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Amanda Cole

About Me

Amanda Cole is a Sydney based composer and sound designer, who writes microtonal instrumental and electronic music. She has a BMus (Honours Class 1) and PhD in composition from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Amanda creates microtonal audio-visual installations with Max/MSP and uses Csound to compose microtonal music.She has written four percussion trios for a purpose built Microtonal Glass Harmonica, a microtonal string quartet for string harmonics and sine tones and has made an audio-visual installation that maps pitch to hue. In 2008, Amanda collaborated with artists Jo Cuzzi and Patsy Black to create THE ELASTIC BAND, and interactive sound installation which was exhibited at Firstdraft Gallery in June."Cole's Cirrus was fascinating as it alternated between clouds of harmonics and more rhythmic episodes." Sydney Morning Herald.

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Member Since: 29/08/2006
Band Members:Sine Field1
Influences: Harry Partch, Alvin Lucier, Ligeti, Xenakis, John Cage, Lutoslawski, Takemitsu, Crumb, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Grisey, La Monte Young, Greg Schiemer, Warren Burt, Kraig Grady and Denis Smalley.
Sounds Like: The Elastic Band: Interactive Sound Installation by Jo Cuzzi, Patsy Black and Amanda Cole.Firstdraft Gallery Sydney ---25th June to 12th of July
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

ISCM 09 Selection

"Vibraphone Theories" for Vibraphone and Sine Tones is going to be performed in Gothenberg, Sweden in the ISCM festival "Listen to the World" Sep 26 - Oct 4 2009.www.listentotheworld.se
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Current Projects

Hi...At the moment I am working on a piece for chamber orchestra and sine tones for the Sydney Conservatorium's Modern Music Ensemble and sound design for the upcoming installation "The Elastic Band" ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 20:36:00 GMT

My Email Address

Hi,If you want to contact me and don't have a Myspace, my email address is:[email protected]
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:53:00 GMT

Vibraphone Theory 2 (excerpt)

Vibraphone Theory 2 is the second movement of Vibraphone Theories (2007) by Amanda Cole. This track was recorded and produced by Rui Pintado and Paulo Pintado in Industria Rock Studios, Penafiel-Port...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Cirrus

Cirrus is scored for my own instrument creation, the Microtonal Glass Harmonica. The recording on my Myspace player is a live recording from the Ensemble Offspring concert that it was played in. The p...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:06:00 GMT