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Uncanny Valley

Year
2011
Category
Esoterica
Genre
Solo
Duration
17'
Premiere
Zubin Kanga ~ Australian National University, Canberra; 22 July 2011

Variations & Theme for pianoforte

     I.  An Industrial Robot

     II.  A Humanoid Robot

     III.  A Stuffed Animal

     IV-VI.  A Corpse, A Zombie, A Bunraku Puppet

     VII.  A Healthy Person  

Commissioned by Zubin Kanga

Released by Navona Records & Move Records

Selected Other Performances:

Ryan McCullough ~ Issue Project Room, Brooklyn; 23 May 2016 & 

Carriage House, Ithaca; 18 May 2016 & 

Festival Barn, Token Creek Chamber Music Festival; 25 August 2015 & 

Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory; 20 June 2014

Zubin Kanga ~ Stuart and Sons Showroom, Newcastle; 24 July &  

Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne; 29 July  &

Sydney Grammar School; 18 Nov 2011

See Press for review


Media

Programme Note
Score: III. bar 24 – IV-VI. bar 18
Audio: III. bar 28 – IV-VI. bar 6
Score: IV-VI. bar 189 – VII. bar 12
Audio: IV-VI. bar 194 – VII. bar 9