System No. 1 (2015)

System No. 1 (2015) – Solo Prepared Snare Drum

Published by Kreating SounD
Duration: 7:40

Instrumentation

snare drum with rosined head, 1 almglocken (mouth must be uneven and able to rock side to side and large enough to fit over the mini radio), 10.25” aluminum pot lid (club cookware brand), clamshell, clock coil, miniature radio, and the following implements: two small chains, bass bow, and a bamboo skewer.

Notes

System No. 1 The work is notated using text, graphic notation, and some conventional music notation. The notation demands reflexive interactivity between performer and objects throughout the interpretation of the work. This reflexive interactivity is a required feature of the work, as many of the sounds are produced through the automation of the objects, which once set in motion, move and sound on their own accord; this occurs with the almglocken, aluminum pot lid, clamshell, and clock coil. The title comes from the performative spectacle of the work, which presents to the viewer like the management of a system of moving objects. The management of the objects is not passive but rather an active and progressively more determinate role as the work develops.

Recordings

Xtensions https://roncoulter.bandcamp.com/album/xtensions

Performances

Betty’s (Nashville, TN), November 16, 2018
Volunteer State College (Gallatin, TN), November 15, 2018
Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH), November 13, 2018
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), November 9, 2018
Blo Back Gallery (Pueblo, CO), September 15, 2018
Kickstand Kafé (Flagstaff, AZ), September 14, 2018
Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), September 14, 2018
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ), September 13, 2018
Wheeler Concert Hall, Casper College (Casper, WY), November 27, 2016
Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), October 27, 2016
Studio Dada (Provo, UT), October 27, 2016
Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT), October 26, 2016
Diabolical Records (Salt Lake City, UT), July 7, 2016
Wheeler Concert Hall, Casper College (Casper, WY), September 28, 2015 (World Premiere)