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The Clearing returned to UCC Keene on September 6th — this time in the main sanctuary, with the full voice of the 40-rank Berkshire Gilbert Organ and a 7-speaker spatial audio installation. Watch the full live performance here → and join the newsletter here → to hear about the next one before it’s announced anywhere else.
This summer I expanded the UCC Keene Organ with spatial audio and additive synthesis modeling — watch a short documentary on the process here.
Speaking of additive synthesis, I’ve created a Practical Manual for the Synclavier Regen covering architecture, synthesis methods, the partial crossfader, cross-partial modulation, grunge — all the things the official docs don’t quite explain the way a player needs them explained. (check it out here →)
I’m also building new Synclavier Regen patch libraries based on UCC’s Berkshire-Gilbert Organ Pipes and the original Korg DW-8000 wavetables. Let me know if you’d like to see some nerdy, deep-dive videos detailing this process.
The studio in Keene is settled and feeling really good. There’s more space, a beautifully staged workflow, and a hands-on approach that gives even sound design tasks a beautiful feel of making something. The new rooms are starting to talk back and its sound is starting to emerge. Read and listen to more here →
Oh, and Too Much Music will kick off a new season this fall. Stay tuned!
Dr. Greg Wilder is a composer, pianist, and music technologist working at the intersection of human creativity and computational possibility. He directs music and arts at the United Church of Christ in Keene, NH and regularly ventures out to the backcountry of New England and Eastern Canada. He is Eastman-trained with a thirty-year practice spanning composition, machine listening, and live spatial-audio performance.
You can also find me on Mastodon.