The Works of Lu Minji Selected for the 2020 Seoul International Computer Music Festival

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The Seoul International Computer Music Festival (SICMF) was founded by the Korea Electronic Music Association (KEAMS) in 1993 and is held in Seoul, South Korea in every October. It is one of the most influential international electronic music festivals held in Asia. The festival pays great attention to the cutting-edge, international development and research results of electronic music. Every year, it collects the latest outstanding works in five categories including "pure electronic music", "hybrid electronic music", "real-time electronic music", "sound and visual art" and "Other Electronic Music". Selected works were invited to be exhibited at the festival.

As usual, the music festival expert review committee selects the participating works from all over the world. On September 20, 2020, the SICMF Organizing Committee issued a notice for the selection of works. The electronic music work "Don't Walk Gentle into that Good Night" composed by Associate Professor Lu Minjie from the Department of Electronic Music of SCCM was successfully selected. The work was invited to participate in October 28th to 31st Music festival performance. Affected by the global epidemic, this year's Seoul International Computer Music Festival will be held in a special format, and all selected works will be specially adjusted and planned in terms of implementation and technology.

 

The works of teachers of the Department of Electronic Music were selected for the 2020 Seoul International Computer Music Festival, reflecting the professional development level and international vision of the Department of Electronic Music.

 

"Don't Walk Gentle Into that Good Night " Introduction:

This is a 9'40" electronic music, stereo or holographic version. The author is a lover of Nolan's film "Interstellar". The film "Interstellar" is an excerpt from Dylan Thomas’ the nineteen-line poem "Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night", which is rigorous in rhythm, contains the beauty of rejuvenation, and reflects the human beings’ exploration of life in a major crisis, perception of value and strong humanity. The works is mainly based on the vocal recitation of this nineteen-line poem and the sampling of the wind chime of the song. It demonstrates its musicality through a large number of electronic music technology and sound processing and deformation, and expresses its musicality and timbre-textured writing thinking in electronic music language. The author tries to express the great courage and unyielding resistance of mankind in the face of crisis from the perspective of the wild universe. For the global village that depends on for survival, we, as a "community of human destiny", are in the process of civilization development should be a kind of awe and reflection.

 

The work was premiered at the "Earth Plan" concert in the 2020 "Earth Day" global marathon real-time music festival.

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