“The Empty Chair” by George Lewis
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George Lewis
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- Columbia University
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A Multi-media Performance, composed by George Lewis, performed by Douglas Ewart, Joel Ryan, Ray Edgar, Steve Potts and Misha Mengelberg
The Empty Chair (1988) is an integrated composition for human and computer performers. One of the humans plays an acoustic musical instrument and is accompanied sonically by a computer controlled orchestra and visually by a computer controlled video system. A computer video instrument is making a real-time video portrait of a second human performer, who is sitting (as for a portrait) in a room well removed from the stage and concert hall activity, or for that matter, from any other activity or sounds.
Douglas Ewart woodwinds, saxophones
Joel Ryan sonic spacialization software
Ray Edgar Fairlight video systems software writer
Steve Potts performer
Misha Mengelberg [1935–2017] performer
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Acknowledgments: Paul Berg, Frans de Ruiter, Stichting STEIM
