Drawing from a childhood dissatisfied with classical music recitals, Marielle aims to rebuild musical performance as a breathing system of sound, people, and space. Born in Cleveland in 1982, she received her B.A. in Music Performance and Biology from Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying contemporary piano performance with Anita Pontremoli. At the CCMIX in Paris, France, she studied computer music composition with Gerard Pape, Jean-Claude Risset, Trevor Wishart, and Curtis Roads. Her recent work deconstructs the violin as both performance interface and sound generator utilizing custom electronics and interactive computer programming. Recent solo work has been heard at Les Voutes (Paris) and the Luggage Store Gallery (SF), as well as performances with Agnes Szelag in the electroacoustic pop duo myrmyr.
Continuing with her series of performance-installation works Vibrational Matrix, Marielle seeks to explore vibrational space through sound, light, and water. She deconstructs the violin as both performance interface and sound generator with custom electronics and computer programming, creating an environment or breathing system of sound, people, and space. This work seeks to redefine the relationship of audience, sculpture, and performer through integrating different modes of perception and motion in space.
Two Violins and a Theatre – A Triptych of Resonances
2:30 p.m., Lisser Hall
A violinist and computer perform a system of two violins, sound oscillators and water-wave reflections. The resonance (or unique vibrational tendency) of the surrounding space and two violins is the basis of the sounds we hear. The motion of the perceiver will not only shape personal experience and understanding, but has the potential to alter the sounding system and the implied architecture of the site. We are immersed in sound and light in a theatre... or inside a violin!
Special thanks to Les Stuck and Don Day for their technical advising.