Soundpainting is the composing/conducting sign language created by New York composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises more t [+]Soundpainting is the composing/conducting sign language created by New York composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises more than 750 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Direction of the composition is gained through the parameters of each set of signed gestures. Simply put, Soundpainting is live composition created through the use of a sign language. For more information on Soundpainting please visit Soundpainting.com
PEXO-A Soundpainting Symphony is a Soundpainting composition based on the concepts of games. Board games, politics, sports, television quiz shows, mind games, pranks, and children's games, among others. PEXO was first conceived as a theater work during a summer residence at the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in Woodstock, NY. The theater version of PEXO incorporates musicians, dancers, actors, and visual artists. PEXO, the theater work, later premiered in New York City in March of 2002 at the HERE Arts Center.
PEXO-A Soundpainting Symphony is an aural representation of the theater work. The symphony is not intended to imitate an evening of the theater version but rather to extend the concept through the recording medium. PEXO is my abstracted sound vision of a visit to a television recording studio-seeing the taping of game shows, news programs, the personalities of the hosts, the technical crew making it happen, and the preparation of the audience and their required participation.
PEXO is composed in six movements, each related to the others through the repetition of specific Soundpainting gestures. There were approximately 90 gestures used to compose the entire symphony.
PEXO is a live composition, composed in its entirety during the recording session. There are no edits.
Walter Thompson - Composer, Conductor, Woodwinds, Educator
Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Thompson spent his early years studying guitar, drums, and saxophone. He made his professional debut at age 12 playing drums with a trio that worked parties. Every summer from age 6 on, Thompson travelled with his family to Woodstock, New York. There he studied drawin
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