Colin Malloy was awarded a 2015 Grant from the Friends Student Research Fund. He describes his work in the field, and now in the studio.
Colin Malloy, at Southern Oregon University. Artist provided photo.
"I took several trips out to CSNM with a portable recording device and made field recordings of interesting sounds. This included wildlife, insects, myself walking over various terrain, the trees, etc. I also took photos along the way.
"I am in the process of editing the sounds together to make a 3-channel soundscape. When it is played back, there are three sound sources. Stereo has two sounds sources (left and right); 5.1 surround has 5 sound sources. The soundscape will accompany the live performance.
"I am creating the score and parts based on the photos I took. Some examples of this will be to transform the horizon or the shape of a path from a photo into a line that the performer interprets musically.
"I have made the photos and recordings. Now I am working on the (slow) process of editing the soundscape and creating the scores. We are planning to workshop the piece in April [2016]. The premiere performance is planned is scheduled in May at SOAR, Southern Oregon University (SOU)."
--Colin Malloy, Masters of Music in Percussion Performance from SOU
First prize in the 2014 James P. and Shirley J. O’Brien Endowment Composition Competition hosted by University of Arizona.