Keith Hamel: Corona (2015) is a work for piano, interactive electronics, interactive video and gesture tracking. The piano creates a continuous texture of notes that is enriched using a variety spectral processing techniques. As well, the movement of the pianists hands triggers electroacoustic sounds at certain times during the performance. Finally, all the sound generated by the piano and the electronics is analysed and converted into digital images to create a video that responds to the audio. In essence, all the sounds heard and images seen are directly or indirectly produced by the piano. From a compositional perspective, the work is minimalist in character, with the harmonies slowly unfolding and overlapping one another to create a rich and colourful wall of sound. Corona was commissioned by Megumi Masaki in 2015.

MEGUMI MASAKI -- MUSIC4EYES+EARS CD/BLU-RAY double album Centrediscs CMCCD-24017 • http://www.musiccentre.ca/fr/node/150322 • https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/music4eyes-ears/1306291346 • https://naxosdirect.com/items/music4eyes%2Bears-424159