Orchestronics(R)(Or'-kes-TRON-iks)
is the all-inclusive ensemble. The orchestra we know, is
a collection of emotional button-pushing instruments: powerful brass, romantic
strings, a sexy oboe. It's time to
add to that palette of rich sounds with new instruments, to create a nearly
limitless, and evolving ensemble. The roots of our past (classical music styles) and
the seeds of our future (technological advances in music production) grow into
many hybrid blossoms.New
music calls for new sounds, as we
move forward.
Orchestronics(R)is also television and film composer
Joe Wiedemann, and a wide
variety of acoustic and electronic sounds.The strings are real.The woodwinds are real.All the standard orchestral components
are digital samples of real acoustic instruments.In
SynthConcerto #2, a synthesizer adds a new complement of sounds to this
avatar orchestra.
The
acoustic classical orchestra has survived the centuries, treating each generation
to new sounds and styles. Its size has grown since the 1700's to include new
instrument inventions. First, the piano, then the oboe, trombone,
tuba and saxophone, as well as a variety of percussion instruments. Its makeup is flexible to accommodate
different styles and musical eras. Now, the electro-acoustic orchestra has come of age... adding 21st century
instruments to the world's most-durable ensemble.
Orchestronics(R)
makes use of all available
instruments: piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, keyboards, and percussion.
Composer Joe Wiedemann (ASCAP) integrates expressive, new
sounds and electronic musical instruments into this versatile group.
With influences like: Jean Michel Jarre, Alan Parsons, Mike Oldfield, and Wendy
Carlos, electronic instruments have moved closer to the classical stage.
