This weekend will mark the premiere of my first electroacoustic work, which will be performed as part of the Hartt Dance Division's senior dance recital. Each of the five senior dancers has been collaborating with a Hartt composer; the seniors are creating the choreography, and the composers are supplying the music. (One would expect it to be this way, although I'm sure it would be a very interesting recital if the roles were reversed.) The dances are being performed by other dance students at the Hartt school. In addition, each of the senior dancers will be featured in a solo performance choreographed by an outside professional dancer.
The piece that I have crafted for the senior with whom I am collaborating (Tiffany Goudreau) is titled A Fresh Start. The title—and the inspiration for the piece—came from one of Tiffany's original concepts for the choreography. (Her concept has since changed, but the music has adapted and still fits – one of the quirks of a collaborative process like this one.)
