Naica (2011)

For alto saxophone and live delay processing (with Max MSP)
Duration: 8′
Premiere: Mason Lubert, 2011
 
The crystal caves of Naica provided amazing visual inspiration for my first venture into composing music with live interactive electronics. A simple gate-in and gate-out object in Max MSP creates a delay that initiates an unchanging tempo for the duration of the piece. Therefore, harmonies must shift using common tones and are always built upon the notes preceding them. Naica will be featured on saxophonist Hart Linker‘s debut CD titled Minimalism and the Saxophone.