According to theories of cosmic inflation, a fraction of a second after it began, the universe was the size of a grand piano. It has continued expanding ever since to form all observable matter, us included. What sounds inhabit this piano-world? In Aaron Einbond’s “Cosmologies” the pianist gradually creates her own reality, a sonic microcosm with found materials of contrasting textures and densities.
Aaron Einbond’s Cosmologies places the listener at the center of a larger-than-life grand piano. The work is featured alongside work by a group of composers—all based throughout the US and Europe—centered around the relationship between the grand piano and spatial audio. Developed over several years, Piano Realities is a spellbinding program of works for piano and electronics, created and produced in collaboration between soloist Ning Yu and Qubit. As one of the foremost pianists of her generation, Yu is a champion of adventurous contemporary works, particularly those that incorporate aspects of sonic technology. As such, this concert has been specifically designed to realize the full potential of National Sawdust’s Constellation audio system, a multichannel environment with dozens of speakers.
Source: Upcoming – Qubit
Aaron Einbond 