It’s sometimes said that music is a universal language, but Kara-Lis Coverdale—who will be performing at Estonian Music Week in May—disagrees. A composer’s musical choices mean different things depending on the listener.
This sensitivity to sound and its effects has played a part in Coverdale making a major impact on the music world.
Tune into the latest episode of EstoCast to ponder her perspectives on:
🎹subversion in music creation
🎹what it’s like to play a pipe organ
🎹sending listeners on a treasure hunt, as Coverdale did with her album A 480
🎹and much more!
Concepts, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:
-A review by Corinne Przybyslawski of Kara-Lis’ performance at MUTEK festival in 2017: https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kara-lis_coverdale-mutek_montr_al_qc_august_27
-A study of timbre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc34n-l4vd4&ab_channel=UniversityofOregon
-Dubbing a cassette tape with a vintage stereo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTpqmLM3VW8&ab_channel=teletronikoforever
-An explanation of samplers: https://flypaper.soundfly.com/produce/a-brief-introduction-to-samplers/
- Are Parallel Fifths and Octaves Really Forbidden?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6ROaEgDNIg&ab_channel=MusicaUniversalis
-What is harmony in music?: https://splice.com/blog/an-introduction-to-harmony/
-Curious facts from the organ’s history: https://westfield.org/programs/curious-facts/#:~:text=The%20organ%20began%20making%20its,churches%20and%20cathedrals%20throughout%20Europe.
-Kara-Lis’ interview with The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/05/punching-people-is-fun-composer-kara-lis-coverdale
-ZDB (Zé dos Bois), the “House of Art” that organized Kara-Lis’ performance in Hamburg with Alex Zhang Hungtai: https://zedosbois.org/en/
-Suoni, a music festival in Montréal: https://suoniperilpopolo.org/
-Kara-Lis Coverdale’s album A 480: https://kara-liscoverdale.bandcamp.com/album/a-480
-her album Grafts: https://kara-liscoverdale.bandcamp.com/album/grafts
-The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra: https://www.hpo.org/
-Buy tickets for Estonian Music Week (including Kara-Lis’ performances) here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/estonian-music-week-2023-1993239
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