3 Inflatable Balls,16 Dancers on Roller-skates and Stalls,Birds,8 Microphones,3 Transparent Screens with Projectors and Animation,Audience,Computer music,Sound Projection.
Contemporary Dance
- LEXICOPHONY.1 [2003-2004] Computer music for disabled contemporary dance performance.
- GESTICULAR [Cena 1-11] [2006-2007]: [Cena 2,4,8,10,11] originally commissioned by Projet Insitu for contemporary dance TAXIDERMIE - as part of the specific project 4M [Maputo] with funding from the French Institute of South Africa - Contrabass, Grand piano, Violin, Xylophone, Mbira, Field recordings, Computer assisted processing.
- UVIVI [2008] Computer Music for Contemporary Dance Theatre.
Music and Contemporary dance theatre
ΞΩΡΑΑΚ
[2010] - Παρ.1,2 - Dancers, objects, audience, mobiles, triggers, sound projectionist, lighting Technician, choreographer, electronic music for 6 speaker diffusion system.
[2011] - Παρ.3,4 - music ensemble - [small metal objects, stones, wood, whirlies, balloons,wind machines, paper, sticks, short-wave receivers, bowed saws, narrators (with voice manipulation}, public speakers (with megaphones), xylophone]- amplified, audience with mobiles, musician as [conductor and sound projectionist], sound engineer, lighting technician, choreograher and electronic music with 8 channel speaker diffusion system.[work in progress]
Opera
- VOZ DA REVOLUÇÃO [2007-2009][CONSTRUÇÃO.. 1-(1.1-1.7),CONSTRUÇÃO.. 2] Opera in 8 Scenes : TTS Choir- Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, 2 Tenors, Baritone Live Act- 2 Sopranos, 2 Tenors, Mixed Choir [25 Children and Women],30 Gymnasts, Journalist, Economist, 4 Chess Players, 50 Children, 10 Construction Builders, 20 Youths, 30 Actors, Audience, 5 Slide Projectionists, 7 Projectionists, 2 Poets, 5 Public Speakers with Megaphones, 10 Remote Control Toy Operators, 5 Heavy Duty Vehicles with Drivers, 3 Percussionists, 2 Sound Projectionists, 2 Lighting Technicians:- Text to Speech Synthesis, Prepared Natural Voice Environment, Computer Assisted Processing.
Installation
a] Designed space for performance'
- ΑΛΘ = Φ [2005-2008] TTS[text to speech synthesis]with computer assisted processing for a 24 speaker interactive robotic ensemble for ΘΩΡΑΞ a designed space for live performance.
b] Designed space for game performance'
- MUSUNUNGURI -1/ chikamu - .1 [2009] Speech synthesis with Computer assisted processing for an interactive game instillation MUCHETO a designed space for live performance.
Piano and video projection or piano and audience
- KODERING
P1 - [ kode 1 - kode 16 ] - [2010-2011], P2 - [ kode 17 - kode 32 ] - [2010-2011]
for amplified piano,video projection or amplified piano and audience. Kode 1 - kode 21 was commissioned by DOMUS, concept Mareli Stolp. 'in progress'
Film
- JHB626GP [2006] Short compositions of field recordings for the video work of Ismail Farouk exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2006.
Recordings
.NPFAI.1,Palmos,NPFAI.3,Praxis - [Pogal Productions]
.ΑΛΘ=Φ,UVIVI,1Θφ4,ΟΝΤΑ - [Pogal Productions]
References
- ^ Electronic Music Gallery programme, page 7, Grahamstown Festival, 2003
External links
Categories:- 21st-century classical composers
- Greek electronic musicians
- Experimental composers
- Greek composers
- Microtonal musicians
- South African composers
- Living people
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