Tuesday, July 24, 2012

About David Sudmalis


About David Sudmalis 


David is a composer-performer living in Sydney, Australia.  His practice is varied, working across numerous music genres (classical, popular, jazz) and often in collaboration with visual artists.

His recent work has been characterised by an increasing use of composition outside of the audible spectrum – particularly below 20Hz (infrasound), where sound is felt rather than heard, and where there is a predisposition for involuntary physiological response to sound waves. Under proper conditions with specifically tuned infrasound, a spectator’s experience can range from extreme calm, sorrow, and stillness, to more acute responses including peripheral hallucination. David has been working in this area for around ten years and developed infrasonic composition as a counterpoint to audible composition…

On this page, there are some samples of David’s work to date: an audio-visual showreel, and excerpts from compositions. Neither have infrasonic elements embedded within, as these are best experienced under controlled conditions.








Details of composition excerpts:

0'00" Domino Theory (for solo clarinet), performed by Carl Rosman
0'34" The Joy of Loss (installation)
1'30" Cicada Dusk (for orchestra), performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marcus Stenz
2'25" Enki (for flute, live electronics and digital audio), performed by Daynor Missingham and David Sudmalis
3'29" Zillmanton Clarities (for orchestra), performed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kevin Field
4'29" Aphasia [preview] (installation)

As for David's other life, you can find out about that here: www.connectcp.org/DavidSudmalis

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