KARA-OKE I & II

Kara-Oke I & II is a series of multi-media works for karaoke singers, live visuals, chamber ensemble and electronics, created as part of London Symphony Orchestra Soundhub Composer Residency

‘There are many elements in the conceptual idea of karaoke which resonate with me; its strange play on memory and nostalgia, the questions it raises about originality in the YouTube era, and the uncanny feeling of loss it suggests’

WRITTEN FOR:

Chamber ensemble: alto/picc/fl, cl/b.cl, hn, trb, vln I, vln II, vla, Vc, db
Two Karaoke singers
Live visuals/projections
Soundtrack/electronics
All instruments and singers amplified
Duration 12-20minutes

Credits:

Music: Na’ama Zisser
Live visuals, Art direction: Tim & Barry (JustJam)
Additional visual artwork: Andrew Phillips (kara-oke II)
Creative technology - Arthur Carabott
Graphic Design: Cecilia Serafini
Karaoke singers - Lydia Samules, Yoav Oved
LSO chamber ensemble
Conductor - Elim Chan (II) & Darren Bloom (I)

Performed 31st May 2015 Barbican Fish Island Labs
Performed 13th June 2015 LSO St. Luke's (I)
Performed 31st January 2016 LSO St. Luke's, (II)

Kara-oke II