Organ for the Senses
Season I
June 2016, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, San Diego, CA
Organ for the Senses is an experimental music concert that features newly commissioned electro-acoustic works for the Spreckels Organ, the World’s largest outdoor pipe organ.
Regional and nationally renowned contemporary musicians are commissioned to create new works for Organ for the Senses. Each composition is shaped around the physical properties of the organ itself, giving focus to the vibrational qualities of the instrument. Many compositions feature electronic elements, exploring how the organ functions as a massive analog synthesizer.
Each composition explored new ways to not only hear but to feel and see the vibrations of the Spreckels Organ. During the concert, live projected visualizations allowed visitors to "see" the sound by live projecting a seismograph registering the physical vibrations of the audio.
Compositions by: Michael Pisaro, Samuel Dunscombe, Sofia Gubaidulina, Steve Flato and Alvin Lucier
Projects by the UCSD Survey of Electronic Music Techniques III course lead by Professor Natacha Diels
With: Tahereh Afghah, Wen Liu, Celeste Oram, Johannes Regnier, and Felipe Rossi
Production
Creative Direction: Kate Clark
Music Direction: Samuel Dunscombe
Organists: Justin Murphy-Mancini Jared C. Jacobsen
Cello: Jessie Marino
Percussion: Sean Dowgray
Organ Curator: Dale Sorensen
Seismograph Design: Curt Miller
Live Projection: Lucas Coffin
Audio Production: Nick Lesley
Concert Recording: Samuel Dunscombe
Stage Video: Camille Laut
ASL interpretation: Billieanne McLellan
Advising: Marina Grize
Spreckles Support
Max Nanis, Artist + Spreckels Organ Society Board Member
Dr. Carol Williams, San Diego Civic Organist and Spreckels Organ Artistic Director
Dale Sorenson, Spreckels Organ Society Organ Curator
Ross Porter, Spreckels Organ Society Executive Director