Clara Yang performs Project Ex Machina (excerpts) Visual art by Xuan

Clara Yang, piano
Xuan, new media artist
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Commissioned Composers and Artists:
Dr. Allen Anderson (UNC)
Prof. Suzi Analogue (UNC)
Dr. Peter Askim (NC State)
Dr. Stephen Anderson (UNC)
Yili Fan (movement artist, filmmaker)
Dr. Lee Weisert (UNC)
Phil Young
Yvette Young (electric guitarist, composer)
EX MACHINA is an interdisciplinary and multimedia project exploring the complex connections and relationship between technology and humanity through visual art and music. Evolving technology has been changing our lives, including how we experience arts and music. The title, Ex Machina, or From the Machine, reflects on humanity’s creativity and struggle of identity in this fast changing world. As a starting point, the piano is a musical machine with which I create sound stories to evoke ideas and emotions. In this project, we will explore the machine’s multifaceted meanings artistically, musically, and philosophically. -Dr. Clara Yang
Program
Act I, Atomic Pulse
0:14 Crystal Prelude No. 1 (solo piano), Cryoacoustic Orb Installation Video | Reena Esmail, composer; Lee Weisert and Jonathon Kirk, sound installation designers
0:46 Clinamina (piano and electronics) | Lee Weisert, composer
1:19 Deep ConditioNN Redux (piano and fixed media) | Suzi Analogue, beatmaker; Clara Yang, composer/piano
Act II, Organic Machines
1:59 Nebula (solo piano) | Clara Yang, composer/piano
2:51 RoboDream (solo piano) | Phil Young, composer; Yili Fan, movement artist
3:16 Conception (piano and fixed media) | Yvette Young, composer/producer/electric guitar/violin; Clara Yang, composer/piano
Act III, Synthetic Souls
4:58 Analogue Confession (solo piano) | Peter Askim, composer
5:26 Think that’s you - a personality software recognition software toccata (piano and electronics) | Allen Anderson, composer
6:08 Drones (solo piano) | Stephen Anderson, composer
Postlude
6:54 Hoyt-Schermerhorn (piano and electronics) | Christopher Cerrone, composer