| Alistair
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. |
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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