Daniel Swilley

Composer • Musician • Educator

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Pathfinder

5.1 electroacoustic music • 2009, rev. 2011 • 7.5'

Electronic

Program Note

Pathfinder (2009), electroacoustic music designed for 5.1 surround, draws inspiration from all the relatively small sounds that are made as we move through this world. The grating of rocks underfoot, the crush of leaves and the sounds of tree limbs snapping are among the sound sources used. The work is primarily concerned with motion, pace, obstacles, and points of arrival.

Pathfinder was composed with Grace (an algorithmic composition environment by Taube), Csound, Protools, and Max/MSP. This work was realized in the Experimental Music Studios at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Performance Information

  • Premiere: Concert of New Music, Music Building Auditorium, Urbana, Illinois, March 13, 2009.
  • Electronic Music Midwest, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Performing Arts Center, November 5–7, 2009.
  • Electroacoustic Juke Joint, Delta State University, Bologna Performing Arts Center, November 12–14, 2009.
  • NoiseFloor Festival, Staffordshire University, Television Centre, Stafford, England, January 16, 2010.
  • SEAMUS National Conference 2010, St. Cloud State University, Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud, Minnesota, April 8–10, 2010.
  • IWU New Music Series Concert, Westbrook Auditorium, Illinois, October 27, 2011.
  • EMS Measures of Change Concert, Urbana, Illinois, February 23, 2012.
  • BYTE Gallery / Studio 300 Festival of Digital Art and Music, Lexington, Kentucky, September 28–29, 2012.
  • UNI Faculty Electronic Music Concert, Cedar Falls, Iowa, February 10, 2020.
  • UNI Faculty Electronic Music 5.1 Concert, Cedar Falls, Iowa, February 5, 2024.

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