Four Scenes from the Urban Southwest
A sample of a recent work composed and produced for the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix. Four Scenes from the Urban Southwest (composed by Robert Esler and Lisa Tolentino)
Author: Robert
Radio Healer
Taken from radiohealer.com “Radio Healer is an art project facilitated through patient and respectful cross-cultural partnerships between artists of Native American, Chicano, Ilocano, European, and Euro-American backgrounds. These partnerships form dialogues where artists mentor each other to create ritual performances that demonstrate respectful, accountable, and co-intentional collaboration. Radio Healer contributes to the health and vitality … [Read more…]
Philippines Workshop
This past summer, 2011, Lisa Tolentino and I taught a group of approximately 20 students in the Philippines how to play and perform music and use a variety of open source software to create digital media. We focused on teaching the students abstract concepts that directly relate to computational thinking. Music was perfect for this. … [Read more…]
Xenakis Festival
Arizona State University Xenakis Festival performing Iannis Xenakis” “Persephassa” with Crossing 32nd Street. Other events included Glendale Community College and Civic Space in Central Phoenix.
Inuksuit at the Armoury
The Park Avenue Armoury performing John Lather Adams’ “Inuksuit” for 9 to 99 performers. Inuksuit at the Armory
Drumming @ UCSD alumni
University of California, San Diego performed Steve Reich’s “Drumming” for the 50th anniversary concert with former members of red fish blue fish.
Make Music New York
Make Music New York, performing “Persephassa” with Greg Beyer, Nathan Davis, Doug Perkins, Brett Reed and Steven Schick in Central Park, NYC.
IR Water Controller
IR Water Controller is the formulation of an instrument that uses the motion of water to bend IR light that is picked up by a Wiimote’s IR camera. From there the amount of distortion from the IR LED underneath a vessel of water is mapped onto a simple synthesizer. This instrument was used during the … [Read more…]
Desert, Forest, Tundra
Desert, Forest, Tundra was an experiment and performative artistic work that took place over two and half years and three locations. Desert took place in Carrizo Badlands in the Anza Borrego State Park in California, Feb. 26th, 2006. Forest took place in Sandwich, NH on the property of Jerry Dodge, a family friend, September 30th, … [Read more…]