Commissioning note​

Commissioned by my dear friend Tal Aronson and premiered by Luis Mercado

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Programme note

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I wrote Amygdala in late 2015 while I was living in the Haut-Marais in Paris. Amygdala is a kind of exploration of the way in which anxiety comes in waves, always lapping at the edges, and sometimes rising and overwhelming us.

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Electronic setup

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To play the fixed electronics, you will need:

 

• A laptop with Ableton Live or free QLab software (there is currently no tablet/iPad version of QLab)

• A MIDI foot controller (an electronic piano expression/sustain pedal won't work) and cable to connect it to the laptop

• Stereo speakers and mixing desk

• Audio interface and cables from laptop to mixing desk

 

For amplification (required)

 

• A directional microphone

• A microphone stand

• An XLR cable connecting the microphone to the mixing desk

• Speakers

 

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