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Rimbarimba
Rodrigo Sigal - rodrigo@rodrigosigal.com
program notes
'Rimbarimba' was composed as part of the project
'Far from silence' with percussionist Rober Esler. Throughout various
sessions in England and the USA the piece evolved into its final form
which consists of a score and a Max/Msp patch in order to trigger the
required stereo sound files from the computer. The creation of
recognisable links between different media is one of the main concerns
in 'Rimbarimba'. The integration of rhythmic and spectral materials
from the live instrument and the electroacoustic part are therefore
central to the piece. 'Rimbarimba' can be considered as a mix between
artificially generated sound worlds, layers of recorded sound related
to the marimba and a human element that works as a 'bridge' between
multiple musical levels. I wanted this piece to be more of a process of
exploration than a pre-planned set of musical rules. Decisions were
constantly taken in order to emphasise some of the elements that
emerged throughout the compositional process. 'Rimbarimba' was
commissioned with funds from the USA-Mexico fund for culture in 2001
and created at the composer^Os studio in London.
bio
Rodrigo Sigal (www.rodrigosigal.com) (Mexico City-1971) Has a PhD in Electroacoustic composition from City University in London and a BA in composition from the Musical Studies and Research Center (CIEM) in Mexico City, and was part of the composition workshop directed by Prof. Mario Lavista. He also studied with Denis Smalley, Javier Alvarez, Franco Donatoni, Judith Weird, Michael Jarrel y Juan Trigos among others.
Since 1991 he has been working as composer, sound and recording engineer in his private studio in Mexico and London, composing for dance, video, radio and T.V., and he was the coordinator of the Computer Music Lab at the CIEM from 1994 until 1998.
He has received awards from the Mexican National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), The CIEM, The Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, the ORS and The Sidney Perry Foundation in England and the LIEM Studios and The Ministry of Culture in Spain, the 1st. Prize (Cycles, 1999), honorary mentions (Tolerance, 2000 and Twilight, 2001) in the Luigi Russolo Composition Prize and finalist in Bourges 2002 (Twilight).
Some of his works are available on CD, and his CD "MANIFIESTO" (CIEM006), has received positive reviews and radio broadcast in Mexico and abroad. His music has been performed in more than 20 countries around the world.
Since 1998 takes active part in DAM (www.dam-music.com), a group of six composers that is working in different interdisciplinary project including Altenative Sessions with The Maarten Altena Ensemble presented in Mexico, France and The Netherlands.
He recently finished Blood Stream for the Spanish tubist Jesus Jara with concerts in Spain, Brazil and Argentina commissioned by the Cuenca Conservatoire. The project "Rimbarimba: Lejos del Silencio" for marimba and electroacoustic sounds finished recently was comision by Robert Esler (New Heaven, CT) and part of a Rockefeller-FONCA.grant. The piece has been performed in Mexico, USA, The Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil and England. He also completed Liquid Fear for the Maarten Altena Ensemble for 10 instruments, electronics and Video. Future activities include performances and seminars in multiple countries an the composition of Limite siete a piece for the Aksenti Dance Company, a flute and electronics piece (7/2003) and a piano and electronics concert for a Mexican orchestra (2004).
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