Program Notes

Untitled 23 is an interactive, audience-driven sound world. Each participant’s device outputs a different sound, driven by three global parameters that are collectively controlled by the entire audience.

This is the third incarnation of this piece, with a new backend built on OCaml 5, using the new effect system and multicore features.

About the Artist

Dmitri Volkov’s work in music has been described as “interesting,” which he considers better than the alternative. As an award-winning composer, Dmitri aims to develop and apply experimental techniques, bringing forward the boundaries of music. He is also an accomplished violinist and multi-instrumentalist. Besides music, Dmitri is also active in computer science, both as a researcher and developer. Dmitri’s music composition awards include: NYC Contemporary Music Symposium finalist, RIOCC Organ Composition Competition Young Artist Division 1st Prize, ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition finalist. Dmitri is a co-author of the first chapter of Advances in Quantum Computer Music, published by World Scientific. He develops Pivotuner, an audio plugin enabling adaptive pure intonation for virtual instruments, and the practice tool 2in1 Drone Metronome, alongside other apps and plugins. His piece Chorale for Percussion is published by Edition Peters. Dmitri holds degrees in music composition and computer science, with honors and highest distinction, from the Jacobs School of Music and Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University. He has also studied at the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics and Music (IRCAM) in Paris. Please visit dmitrivolkov.com for recordings and additional information.