Molly Joyce's "Less is More" explores the artistic 'guilty pleasures' of pulse and light, including a lighting part intended to be as important as the live performers.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "A Series of Indecipherable Glyphs," is an evolution of NakedEye Ensemble's debut album's rock-based style.
Compositional Technique
Nick Didkovsky's "Amalia's Secret" was created using his automatic composition software, Nerve2.hmsl, which generates contours for 12 musical parameters.
Interpretation
Mike Bitts, the arranger of Frank Zappa's "Sinister Footwear II," believes NakedEye Ensemble excels at performing Zappa's music with a "rock attitude" or "putting the eyebrows on it."
Compositional Technique
Rusty Banks's "Dum Spectas Fugio" incorporates recordings of clocks from The National Watch and Clock Museum, creating a 'prepared' ensemble with clock sounds tied to specific notes.
Performer Biography
NakedEye Ensemble is an award-winning new classical, avant-rock, and experimental electro-acoustic octet based in Lancaster, PA.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Aaron Jay Myers's "Strabismus" aims to bring the sonic texture in and out of focus, mimicking the experience of a tired eye muscle, inspired by his own eye condition.
