Serenata Yale School of Music

Meet soprano Amalia Crevani, ’23MMwho spoke with us about her piece Serenata for voice and electronics, composed and produced in CSMT.

“Serenata [is] in many ways is a bridge between the natural/acoustic and digital worlds,” Crevani said. Aiming to create a particular nocturnal scene, I not only used various vocal techniques (chirping, cricket sounds, frogs croaking, and breath for wind sounds, etc.), but also special editing effects such as reverb, compression, and overtone manipulation to more accurately create the scene I envisioned in my mind’s eye (or, better yet, ear). Having the tools to more precisely shape these sounds through tech manipulation, I was better able to recount the piece’s central story at an entirely musical level.”