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Symposium
Todd
Barton
Sonification
of Human DNA and the Amino Acid Percussive Array
Presented
Sunday May 12th at 10 am
For
the past year and a half Todd Barton has been delving into
the sound of patterns derived from DNA and amino acid sequences:
insulin, trypsin, hiv, chromosome 1 and 21 et al. His fascination
with this musical metaphor has led him to discussions with
a wide variety of specialists in various fields: microbiology,
genetics, music, art, and multimedia.
This
is a presentation of his recent explorations of sonifying
human DNA patterns: proteins, hormones and genes. Some of
the pieces were conceived by way of a visual music program,
Metasynth/Xx and will be heard from recordings. The most recent
piece, Ephrin, will be performed live on a newly developed
analogous instrument, the Amino Acid Timbral Array. This collection
of 20 different percussive timbres meaphorically mimics many
of the functions of the amino acids and provides an unique
adventure into the fluid building block patterns of our existence.
The
instrument was developed in conjunction with Dr. William Dreyer,
professor of microbiology at the California Insitute of Technology
and with percussion professor, Dr. Terry Longshore of Southern
Oregon University.
Todd
Barton - Biography
Todd Barton, Resident Composer and Music Director for the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Director of Composition Studies
at the Music Department of Southern Oregon Univesity.
http://www.toddbarton.com
http://www.mp3.com/metascape
Dr. Terry Longshore - Biography
Dr. Terry Longshore, Director of Percussive Studies at Southern
Oregon University. A Yamaha Performing Artist and member of
the internationally acclaimed duo, Skin and Bones.
http://www.go-skinandbones.com/
http://www.sou.edu/music/longshore.htm
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