Reviewing

Eigenspace

Mari Kimura

Featuring Angie Eng

“Eigenspace” a composition for Augmented Violin (IRCAM) and multi-channel diffusion commissioned by Harvestworks. Taken from “eigenvalue”, a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, in “Eigenspace” Kimura’s musical expression is extracted by the bowing motion sensor technology, interacting with image and sounds in realtime. She will also perform her works “Elastic Canon” and “Voyage Apollonian” for augmented violin, and “Wrestling an Angel” written for her by British composer Andrew Lovett.

Eigenspace

Mari Kimura
Sun, Oct 9 2011, 8pm
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PERFORMANCE Oct 9 – together with Angie Eng’s Liminal
Sun, Oct 9th, 2011 at 8pm
ROULETTE – www.roulette.org
509 Atlantic Ave (at 3rd Ave)
2, 3, 4, 5, C, G, D, M, N, R, B & Q trains and the LIRR
Cost: $15 General Admission, $10 Members/Students/Seniors

See the video of the performance:
“Eigenspace” a composition for Augmented Violin (IRCAM) and multi-channel diffusion commissioned by Harvestworks. Taken from “eigenvalue”, a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, in “Eigenspace” Kimura’s musical expression is extracted by the bowing motion sensor technology, interacting with image and sounds in realtime. She will also perform her works “Elastic Canon” and “Voyage Apollonian” for augmented violin, and “Wrestling an Angel” written for her by British composer Andrew Lovett.

Eigenspace
Mari Kimura
Sun, Oct 9, 8pm
Click here to buy membership!

PERFORMANCE Oct 9 – together with Angie Eng’s Liminal
Sun, Oct 9th, 2011 at 8pm
ROULETTE – www.roulette.org
509 Atlantic Ave (at 3rd Ave)
2, 3, 4, 5, C, G, D, M, N, R, B & Q trains and the LIRR
Cost: $15 General Admission, $10 Members/Students/Seniors

See the video of the performance:

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Full Program: Eigenspace, Canon Élastique, Voyage Apollonian, Wrestling an Angel

EIGENSPACE for Augmented Violin and Interactive Graphics (2011, world premiere commissioned by Harvestworks)
Graphics by Tomoyuki Kato

“Eigenspace” is commissioned by Harvestworks, which incorporates IRCAM’s bowing motion sensor technology “Augmented Violin” and interactive graphics, created by Japan’s leading visual artist in new media, Tomoyuki Kato who most recently exhibited at 2010 Shanghai Expo. Taken from “eigenvalue”, a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, in “Eigenspace” Kimura’s musical expression is extracted by the bowing motion sensor technology, interacting with image and sounds in realtime.

Other works include CANON ÉLASTIQUE for Augmented Violin (2009). This “Elastic Canon” is a 1-person canon with a simple delay, but to stretch and shorten using the bowing motion data and gesture. VOYAGE APOLLONIAN for Augmented Violin (2010), Graphics by Ken Perlin, was commissioned by the American Festival of Microtonal Music, “Voyage Apollonian” is an interactive audio visual work using the bowing motion sensor data. Ken Perlin, an Oscar-winning computer graphics artist and professor at NYU, designed this imaginative animation based on the fractal ideas called the “Apollonian Gasket”.

Also, Mari will be premiering the first version of WRESTLING AN ANGEL a work for violin and electronics, written for her by British composer Andrew Lovett. Andrew Lovett recently moved from the UK to live in Princeton, joining the department of music at Princeton University as a Professional Specialist. He is known for small-scale operas, chamber music and electoacoustic works, performed in Germany, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Canada, Cuba, the USA and throughout the UK.

Tomoyuki Kato is a renown Japanese visual artist/movie director, who works in wide range of projects including advertisements, commercials, museums exhibitions and theme-parks. Kato’s work is known for the superb quality, high-impact, originality and new technical methods. Recently, Kato has been active in creating corporate future vision, such as “concept car”, incorporating live action, computer graphics and animation on project bases. His highly acclaimed “Grand Odyssey” created for 2005 Aichi Expo’s Toshiba/Mitsui pavilion, is now displayed at Nagasaki’s Huistenbosch theme-park. In 2010, Kato created “Better Life from Japan” exhibit for Otsuka Pharmaceutical company at Shanghai Expo, using 360-degree display. Kato has received and nominated for numerous awards at international and national festivals, including Japan Ministry of Culture Media Arts Festival, Los Angels International Short Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival, and London International Advertising Festival.

Full Program: Eigenspace, Canon Élastique, Voyage Apollonian, Wrestling an Angel

EIGENSPACE for Augmented Violin and Interactive Graphics (2011, world premiere commissioned by Harvestworks)
Graphics by Tomoyuki Kato

“Eigenspace” is commissioned by Harvestworks, which incorporates IRCAM’s bowing motion sensor technology “Augmented Violin” and interactive graphics, created by Japan’s leading visual artist in new media, Tomoyuki Kato who most recently exhibited at 2010 Shanghai Expo. Taken from “eigenvalue”, a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, in “Eigenspace” Kimura’s musical expression is extracted by the bowing motion sensor technology, interacting with image and sounds in realtime.

Other works include CANON ÉLASTIQUE for Augmented Violin (2009). This “Elastic Canon” is a 1-person canon with a simple delay, but to stretch and shorten using the bowing motion data and gesture. VOYAGE APOLLONIAN for Augmented Violin (2010), Graphics by Ken Perlin, was commissioned by the American Festival of Microtonal Music, “Voyage Apollonian” is an interactive audio visual work using the bowing motion sensor data. Ken Perlin, an Oscar-winning computer graphics artist and professor at NYU, designed this imaginative animation based on the fractal ideas called the “Apollonian Gasket”.

Also, Mari will be premiering the first version of WRESTLING AN ANGEL a work for violin and electronics, written for her by British composer Andrew Lovett. Andrew Lovett recently moved from the UK to live in Princeton, joining the department of music at Princeton University as a Professional Specialist. He is known for small-scale operas, chamber music and electoacoustic works, performed in Germany, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Canada, Cuba, the USA and throughout the UK.

Tomoyuki Kato is a renown Japanese visual artist/movie director, who works in wide range of projects including advertisements, commercials, museums exhibitions and theme-parks. Kato’s work is known for the superb quality, high-impact, originality and new technical methods. Recently, Kato has been active in creating corporate future vision, such as “concept car”, incorporating live action, computer graphics and animation on project bases. His highly acclaimed “Grand Odyssey” created for 2005 Aichi Expo’s Toshiba/Mitsui pavilion, is now displayed at Nagasaki’s Huistenbosch theme-park. In 2010, Kato created “Better Life from Japan” exhibit for Otsuka Pharmaceutical company at Shanghai Expo, using 360-degree display. Kato has received and nominated for numerous awards at international and national festivals, including Japan Ministry of Culture Media Arts Festival, Los Angels International Short Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival, and London International Advertising Festival.

Mari Kimura

Described as a “virtuoso playing at the edge” by the New York Times,
Mari Kimura is a prolific violinist/composer, a leading figure in the field of
interactive computer music, and most recently known as an entrepreneur developing a
motion sensor system called MUGIC®. Mari is renowned for her mastery of
subharmonics—the production of pitches that sound up to an octave below the violin’s
lowest string. She has received numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a
Fromm Commission Award from Harvard, a residency at IRCAM in Paris, and the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund. In recognition of her ground-breaking work, Mari was
named “Immigrants: Pride of America” by the Carnegie Corporation. In 2020, Mari
released MUGIC® commercially. A small WIFI device which can be worn as a ‘wearable
tech’ or attached to objects, MUGIC® is intended to eliminate the disciplinary
divide and enable new forms of art to emerge and flourish. Today, MUGIC® has been
used by musicians, dancers, and visual artists across the globe. MUGIC® is also
acquired for educational purpose by many noteworthy institutions such as Harvard
University, UC Berkeley, the Peabody Institute, University of Arts (UdK) in Berlin,
Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School. Mari’s recent works focus on
human/machine integration using MUGIC®, performing, composing, and commissioning new
works. In 2019, Mari commissioned composer Dai Fujikura to write “Motion Notions”
published by Ricordi and recorded by Mirabel/SONY; in 2021, Mari composed “Iron
Bird” for cymbal and MUGIC®, for virtuoso percussionist Aiyun Huang, premiered at
the Nabla Festival in Italy; she also composed “KISMET” for Decipher Ensemble,
premiered at the New Music for Strings festival in Aarhus, Denmark; and most
recently Mari composed “Pensamiento” for piano and MUGIC®, which was premiered at
MIT in Boston. A Graduate Faculty at The Juilliard School since 1998, Mari was
appointed as Full Professor of Music at “Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and
Technology” at UC Irvine in 2017. During the Covid shutdown, she earned MBA degree
at UCI in June 2022. In 2020, Mari was nominated as the Entrepreneur Leader of the
Year award at UCI and received the Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the
US. House of Representatives and the California Legislature Assembly. MUGIC® is
available at https://mugicmotion.com/

Andrew Lovett

Andrew Lovett recently moved from the UK to live in Princeton, joining the department of music at Princeton University as a Professional Specialist. He is known for small-scale operas, chamber music, and electoacoustic works, performed in Germany, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Canada, Cuba, the USA and throughout the UK.

Tomoyuki Kato

Tomoyuki Kato is a renown Japanese visual artist/movie director, who works in a wide range of projects including advertisements, commercials, museums exhibitions and theme-parks. Kato’s work is known for the superb quality, high-impact, originality and new technical methods. Recently, Kato has been active in creating corporate future vision, such as “concept car”, incorporating live action, computer graphics, and animation on project bases. His highly acclaimed “Grand Odyssey” created for 2005 Aichi Expo’s Toshiba/Mitsui pavilion, is now displayed at Nagasaki’s Huistenbosch theme-park. In 2010, Kato created “Better Life from Japan” exhibit for Otsuka Pharmaceutical company at Shanghai Expo, using a 360-degree display. Kato has received and nominated for numerous awards at international and national festivals, including Japan Ministry of Culture Media Arts Festival, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival, and London International Advertising Festival.