Named the first composerinresidence of the kennedy center for the performing arts, mason bates writes music that fuses orchestral writing, narrative forms, the harmonies of jazz and the rhythms of techno. His music is always refreshingly different with its reliance on a blend of electronic sound sources and live sampling plus traditional acoustical sources. Mason bates is a popular, excitingly dramatic contemporary classical composer of the electronic techno and hiphop generation who, when performing with symphony orchestras, plays his lap top computer for techno beats and samples. The online retailer has its head in the clouds with plans for an airship hosting a swarm of delivery drones. Welcome to one of the best communities on youtube, the people here are great. We now have easy access to her 30 years of difficult research. Mothership is a singlemovement composition for orchestra and electronica by the american composer mason bates. The boston university tanglewood institute buti young artists wind ensemble performs bates mothership during the 2016 summer season. He is best known for his usage of electronics in his orchestral works.
Join facebook to connect with mason bates and others you may know. The nw original pro scooter shop since 2009 mothership. Mothership mason bates by liberty university bands free. Bates 19 september 1919 7 december 1941, who was killed on board uss arizona during the attack on pearl harbor. Welcome to easter cove, a salty fishing village on the far reaches of maines rocky coast. Featuring solo improvisations by paulo calligopoulos on electric guitar, ali bello on violin, su. Mar 18, 2016 appointed the firstever composerinresidence at the kennedy center this season the beginning of a threeyear residency, mason bates has rapidly joined the ranks of john adams among the most.
Appointed the firstever composerinresidence at the kennedy center this season the beginning of a threeyear residency, mason bates has rapidly joined the ranks of john adams among the most. Feb 16, 2016 composer mason bates has spent much of his career trying to push the boundaries of what sounds have a place on the orchestral stage. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Electronica, meet orchestra the composerinresidence for the chicago symphony orchestra, bates has also been a dj for 10 years. An average of 2,900 tests were previously conducted daily, but that number has now hit around 8,000.
With the witty, agile concert opener attack decay sustain release, this collection demonstrates why mason bates has become one of the mostperformed orchestral composers of the present day. Sometimes, on an endeavour such as ours, you refocus onto different aspects in life and find meaning, even destiny in other fields. Nov 23, 2012 performance by the ubc symphonic wind ensemble robert taylor, conductor. We answer a question about racial separation laws of the past play music from josh groban. His symphonic music has received widespread acceptance for its expanded palette of electronic sounds, and it is championed by conductors such.
She has rightfully gained her crown and royal title as our mother ship download, for clearly defining who yhvh is, and showing us how to abide in him, and our beloved savior yah shuajesus. He is the first composerinresidence of the kennedy center for the performing arts, and he has also been in residence with chicago symphony orchestra, the san francisco symphony, the pittsburgh symphony, and the california symphony. The piece follows the form of a scherzo with double trio. A very honest take on living, working and parenting in dubai by editor and mum helen farmer. Mason bates is, in my mind, one of the best and most promising younger generation american composers. Mason bates mothership, for wind ensemble and electronica. At a time when classical music is eagerly, anxiously, even desperately trying to connect with a younger generation, he is one of the rare composers who is at once popular, hip, and active at the large classicalmusic institutions that are having the hardest time winning young audiences. Mothership composition, a 2011 composition by mason bates. Here, he describes his double life in classical and. The mothership floats high above, an orchestra pulsing rapidly with a heart of techno. Mothership mason bates by liberty university bands.
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Play the mothership, a free online game on kongregate. The youtube symphony orchestra 2011 performs mothership by mason bates at the grand finale concert. The original audio came from a group of youths who were chanting on a bus in 2016. Oct 11, 2010 mason bates, composerinresidence, chicago symphony orchestra, talks about his inspirations for mothership, the piece he wrote specially for the youtube symphony orchestra 2011.
Kongregate free online game the mothership enter the mothership, a missing spacecraft and uncover its secrets play the mothership. Bates born january 23, 1977 is a grammy awardwinning american composer of symphonic music and dj of electronic dance music. The mission of the mother ship is to provide social, educational, emotional, health and community supports to caregivers of special needs children in the central ohio area. Bmopsound features innovative san franciscobased composer mason bates on its latest release. Feb 10, 2016 university of hawaii spring concert 2014 uh wind ensemble jeffrey boeckman, conductor march 2, 2014 mason bates mothership 2011, for wind ensemble and electronica guest artists. Included with the rental of the materials is a download link for a simple software sampler that triggers the sounds from the laptop an additional percussionist or an assistant conductor simply hits laptop keys at rehearsal numbers. In this context, mother ship is often spelled as one word. Jan 12, 2016 the always interesting bates gives us something a little funky. But while symphonic scherzos historically play with dance rhythms such as the waltz, mothership looks to 21st century dance music such as techno to enliven its journey. Mothership orchestra version home of composer mason bates. Mason bates creates a liquid interface between electronica and classical music download mp3 rightclick or optionclick the link.
Performance by the ubc symphonic wind ensemble robert taylor, conductor. Bates channels the depths of the ocean and arizonan desert vistas, respectively, in seablue circuitry and desert transport. At several moments in the piece, various soloists dock with the mothership, dropping in with solos both virtuosic and lyrical. A mothership may be large enough that its body contains a station for the rest of the fleet. Bates often incorporates electronica into his pieces, but as he told a class of peabody institute composition students last week, he sees electronics as a means to a musical end. Mar 24, 2011 the youtube symphony orchestra 2011 performs mothership by mason bates at the grand finale concert. The brief solos can be played as written or improvised. Build your own scooter part by part or get a preassembled complete or a mothership custom. Stream mothership mason bates by liberty university bands from desktop or your mobile device. Electronics arent the focus so much as an additional tool in a composers. The piece received its world premiere march 20, 2011 at the sydney opera house by the youtube symphony orchestra under michael tilson thomas, with featured improvisatorial soloists paulo calligopoulos on electric guitar, ali bello on violin, su chang on zheng, and john burgess on bass. Mothership by boston modern orchestra project on amazon music.