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Audio Control Turn on Yuval's sonic flow
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Opening of the Third Paradise Center by Michelangelo Pistoletto,
Third Paradise Center, Biella, Italy – September 26, 2015

Rivers is a performance composition, designed to be presented in museums, art centers and galleries, avoiding stages or theatres and allowing the public to walk freely next to the performers.
The two elements of RIVERS are a Crowd Music ensemble (an anti-choir of sound composed of non-musicians using their voice as an instrument of beauty) and loudspeakers.

The Vocal Crowd, composed of refugees and asylum seekers, doesn’t need to know how to read music or to have any previous musical experience. The performers have 10 elements to perform both with gesture and with voice. Some elements could be done walking, some should be done standing, some sitting, some lying down.

These elements could be performed freely by the group for an unlimited duration.

The loudspeakers play elaborated sound recordings of local flowing waters. There should be used a minimum of four channel looped tracks (duration 27,20”) which should be disposed in a large mostly empty space in which, according to the space or the amount of new sonic material, could be multiplied (8, 12, 16 etc.).

Rivers is both a metaphor as a concrete sound-action, in which Voice, Gesture and Recorded materials thread into it a complex sensorial and spatial experience, inviting the audience to immerse and seek an intimate human meeting.

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Massive Sonic Works:

/ˈmæsɪv ˈsɒnɪk wɜːrks/

Large-scale performances using collective participation to create powerful sound masses.

Yuval Avital’s “Massive Sonic Works” or “Opera di Massa Sonora” involves the creation of large-scale performances that utilize collective participation to craft a unique sound experience. These works focus on forming powerful sound masses through the collaboration of numerous performers, exploring new possibilities through sound rituals. The compositions often include graphic visual elements, written music, and easy-to-read instructions to allow interpretation by individuals without prior musical experience. This approach, sometimes involving hundreds of participants, aims to create what can be described as “crowd music.”

Some key works in Avital’s repertoire include:

– GARON (2012): An opera for 45 bass tubas do, percussions, and a crowd of performers.

– KARAGATAN (2013): A composition for 100 gongs and bamboo in the Philippines.

– REKA (2014): Commissioned by the Warsaw Autumn Festival and co-produced by the MiTo festival in Milan, involving traditional singers from unique cultures such as Tibetan, Zulu, Sardinian, Mongolian, and Samarkand traditions.

One of Avital’s significant compositions is MISE EN ABÎME, a milestone work that marks the beginning of his “Massive Sonic Works” series. Premiered in 2011, this composition involves a large ensemble of 100-200 non-musician vocalists, accordions, bass tubas, soprano, bass clarinet, percussions, didgeridoo, and conductors directing the performance in an immersive setup.

Another notable work is URLA, an immersive sonic experience with over 300 performers, showcasing diverse musical traditions in Matera, Italy. This piece combines traditional elements with modern instrumentation, theatrical actions, and innovative technological approaches, reflecting Yuval Avital’s interdisciplinary and transcultural artistic vision.

Yuval Avital’s creations blend complexity, cultural diversity, and technological innovation to create immersive and participatory sonic experiences that push the boundaries of traditional music composition and performance.