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Videogame Vespers Yale School of Music
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Meet composer Aaron Israel Levin 19’MM 27’DMA, who spoke with us about his piece Videogame Vespers, which was recorded, mixed, and mastered in the CSMT studios.
“Videogame Vespers is a piece for violin and electronics that pairs video game violence with violin virtuosity” said Levin, who intertwines increasingly difficult violin passagework with classic gaming and arcade sound effects in punchy, rhythmic juxtapositions. “Placing traditional violin performance in dialogue with electronic sound allowed me to examine this intersection between popular culture and the culture of Western concert music. This junction is a concept I’m increasingly interested in, and which I’ve explored in other electroacoustic compositions, including Hand Bones for harpsichord and electronics.”
Meet composer Aaron Israel Levin 19’MM 27’DMA, who spoke with us about his piece Videogame Vespers, which was recorded, mixed, and mastered in the CSMT studios.
“Videogame Vespers is a piece for violin and electronics that pairs video game violence with violin virtuosity” said Levin, who intertwines increasingly difficult violin passagework with classic gaming and arcade sound effects in punchy, rhythmic juxtapositions. “Placing traditional violin performance in dialogue with electronic sound allowed me to examine this intersection between popular culture and the culture of Western concert music. This junction is a concept I’m increasingly interested in, and which I’ve explored in other electroacoustic compositions, including Hand Bones for harpsichord and electronics.”
5 min