QU_chapter2&3 (workinprog) by nini published on 2021-09-15T09:40:33Z Program Note June 2021 (Cursus Concert): In a post-apocalyptic era where humanity no longer exists, Iko, a three-dimensional audio speaker, is lonely and wishes to interact with a human being. It uses a part of its memory to recreate the image of his friend, the trumpet player, in order to communicate and ultimately play together. However, things take a wrong turn. Despite the image of the trumpet player being a part of his memory, the hologram of the musician isn’t merely a visual and a sonic reconstruction : his spirit finds a temporary virtual body. QU is an on-going project based on an imaginary story. The title is inspired by the Japanese phrase kyūyū no chi - familiar haunts, or simply kyūyū - an old friend. For this representation, we chose to work on the first few moments of the story : Introduction (lonely Iko), creation of the hologram and, consciousness of the hologram. The full-length project is planned to include clear mixed-music moments. *This audio includes the second and the third moment. Trumpet : Clément Saunier Video : Joseph Bona