By Niloufar Nourbakhsh | For Piano and Live Electronics | 11′

Technical Requirements: The performance of this work requires access to a laptop, MAX/MSP software, stereo speaker setup, required cables, USB pedal (if the performer wishes to control the electronics).

Routing: computer out to the speakers, there is no live input for the electronics of this piece. All materials are synthesized live on MAX/MSP.

Electronic files will be available upon purchase of the work.

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From the composer:

I never understood exactly what we are all trying to get to. The ascending lines of HbeaRt are my searching attempts for getting  to a solid point. There are several random elements built into the live electronics that resemble the unexpected events of everyday life; yet, we continue to ascend. In the second movement however, I explore the emotional components of being F I X E D and stuck in a situation, a terminal disease, war, etc. Even in such predicaments, the music begs for action and movement, inspired by the innate nature of life.

Commission/Dedication: HbeaRt was written for Keith Kirchoff at Splice Institute. F I X E D was commissioned by Erika Dohi for Metropolis Ensemble‘s piano series as an additional movement to HbeaRt.
Acclaim:
*Kaleidoscope MusArt Special Citation Award for powerful and sincere musical expression of perennial and current, individual and collective humanistic and existential topics. (2017)
*EDR Foundation first prize winner of emerging composers competition. (2018)