Josten Myburgh's residency involves the development of a concert-length electro-acoustic work for solo alto saxophone, projected through a triangle of speakers with Josten in the middle.
The work centres a technique Josten has been developing combining non-standard tunings and electronic processing on the instrument. They will be using the residency to develop this technique in detail, looking for unusual combinations of frequencies which produce psychoacoustic phenomena, such as surprisingly loud sub-bass tones and rhythmic pulsations. Their focus is on a tender ,embodied relationship to composing and playing, that comes out of a curious and idiosyncratic approach to their instrument and how its sound resonates in space and perception.
Josten will be working on the project with the assistance of mentors Rebecca Lane, James Rushford, Erin Royer and Patrick Gunasekera, and lighting designer Adelaide Harney.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia and Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
Image: Josten at Goolugatup, photo Emma Daisy
