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Alistair MacDonald
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MacDonald is a composer and performer of electroacoustic
music. His work draws on a wide range of influences reflecting a keen
interest in improvisation, transformation of sound, and space. Many of
his works are made in collaboration with other artists from a range of
media, and explore a range of contexts beyond the concert hall, often
using interactive technology.
His music has won a
number of awards including a
Creative Scotland Award, and is performed and broadcast in
the UK and abroad. Several works are available on compact disc. |
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Recent
work includes Sensuous
Geographies
in collaboration with Sarah Rubidge (seen in the UK and USA); SeaUnsea
with choreographer Carol Brown and architect Mette Ramsgard Thomsen;
commissions from The Paragon Ensemble, BBC Radio Scotland, Reeling and
Writhing, the Australian ensemble Elision, choreographer Shobana
Jeyasingh; music and sound design for Theatre Cryptic's production of
Electra; and a collaborative work with the poet Aonghas MacNecail for
the opening of the New Museum of Scotland.
He plays
with clarsach player Catriona McKay in a live
electroacoustic improvising duo (- see our myspace site
), and has worked with composer Jo Hyde and saxophonist Paul Dunmall in
free improvisation involving live sampling, sound processing and
mixing.
He is a member of invisiblEARts,
a group of Scottish based acousmatic composers, has worked extensively
with the electroacoustic ensemble BEAST producing and diffusing
concerts, and was, for many years, on the board of Sonic
Arts Network, the UK association for electroacoustic music.
He teaches composition and regularly directs workshops in schools
colleges and arts centres, and is Director of the Electroacoustic
Studios at the
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow.
See a list of works
and find out more about the interactive project, Sensuous
Geographies.
Follow these links for CDs: Sargasso,
Sonic
Arts Network,
CDemusic,
MPS Music
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