The Constituency (chaos & horror) at NJDAC: Digital Audio Concert - April 2, 2023 by Jeffrey Cobbold published on 2023-05-03T19:36:12Z The Constituency (chaos & horror)(2010 - 2020) 5 minutes, 22 seconds - Fixed media electronics Jeffrey Cobbold (bass guitars w/ effects) feat. Annamaria Chilimintris (violins) The Constituency (chaos & horror) is an example of two stereo recordings of different duet performances overlapping as one. This conjoined instrumental recording creates a sensation of a quartet of instrumentalists performing together (two violins and two electric bass guitars with effects). With all instruments performed in the key of d minor/F Major, the two overlapped recordings create a blend of cohesive and randomized harmonic, melodic, and event-based sonics throughout its duration. As a foundational instrument the electric bass guitar brings forth a soundscape of grooves affected by time-based and tonal effects presenting an experimental sonic background. As a featured instrument the violin leverages an array of techniques including tremolo, pizzicato, harmonics and ponticello. The work's title is a reference to social and political groups that engage in conflict with one another based on identity or their pursuit of agency in the world. NJDAC: Digital Audio Concert - April 2, 2023 Richard H. Shindell Choral Hall - Robert E. Mortensen Hall Douglass Campus, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, New Jersey Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Genre Electronic