Tristan Perich: 1-Bit Symphony Benefit

"On October 27th, bitforms gallery presents a benefit event for Tristan Perich's new album, 1-Bit Symphony, an electronic composition in five movements to be released by Cantaloupe Music, Bang on a Can's sister record label. Following a wine reception, Perich will give a short artist talk about the work and a pre-premiere performance of Dual Synthesis, a new composition for harpsichord and 1-bit electronics.


Special Benefit Concert

Tuesday, October 27
6:30pm Wine reception
7:00pm Artist talk and performance

bitforms gallery
529 West 20th St, 2nd Floor
New York City
212 366 6939

Levels of Tax-Deductible Giving
- $100 per ticket to benefit concert
- $250 single ticket to benefit + limited artist edition (ed. 50, see below)
- if you cannot attend, your donation is still appreciated

Reserve online at: http://1bitsymphony.com/give

Or send checks to Bang on a Can, the fiscal sponsor:
Bang on a Can
Attn: 1-Bit Symphony
80 Hanson Place, Ste 702
Brooklyn, NY 11217


Artist edition: copy of 1-Bit Symphony, hand-made and signed by the artist, including a 26"x40" archival print of source code and schematic

Patrons may have their name appear in the sponsors on the poster if their donation is received by October 20th. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. For more information contact Cantaloupe Music at info@cantaloupemusic.com or 718 852 7755.

1-BIT SYMPHONY
Following the success of his 2005 release 1-Bit Music, Tristan Perich’s new album, 1-Bit Symphony, contains a complete long-form electronic composition in five movements, programmed on a single microchip. Probing the foundations of digital sound, 1-Bit Symphony celebrates the virtuosity of electricity. Its music explores the intricate, polyphonic potential of 1-bit audio, uniting simple with complex.

A departure from traditional recordings, 1-Bit Symphony literally ‘performs’ its music live when turned on. A complete electronic circuit, programmed by the artist and packaged inside a standard CD jewel case, plays the music through a headphone jack mounted in the case itself. The layered tones in 1-Bit Symphony are synthesized by binary pulses of electricity, emphasizing the physical quality of sound.

Each album in the limited edition of 5,000 copies is a small sculpture, hand-assembled in New York City. bitforms gallery is hosting a benefit event for 1-Bit Symphony on October 27th, 2009. The official release by Cantaloupe Music is scheduled for the Spring of 2010.

Accompanying the general release is a special artist edition of 50 copies. The artist edition includes a signed and numbered copy of 1-Bit Symphony, constructed by the artist, and an archival silkscreened print of the source code and schematic, available from the artist's website.

The WIRE Magazine describes Tristan Perich's compositions as “an austere meeting of electronic and organic.” His creative activities are inspired by the aesthetics of math and physics, and work with simple forms and complex systems. His composition Active Field (for ten violins and ten-channel 1-bit music) received an Award of Distinction from Austria's Prix Ars Electronica. He received a 2010 Rhizome Commission to create an audio installation with 1,500 speakers. His compositions for soloist, ensemble and orchestra have been performed nationally and abroad by ensembles including Bang on a Can (2008 People’s Commissioning Fund), Calder Quartet, Hunter-Gatherer and Ensemble Pamplemousse at venues from the Whitney Museum, Merkin Hall, the Stone and Issue Project Room to Los Angeles’ Zipper Hall. Perich studied math, music and computer science at Columbia University after attending Philips Academy, Andover. More recently, he studied art, music and electronics at Interactive Telecommunications Program at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU."

http://www.tristanperich.com
http://www.1bitsymphony.com


Tristan Perich on MATRIXSYNTH Tristan Perich's One Bit Synth was first posted back in August of 2005.