On the Pivot of an Abandoned Carousel - Laura Lentz, Kay HE
Composer, Video Artist: Kay HE
Flutist: Laura Lentz
Audio and video by Marc Webster at Blue on Blue Recording Studio
Released June, 2019
This video is a collaboration between composer and video artist Kay HE, flutist Laura Lentz, and Marc Webster of Blue on Blue Recording Studio. It is a studio production of the piece Kay premiered as a stage production in 2015.
The piece describes the haunted scene of a carnival that was once a beautiful place full of happiness and joy. Years ago, the calliope, a small simple carnival organ, was a signature of the carnival, representing simple childhood happiness. Here, the flute, imitates the calliope, becomes increasingly more distorted until it collapses later in the piece. The scene becomes abandoned. The flute and electronics overlap so the audience cannot determine what is real and what is not. This mimics our memories, so as to show the exaggerations and delusions that form in our head. On one hand, the music can recall amazing memories of wonderful experiences. On the other, the music is creepy and haunted. This is the human brain’s ability. Things can be interpreted in a multitude of ways. Experience the mind’s illusionary power.
For more Kay HE's works, please visit www.kayhecomposer.com
Flutist: Laura Lentz
Audio and video by Marc Webster at Blue on Blue Recording Studio
Released June, 2019
This video is a collaboration between composer and video artist Kay HE, flutist Laura Lentz, and Marc Webster of Blue on Blue Recording Studio. It is a studio production of the piece Kay premiered as a stage production in 2015.
The piece describes the haunted scene of a carnival that was once a beautiful place full of happiness and joy. Years ago, the calliope, a small simple carnival organ, was a signature of the carnival, representing simple childhood happiness. Here, the flute, imitates the calliope, becomes increasingly more distorted until it collapses later in the piece. The scene becomes abandoned. The flute and electronics overlap so the audience cannot determine what is real and what is not. This mimics our memories, so as to show the exaggerations and delusions that form in our head. On one hand, the music can recall amazing memories of wonderful experiences. On the other, the music is creepy and haunted. This is the human brain’s ability. Things can be interpreted in a multitude of ways. Experience the mind’s illusionary power.
For more Kay HE's works, please visit www.kayhecomposer.com