Steven Bryant

Instrumentation:   ElectroacousticOrchestra

Genres:   ElectroacousticEnergetic

The Machine Awakes is the sound of something not human (but of humans hands) – something not entirely organic, but most definitely alive – waking up for the first time. From the opening swirling textures, we sense the first hesitant sparks of thought, attempting to find form and coherence. This new machine – sentient, aware – comes fully awake, possessed of emphatic self-determination and unfathomable purpose.

The electronics for this work are triggered from a computer (Macintosh or Windows) via a self-contained program, freely downloadable from this website, or from an iPhone/iPad/Android device, using the apps available on the Apple App Store ($0.99) and Google Play store ($0.99).

Commissioned by: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Premiered

15 December 2013, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Debut Orchestra, Terrance Gray, conductor.

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