Mario Davidovsky’s Synchronisms in Concert with an Introduction by Eric Chasalow
A pre-concert presentation featuring conversations with composers Mario Davidovsky and Eric Chasalow about Davidovsky's series of seminal works for instruments and electronics, the Synchronisms. (0:00)
Mario Davidovsky’s “Synchronisms” in concert, with the Conference Ensemble and conductor James Baker. Members of the Conference Ensemble, directed by James Baker, perform a number of Mario Davidovsky's Synchronisms. (20:05)
Synchronisms No. 1 for Flute and Electronic Sounds (1963) (20:12) Barry Crawford, flute
Synchronisms No. 11 for Contrabass and Electronic Sounds (2005) (24:28) Gregory Chudzik, contrabass
Synchronisms No. 2 for Quartet of Violin, Cello, Flute, and Clarinet and Electronic Sounds (1963) (31:49) Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin Chris Gross, cello Barry Crawford, flute Ben Fingland, clarinet
Synchronisms No.6 for Piano and Electronic Sounds (1970 ; winner of the 1971 Pulitzer Prize in Music) (37:45) Steven Beck, piano
Synchronisms No.9 for Violin and Electronic Sounds (1988)(44:57) Gabriela Diaz, violin
Synchronisms No.12 for Clarinet and Electronic Sounds (2006) (53:55) Ben Fingland, clarinet
Synchronisms No. 3 for Cello and Electronic Sounds (1964) (1:00:32) Chris Gross, cello
Audio/Video production, engineering, editing and mixing for Synchronisms No. 2, 3, 6, 11, and 12 by Ryan Streber at Octaven Audio, Yonkers, NY; additional mixing and editing by James Baker. Audio/Video production for Synchronism No.1 by Barry Crawford; additional mixing and editing by James Baker. Video editing for Synchronisms No. 2 by Sam Torres. Audio/Video production, editing and engineering for Synchronisms No.9 by Jeffrey Means. Electronic sounds in Synchronisms No. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 11 remastered by James Baker. Sound wave visualizations for all pieces by Michael Caterisano; Waveform from “Tone.js” (authored by Yotam Mann) Special thanks to all the performers and to Ryan Streber/Octaven Audio, Jeffrey Means, Michael Caterisano, Sam Torres. For more info, visit; https://www.composersconference.org/
