VF Artist YoungKyoung Lee performs Alejandro Viñao's new marimba/electronics solo 'Madera Viento y Metal' (Wood, Wind, & Metal)
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M114 & M115
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ABOUT THE PIECE:
The marimba has a very distinctive and seductive sound. However, except at the lower end of the instrument, its resonance is relatively short, and in the middle and high sections of the register the sound decays quickly after the initial attack.
In this piece I used electronic sounds to extend and transform the resonance and timbre of the marimba. As the title of the piece suggests, I sought to add to the colour of 'wood' characteristic of the marimba sound world, the colours of wind and metal which I felt complemented and contrasted the marimba in a rich and evocative way.
Unlike in my purely acoustic compositions, the harmonies in Madera Viento y Metal follow not only the logic of the notes and scales on which the piece is based, but are also dictated by the colours and resonances resulting from the interaction between the marimba and the electronics sounds I created for this work. This interaction is dynamic, changing from moment to moment as the music unfolds.
To put it simply, in this work harmony and colour do not function as independent categories but may be experienced by the listener as the unified quality of an emerging sound world.
A.V. March 2016
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ABOUT THE PERFORMER:
YoungKyoung Lee began studying classical percussion at the age of 16 with Kevin Clarke and has since performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.
As an advocate of chamber music, Lee has performed as a member of the Yale Percussion Group, the Peabody Percussion Group, and the Korean Traditional Percussion Ensemble. Lee has participated in numerous music festivals such as the Sō Percussion Summer Institute, the Cloyd Duff Timpani Seminar, and the Brevard Music Center. Most recently, Lee performed in the Norfolk New Music Workshop and traveled with the ensemble to perform at the Ciclo de Música Contemporánea de Oviedo in Asturias, Spain.
Lee completed her Bachelor of Music Degree program studying with Robert van Sice at the Peabody Conservatory, as well as Tom Freer, Assistant Principal Timpanist and Percussionist of the Cleveland Orchestra. While at Peabody, Lee was the recipient of the Zildjian Scholarship.
Lee is currently an MM student at the Yale School of Music, where she studies with Robert van Sice.
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