EYEmusic – The Poetry Project at the University of Houston

This event is the second night in the Houston area you will be able to hear something unprecedented-two different ensembles creating music of the moment inspired by the poetry of David LeJeune and influenced by the EYEmusic graphic notation of Aaron Bielish.
Read on for more information about the Poetry Project!
Every exploration begins with questions.
What if we created music differently?
How can I inspire and compel musicians to explore sound in a manner different than dictation their actions through traditional notation?
Can I create a mechanism that allows musicians to incorporate more freedom into the music creation process?
To answer these questions, I created EYEmusic.
Previous EYEmusic scores have used visual art combined with a story given only to the musicians. The stories acted as a lens, focusing the musicians performance.
The EYEmusic scores created for “the Poetry Project” are a new development. The scores have been inspired by the works of poets and writers.
The first poet for this project is David LeJeune. The audience will read his poetry, see my art, and then hear the instrumentalists and singer craft the music in the moment.
This project gives two different interpretations of the same EYEmusic scores and poems by two different ensembles in the same performance. The two ensembles, Loop38 and Relative Dissonance use very different approaches to new music. This is an unique opportunity!