Performance Materials
Burnt Over Country (2026) · soprano, baritone, and electronics
Full score and performance materials are linked below. The GitHub repository will always provide the most up-to-date version of the MAX patch.
Performance Notes
Electronics
This piece requires a microphone for each performer (ideally headset), stereo speakers, a 2-in-2-out audio interface and a computer running Max 9.
Cues in the score that change the state of the Max patch should be cued using a foot pedal by the soprano, but can also be triggered by the sound technician at the computer offstage with the soprano subtly miming the motion.
About Burnt Over Country
Burnt’ Over Country was written for Jeff Gavett and Charlotte Mundy in the Summer of 2026 for a concert presented by QBit. The piece integrates electronics with the two voices to explore the story of the Fox Sisters and 19th-century American spiritualism. The piece begins with…
“Western New York State, A burned over district, where a wild excitement of spiritual fervour took hold. The Millerites, the Shakers, the Oneida society, spread like wildfire. Mystical communications proliferated and the norms of society and humanity expanded out from the flames.”
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Stage plot
Stage plot — soprano and baritone positions with headset microphones, and the stereo loudspeaker pair.