• for Niibori orchestra (acoustic music by R Casteels) and electro-acoustic sounds (by Gao Yang)

   

  City Scape can be performed without conductor when players know the electro-acoustic part.

  The audience must be able to hear the three simultaneous layers: 

  - the pre-recorded electro-acoustic sounds from front speakers, 

  - five sound gestures performed by the guitarists, 

  - the transformation in real time of the sounds produced by the guitarists from rear speakers. 

   

• Duration: 3'
• In 1 movement
• Composed in 2012
• Commissioned by GENUS
• First performance: 11.03.12 GENUS, conducted by R Casteels National University of Singapore, University Cultural Centre Hall, Singapore
• ISMN 979-0-9016514-4-9
• Parts: To rent the parts, please email <rc@robertcasteels.com>
• Downloadable scores for inspection:
  City_Scape_Score.pdf

Imagine you approach a city at night from the air. Angst. Dots of lights flicker. Tiny objects scurry off. Metallic sounds scintillate. Contours of urban structures appear. Serendipity. Tinkling geometry. Serenity. 

Is this home? City Scape is the result of the collaboration between Casteels for the acoustic music and Gao Yang for the electro-acoustic. The two composers intentionally left creative space to the performers, the guitarists in shaping the sound gestures convincingly and the conductor in pacing the sound gestures effectively.The premiere took place during a concert entitled Asian Waves: the Changing Face of Asia.