MIT Center for Art Science & Technology (CAST) Residency
You CAN go home again.
And sometimes it’s even better.
CAST Inaugural Artist Series
MIT
This past May, I was invited to my old stomping grounds, the music department at MIT. The residency was part of the Spring Sound Series for the new MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST). CAST defines itself as the “connector of artists, scientists, and engineers through a practice of experimentation, risk-taking and imaginative problem-solving,” and I can say first-hand it’s a compelling cross-disciplinary addition to the MIT landscape.
I gave a talk on my work at the intersection of electronic music, live performance, and digital media, and I also premiered a piece, very much hot off the presses: Flock 2.0 for solo violin and electronics by sterling composer, Andrew May. You can read an incredibly kind review of my talk by in The Tech, written by Edwina Portocarrero.
It was AWESOME to be back in Cambridge and such a pleasure to catch up with some of my former professors including Evan Ziporyn, John Harbison, and Lowell Lindgren. Lowell was retiring that weekend, and he was gracious enough to come to my talk – a total treat!
I was also the guest of honor at an MIT Arts Scholars dinner. Talking to the students at dinner and meeting new MIT folks like Christine Southworth and Liz Murphy during my residency has given me a welcome feeling of connectedness to the current MIT scene. Thanks everyone.
Also: since I was in Cambridge, I couldn’t pass up the chance to record Flock 2.0 with the one and only Andy Hong at Kimchee Studio just down the street off Central Square. This recording was used in a dance music video featuring the piece, a collaboration with Jodi Lomask from Capacitor and RJ Muna.
