Rockland Angklung Gamelan Ensemble
Excerpts from our October 15, 2023 concert at Pomona, NY.A gamelan that uses only 4 notes.
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OUTER LIMITS revisited (2023)
Gloria McLean, dancer; David Simons, composer and conceptThe dancer's hand held light source activates the webcam to show her form, which is projected.
It also triggers the sound samples of spoken words, dialogue from the TV episode.
Other sounds, a percussion track and a pizzicato salad, are interactively altered by the amount of light and speed of movement
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the SHUFFLE: a card game trio
A custom made deck of cards is the score of this composition;the players are each in their "Autonomous Temporal Zones",
yet interacting in this musical /theatrical piece.
Premiere performance Aug 6, 2022.
To view all the cards, look here
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THE UNPLAYED HAND (2020-2021)
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"the drumset is a grid of empty space"
from the performance Only the Impossible
at Studio 10, Brooklyn Feb 15, 2019
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Four Kotekan
A very exciting piece that we've been performing around the world since 1994.
Composed by Simons and based on Balinese counterpoint,
re-arranged for homemade bamboo instruments and Philippine jawharps.
Bring Your Own Projector event at City College of NY, Feb 28, 2015
Feb 24, 2007.
"Understanding Desire" (1995)
Lisa Karrer - Voice, David Simons - slide guitar and metal objects
performed at The Flea Theater NYC 2009
Excerpts from the premiere performance with the Gamelan Son of Lion at Fellowship of Reconciliation, Nyack, NY. June 7, 2009
Commissioned by the Arts Council of Rockland
Short excerpt from Simons @60 retrospective at Roulette, March 2013
Performed by Lisa Karrer and David Simons at Studio 10 in Brooklyn, 2019.
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Activating Electro-Magnetic Life Forms
Three selections from a work-in-progress showing at Harvestworks Dec 20, 2017.
Using webcam, theremin, and Max programming, sound and visual projections are interactively charged in real time performance.
A NYSCA funded project.
Using webcam, theremin, and Max programming, sound and visual projections are interactively charged in real time performance.
A NYSCA funded project.
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Anti-thesis
David Simons manipulating sound and video by using the theremin as a trigger and controller.Bring Your Own Projector event at City College of NY, Feb 28, 2015
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Theremin is Reading My Thoughts
A compilation of 4 solo pieces: Air Gamelan, anti-Thesis, InnaGadda Detective, Occupational Therapy. Performances from 2013-15._________________________________
Virtual Percussion
for theremin and voice at Issue Project Room (the silo in Gowanus)Feb 24, 2007.
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Molecular Self-Assembly
Originally created for an Art meets Science collaboration at Cornelia St Cafe, this very short excerpted version was performed at the Living Theater as part of Schismism:Natural Law, a piece about Darwin by Lisa Karrer in 2009. Vocal processing by Simons._________________________________
Aria 3
music by David Simons; lyrics by Anita Sieff, from her play"Understanding Desire" (1995)
Lisa Karrer - Voice, David Simons - slide guitar and metal objects
performed at The Flea Theater NYC 2009
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O Death
The folk spiritual as sung by Ralph Stanley, with movement triggered samples and live singing by Lisa Karrer, from her production Meeting Chen Zhen: Drum as Doorway Between Worlds (2014) with interactive programming by David Simons._________________________________
GONG HUMPING CEREMONY
by David Simons.Excerpts from the premiere performance with the Gamelan Son of Lion at Fellowship of Reconciliation, Nyack, NY. June 7, 2009
Commissioned by the Arts Council of Rockland
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"Angklung Pelukan"
embracing polyrhythms, for the Gamelan Son of Lion.Short excerpt from Simons @60 retrospective at Roulette, March 2013
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Occupational Therapy
performance: Simons @60 retrospective at Roulette, 2013
Max patch schematic
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My Musical DNA
Interactive web art, 2011
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Ultimate Symbol, Design Elements 5
Video by Mies Hora
music by David Simons from his Tzadik CD "PRISMATIC HEARING"
music by David Simons from his Tzadik CD "PRISMATIC HEARING"
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Online essays:
Gong Culture;
The Abduction of Meaning;
Music and Evolution;
Radio Galaxy