In A Snowstorm of Moths

About

Lullabies are private songs between mothers and babies, yet in every culture there are well-known, enduring lullabies that are shared generation after generation, some for hundreds of years. There is a darkness to many lullabies — with their mournful melodies and macabre lyrics — and a shared understanding between women, perhaps, that in this private space it is possible to speak of the unspeakable; "to sing the unsung".

ELECTRONIC SETUP

You will need:

• Laptop with Max MSP version 7.0.6 set up on stage for you to see (more recent versions of Max MSP won't work)
  
• Max project files for 'In A Snowstorm of Moths'
  
• Audio interface
  
• USB MIDI foot controller with two buttons (electronic piano expression/sustain pedals won't work)
  
• Directional microphone, mic cable, and mic stand
  
• Audio cable to send the processed signal from the USB audio interface to the mixing desk
  
• Mixing desk
  
• Four speakers (left, right, front and back) or two stereo speakers if four are unavailable
  
• Screen and HDMI connection for the projections
  
• Projector