METANOIA

“Metanoia” is a violin concerto for an improvising soloist, string orchestra, and spatial soundscape.

The piece was commissioned by the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, and composed for NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra with Adam Bałdych as a soloist.

PREMIERE
September 22, 2020, Warsaw
W.Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio
63rd WARSAW AUTUMN

Adam Bałdych, violin
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, Christian Danowicz, conductor
Paweł Hendrich, electronics (live) / Ewa Trębacz, electronics (fixed-media)

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THE TOWER OF BROKEN MIRRORS
Ambisonic soundscape, by Ewa Trębacz (2021)

Josiah Boothby - French horn, Leanna Keith - flutes, Ewa Trębacz, violin & electronics

The soundscape emerged from our collective hallucinations at the CT3 cooling tower and the reactor building at Satsop Nuclear Power Plant. We wandered around and improvised, and the spaces responded with their delays and echoes. Some of the electronic sounds were played back live in the tower with a small 360 loudspeaker – as we improvised to pre-composed phrases. Later Ewa mixed in more electronics for more flavor, and blended it all together. All of the sounds were recorded, processed and mixed in Ambisonics (by Ewa), the version presented here is a binaural mix.

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INANNA DESCENDING
for Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble, by Ewa Trębacz (2019)

Inanna Descending utilizes over a decade of my Ambisonic recordings in unusual acoustic spaces, which have been incorporated into the electronic layer. Among others, the spaces include the Ford Worden Cistern and WWI bunkers (with soprano Anna Niedźwiedź, hornist Josiah Boothby and myself as violinist), and St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle (with Mirta Wymerszberg - bandoneon and flute, Joseph Anderson - concertina and recorders, and myself - violin).

The piece was premiered on February 28, 2019 in Seattle, with live performances by Josiah Boothby (French horn), Heather Bentley (viola), Kaley Lane Eaton (soprano), Leanna Keith (flute), and Mirta Wymerszberg (bandoneon).

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ERRAI
Immersive Audiovisual Space

for French horn, soprano, and audiovisual immersive media, by Ewa Trębacz (2009)

ERRAI is an audiovisual immersive composition by Ewa Trębacz (3D sound and video), created in collaboration with Anna Niedźwiedź (soprano), Josiah Boothby (French horn), and Robert Sowa (light animation). It combines live performance with a pre-recorded Ambisonic soundscape, stereoscopic video projection, and live light animation.

It was premiered on September 19, 2009 during the 52nd International Contemporary Music Festival "Warsaw Autumn" at the Extra-High Voltage Hall, Institute of Power Engineering in Warsaw Poland.

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ANC'L'SUNR | Spatial Soundscape with Orchestra in the Foreground
for symphony orchestra and 3D electronic sound, by Ewa Trębacz (2013)

Commissioned by the Polish Composers' Union, ANC'L'SUNR was premiered by the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marek Moś on February 24, 2013, at the W.Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw, Poland.

Soprano part in the electronic layer was performed by Anna Niedźwiedź.

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LIGEIA
for invisible soprano, ensemble, and surround sound, by Ewa Trębacz (2016)

Ligeia has two main components, the soundscapes in the surround sound electronic part, and the live performance that is a direct response to these soundscapes. The surround sound component was created and composed through the series of on-location recording sessions (Anna Niedźwiedź - soprano and lead part, Josiah Boothby - French horn, Ewa Trębacz - violin).

Ligeia was written for and premiered by Seattle Modern Orchestra, conducted by Julia Tai on April 9, 2016 at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle.

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