•Mike McCormick: The Northwest Passage & control_structures — OJKOS

Mike McCormick:

control_structures

«control_structures» er et nytt verk for jazz orkester som skal utforske rollen til den laptopen i jazzorkesteret. Ved å bruke syntetiserte lyder, live-prosessering av hele ensemblet og et skreddersydd klikksporsystem, har komponisten Mike McCormick lagde musikk som kunne ikke spilles uten hjelp av teknologi.
Med innflytelser fra støy-, trance-, glitch-, doom-, ambient-, og elektroakustisk samtidsmusikk, har OJKOS aldri spilt musikk som dette!

Verket hadde premiere på Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene 26. april 2022

Ojkos (w/ guests)

Henriette Eilertsen – fløyte,
Camilla Hole – saksofon,
Maria Dybbroe – saksofon,
Sigrid Aftret – saksofon,
Tina Lægreid Olsen – saksofon,
Tancred Heyerdahl Husø – trompet,
Richard Köster – trompet,
Lyder Øvreås Røed – trompet,
Magnus Murphy Joelson – trombone,
Andreas Rotevatn – trombone,
Johannes Fosse Solvang – trombone,
Knut Kvifte Nesheim – vibrafon,
Arne Martin Nybo – gitar,
Alexander Hoholm – bass,
Oskar Johnsen Rydh - trommer,
Mike McCormick – laptop

Koden kan du finne her:
https://github.com/mccrmck/OJKOS

In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin left England with two ships in search for the Northwest Passage across Canada’s Arctic. The expedition was a failure, and all 129 crew members died. Inspired by Franklin’s journey, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen first successfully traversed the Northwest Passage 1903. Growing up in Canada’s subarctic, these stories have been very present in my youth; my high school was named after Sir John Franklin, for example.

Inspired by their search for new territories and their courage to explore the unknown, this concert-length work explores the full expressive potential of a large improvising ensemble.

OJKOS (w/ guests)
Henriette Eilertsen – flute
Camilla Hole – saxophone
Tina Lægreid Olsen – saxophone
Tancred Heyerdahl Husø – trumpet
Richard Köster – trumpet
Magnus Murphy Joelson – trombone
Andreas Rotevatn – trombone
Johannes Fosse Solvang – trombone
Magnus Breivik Løvseth - tuba
Arne Martin Nybo – guitar
Kristoffer Fossheim Håvik – piano
Knut Kvifte Nesheim – vibraphone
Petter Asbjørnsen – upright bass
Øystein Aarnes Vik - drum kit

Programme

Part I: Franklin
i. setsail
ii. erebus/terror
iii. in the bleak…
iv. afflictions

Part II: Amundsen
i. the interval
ii. eternal returns
iii. Uqsuqtuuq
iv. winterlude
v. frosty wind made moan
vi. last stretch