DISENSEMBLE

Created for Ensemble Offspring's Hatched Academy Summer School in December 2020, Disensemble is a score generated in real-time by balls bouncing off shapes. Each time a ball bounces off an edge, a note or series of notes are triggered, which the ensemble then sight-reads. The choice of shape, number and speed of balls directly affect the rhythm and pitches being heard, with randomisation built in for articulations. The performance is partially conducted by a computer operator, resulting in a work which is part-composed, part-computer-generated, and part-improvised. Every performance is different.