Deovides A. Reyes III: Superposition Phenomenon by binauralmedia published on 2016-11-30T09:45:24Z This stereo fixed media piece employs different numerous recorded sounds coming from the vast collection of field recordings of the Viseu collection. These sounds have been processed through sound synthesis, granular synthesis, time expansion, and other GRM processing tools. The results of these processes give the composer a collection of timbres and unique sounds, thus becoming the main compositional materials of the musique concrete composition. Since Viseu is known for its vast landscapes, the composer has decided to use space as one of the main sonic features of the piece. This is also reflected on the field recordings of the Viseu collection. Musical gestures that sound far, midway, and near are employed in the composition. Being at different places at the same time is the main idea of the composition. The title, Superposition Phenomenon, is an idea in quantum physics that describes this idea. The sonic events of the musical composition mimics this idea. The different stratified musical gestures create the illusion of being at two places at once. The array of timbres, musical gestures, and spatialization, provide the listener a sonic experience of being at two places at one time. Biography: Grand prize winner of the 6th Sond-Ar’te composition competition and the recipient of the President’s Research in Diversity Award from the University of Illinois, Philippine composer Dennis Deovides Reyes III is one of the five composers from around the world to be invited by the University of London’s prestigious School of Oriental and Asian Studies to write a new electroacoustic piece for their annual Composers Conference and Festival. Dennis was selected by the University of Kent and the Vienna Acousmonium to diffuse his composition at the institution’s Sound-Image-Space Research Center. His piece Motions of Maria Makiling was featured at the La Fabbrica del Vederes Concert on Homage to Norman McLaren in Venice, Italy. Dennis is studying with Prof. Scott A. Wyatt at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Genre Electroacoustic Music