The composition "Black Cats and Blues" was conceived with cellist Audrey Riley in 2014 and later developed and premiered by Craig Hultgren in May 2018.
Compositional Technique
All electronic components in "Black Cats and Blues" are generated live or controlled by interaction with the cellist, and the performer's response is entirely improvised.
Performer Biography
Cellist Craig Hultgren, the performer on this album, has had almost 300 works created for him.
Composer Biography
Craig Vear, the composer, is a professor of digital performance and music at the Institute of Creative Technologies at De Montfort University, UK.
Recording & Production
The work "Black Cats and Blues" was recorded in Leicester, U.K. in August 2018.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album "Black Cats and Blues" is an extended composition for improvising cellist and digital technology, inspired by Boris Vian's collection of 10 short stories.
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