Dimitri Voudouris
Dimitri Voudouris, is an electroacoustic, new music composer, scientific researcher and pharmacist living in South Africa who pioneered UNYAZI, the first electronic music festival and symposium on the African continent in 2005 that took place at University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He lectures part-time at Witwatersrand University in electronic music composition.
He composes for acoustic instruments, electronic sound sources, multimedia, including dance and theatre. He bases his technical and theoretical compositional approach in scientific research e.g. Study of traffic flow patterns, biochemical dynamics of energy formation, flow / resistance of fluids travelling through various transport systems, cognitive psycho-acoustic behavioural patterns in humans and the behaviour of sound in relationship to continued environmental changes.
His sociocultural interests have led him to research the survival of music in the 21st century and the impact that media and technology have on the composer. These theories help to create moments of isolation allowing for the morphological study of each individual sound source, a strategic necessity that brings a degree of order and allows for the creation of various building blocks used in the construction of micro-environments that in turn form the backbone of his compositions.
Compositions
- UNOXHAKA Piano.
- ...A VICTORY FOR HEALTH... News media Audio Montage.
- IMPILO Computer music with prepared environment.
- SIZOBONANA Field recordings, African percussion, computer assisted processing.
- PALMOS Hammond Organ B4, Bandoneon, Oboe, computer assisted processing.
- NPFAI.1 Kalimba, Kundi, Granular synthesis.
- NPFAI.2 Piccolo, Flute, Bass Clarinet, French Horn, Hindewhu, computer assisted processing.
- NPFAI.3 African marimba, computer assisted processing.
- NPFAI.3 + WM Western Marimba and tape in Amplified western marimbaand electronics
- ISILOKAZANE Piano.
- -Rd:2 - – Calculating elastic behaviour of complex microscopic systems:Examining unidirectional vehicular motion Piano and Digital Audio Tape.
- -Rd:1e - Calculating behaviour of complex microscopic systems:Examining mobility of unidirectional vehicular motion in a two-lane system – Computer generated music.
- ΞΩΡΑΑΚ – Παρ.5 – – Harpsichord.
- ΞΩΡΑΑΚ – Παρ.5 – – Harpsichord and electronics.
- CI-'-H:1e - Behaviour of complex macroscopic systems:examining kinetic flow disturbances occurring in vehicular motion during phantom traffic jam formations in a three-lane unidirectional system – Computer generated music.
- SBI -':H – tracking regular and irregular behaviour of vehicles travelling in a four-lane unidirectional system – Two amplified Harps.
- A 3070/7f – – An artificial evolutionary analysis of environments: Artificial speech and singing synthesis, computer assisted electronics, –
- cong-l2 - - Dynamic sound analysis, computerised transcription of data from various single and multi-lane traffic congestions in a unidirectional system – Grand piano and granular synthesis.
- NPFAI.4 Xigoviya, ring modulator with electronic environments
- NPFAI.5 Computer assisted music
- congl:a - - “....from chaos to discernible order....” - Amplified grand piano and computer as
- cong'''l:a - - “....from chaos to discernible order....” - Amplified grand piano and computer as
- NPFAI.3.1 - African xylophones, mbira, computer assisted processing
- NPFAI.6 - Natural voice/s of performer/s as well as artificial voices, African xylophone, variety of whistles, computer assisted processing
- SY-mplexi - - 4 x Short-wave receivers, assorted metal percussion, D.I.Y microphones, computer assisted processing.
Multimedia Theater
- L22P08M02 Scene 1–3: Field recording of demonstration, Dance Theatre, poetry, Visual Design, computer assisted processing.
- ANAMNΗΣΙΣ : 50 Piccolo Flutes,20 Trumpets,20 Children baring banners and remote control toys,3 Actors, Mixed choir with short-wave receivers,3 Megaphones,3 Inflatable Balls,16 Dancers on Roller-skates and Stalls, Birds,8 Microphones,3 Transparent Screens with Projectors and Animation, Audience, Computer music, Sound Projection.
Music for Contemporary dance theatre
- LEXICOPHONY.1 Computer music for disabled contemporary dance performance.
- GESTICULAR : ' originally commissioned by Projet Insitu for contemporary dance TAXIDERMIE – as part of the specific project 4M with funding from the French Institute of South Africa – Contrabass, Grand piano, Violin, Xylophone, Mbira, Field recordings, Computer assisted processing.
- UVIVI Computer Music for Contemporary Dance Theatre.
- ΞΩΡΑΑΚ :
for 6 speaker diffusion system.
– Παρ.3,4 – music ensemble' – - amplified, an audience with mobiles,
conductor and sound projectionist, sound engineer, lighting technician, choreographer and electronic music with 8 channel speaker diffusion."
– Παρ.5 – Amplified harpsichord.
– Παρ.5,6 – Παρ.5.2 – Harpsichord , midi harpsichord, whistles and electronic music, dancers, sound engineer, sound
projectionist, light technician, for 14 x channel diffusion system. Παρ.6 – Electronic music for 6 x channel diffusion system, dancers, sound engineer, choreographer, sound projectionist, light technician.
– Παρ.5 – Amplified harpsichord and electronics.
Kinematic theatre for inanimate objects
- Sιηκ – – electro-acoustic music, giant puppet figures with optional , mobile scenery.
Hydrophonics
- Ω375.3 – – ' – computer assisted processing.
- η - - ' - computer assisted processing and bowed electric double bass.
Vocal
- PRAXIS Orthodox Christian Male Choir, Magnetic Tape and computer-assisted processing.
- ONTA Voice and electronics with computer-assisted processing.
- 1.ΘΦ4 Four artificial female voices.
- VOZ DA REVOLUÇÃO Opera in 8 Scenes : TTS Choir- Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Tenors, Baritone Live Act- 2 Sopranos, 2 Tenors, Mixed Choir ,30 Gymnasts, journalist, Economist, 4 Chess Players, 50 Children, 10 Construction Builders, 20 Youths, 30 Actors, Audience, 5 Slide Projectionists, 7 Projectionists, 2 Poets, 5 Public Speakers with Megaphones, 10 Remote Control Toy Operators, 5 Heavy Duty Vehicles with Drivers, 3 Percussionists, 2 Sound Projectionists, 2 Lighting Technicians:- Text to Speech Synthesis, Prepared Natural Voice Environment, Computer Assisted Processing.
- mftrah Text to speech and singing synthesis – 4 female, 3 male, 2 children voices with pseudo environments mimicking - created with the use of Computer-assisted processing and modelling.
- Onirophoreas Artificial speech, singing synthesis with environments / natural voices with environments / African hand drum, bells, shakers, rain stick / computer-assisted processing
Installation
''a] Designed space for performance''
- ΑΛΘ = Φ TTSwith computer assisted processing for a 24 speaker interactive robotic ensemble for ΘΩΡΑΞ a designed space for live performance.
''b] Designed space for game performance''
- MUSUNUNGURI −1/ chikamu –.1 Speech synthesis with Computer assisted processing for an interactive game installation MUCHETO a designed space for live performance.
Piano and video projection or piano and audience
- KODERING
P2 – – ,
P3 – – ,
P4 – –
for amplified Grand piano, video projection, monitor or amplified Grand piano, audience, monitor or 4 x Grand pianos.-
kode 1 – kode 21 was commissioned by DOMUS, concept Mareli Stolp
Film
- JHB626GP Short compositions of field recordings for the video work of Ismail Farouk exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2006.
Recordings
.ΑΛΘ=Φ,UVIVI,1Θφ4,ΟΝΤΑ – 2010 –
.GESTICULAR: Cena 8 – on compilation CD – 2013 –