July 1st, 2010 | by Stephan

I have created a dedicated page for Constellations with a project introduction, a new video and booking infos.
Please click to visit.
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June 17th, 2010 | by Stephan

Planetarium dome at CosmoCaixa Science Park, Barcelona
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June 15th, 2010 | by Stephan

Constellations
Created especially for the Cosmocaixa Planetarium, Constellations is an audiovisual project by Stephan Mathieu and Caro Mikalef inspired by the music of Antonio de Cabezón, one of the most important Renaissance composers of keyboard music, who was born 500 years ago this year. The roots of the project lie in Stephan Mathieus Virginals series, a set of contemporary works performed with historic media and early instruments.
For Constellations, Mathieu and Mikalef will utilize electromagnets to set the strings of a harpsichord into continuous vibration. By expanding the natural sound of the instrument using magnetic fields, the resonating strings generate harmonically rich sonorities that gradually fill the planetarium space with overtonal patterns.
To frame the piece with a prelude and coda, harpsichordist Carles Budó will perform special interpretations of original music by Antonio de Cabezón (who composed by applying theories of astronomy) on a second instrument, creating a dialogue between the work of the Renaissance composer and Stephan Mathieu and Caro Mikalef’s take on sound.
Another protagonist of the performance is a slowly spinning, purpose built mobile, constructed with optical lenses, mirrors, color filters and metal discs, which projects, illuminated by HMI spotlights, a series of subtle light forms onto the planetarium dome. Spectral light, reflections and shadows will constantly reconfigure, alluding to the constellations that give the piece its name.
The mobile is created with generous support by Carl Zeiss.
Curated by Arnau Horta i Sellarès
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June 17. 18. + 19.2010
SONAR 2010
CosmoCaixa Science Park
C Isaac Newton, 26
Barcelona
Spain
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June 14th, 2010 | by Stephan

A one minute video for the Constellations project with Caro Mikalef
Play »
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June 17. 18. + 19.2010
SONAR 2010
CosmoCaixa Science Park
C Isaac Newton, 26
Barcelona
Spain
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June 4th, 2010 | by Stephan

Simmer some fresh top and tailed rosehip gently in 4x the amount of water for 15 minutes
sift
add some honey, Bunny
and enjoy while it’s hot
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May 28th, 2010 | by Stephan

Music for Columbia Phonoharp and Computer
and realtime generated video by Claudio Sinatti
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May 28.2010
SMART Project Space
Arie Biemondstraat 111
1054 PD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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May 14th, 2010 | by Stephan

Music for Columbia Phonoharp and Computer
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May 14.2010
Mehrklang Festival
Kulturpark Freiburg
Haslacher Strasse 43
79115 Freiburg
Germany
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April 14th, 2010 | by Stephan

Caro Mikalef and I will play our favourite music for the opening of the - la capacidad el amor exhibition at Cabina
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Saturday, April 24.2010
at
Cabina
Seguí 749
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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April 14th, 2010 | by Stephan

Music for citara and computer
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Friday, April 23.2010
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Conciertos en el LIMb0
Alianza Francesa
Av. Códoba 946
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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With friendly support by
Goethe Institut München and Auswärtiges Amt Berlin
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April 14th, 2010 | by Stephan

Playing music for citara and computer
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Also performing are
Pablo Reche
George Cremaschi
Eº
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Thursday, April 22.2010
at
Ciclo Acción Improvisada
Sociedad Odontológica de La Plata
13 #680 entre 45 y 46
La Plata
Argentina
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With friendly support by
Goethe Institut München and Auswärtiges Amt Berlin
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April 4th, 2010 | by Stephan

49°11′29.18″N / 7° 5′56.74″E
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March 25th, 2010 | by Stephan

I’m very happy to be part of la Groupe de Recherches Musicales 3-day Festival Présence Electronique 2010.
My friend Akira Rabelais and I will perform Trois morceaux en forme de poire, as mistakenly remembered by Satie’s cat, a commissiones piece for virginals and computer, using the GRMs classic Acousmonium multichannel sound diffusion system.

Sunday, March 28.2010
at
CENTQUATRE
104 rue d’Aubervilliers - 5 rue Curial
75019 Paris
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February 23rd, 2010 | by Stephan

Werner Dafeldecker and Lucio Capece
Lawrence English and Stephan Mathieu
Ceciplay
February 27.2010
22.00 at
Una.Casa
Humberto Primo 561
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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January 1st, 2010 | by Stephan


Buschhoven, 2004
Happy MMX
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December 21st, 2009 | by Stephan

10 Minutes
Nine webcam movies for handheld devices shot with my laptop’s camera between September and October 2009. The soundtrack is basically what was playing then.
10 Minutes is dedicated to Anna Carolina Mikalef
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Digital Download: 9x .m4v videos for iPod/iPhone
£4.00
Buy from Touch
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I. Crepuscule
light, curtain, wind
audio: Amelita Galli-Curci sings Massenet
78rpm from 1921
II. Screen
16mm projector, b/w flicker, projection
audio: Stephan Mathieu
III. Eye
light, reflection
audio: Stephan Mathieu plays Sylvain Chauveau (excerpt)
IV. Sonnenschatten
light, mobile, shade
audio: Heinrich Isaac
78rpm from von 1928
V. Licht
kitchen cabinet, sunlight reflection
audio: (silent)
VI. Hoch
garden, picnic gramophone, 78rpm record with bird song
audio: unknown throssle
captured on 78rpm shellac in 1932
VII. Sonne
light, mobile
audio: Stephan Mathieu, text by Yoko Ono
VIII. Two Dots
empty turntable
audio: François Couperin, “Le Carillion de Chitere”
78rpm from 1934
IX. Code
16mm projector, b/w flicker, puzzled webcam
audio: Stephan Mathieu (from “Process”)
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Published by Touch Music [MCPS]
© 2010 Ash International
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