The Thermal Properties of Concrete
Steven Naylor
Programme notes
The Thermal Properties of Concrete is an intensely personal work, and yet it has almost nothing to do with me. I conceived it, I made it, and I chose to present it, but it invokes a world that I have never experienced, and never wish to. It is not a political work, nor is it a social commentary
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The Thermal Properties of Concrete was realized in 2006 in the Electroacoustic Music Studios of the University of Birmingham (UK) and the composer’s studio in Nova Scotia (Canada), and premiered on March 4, 2007 during the Invisible Art concert series produced by BEAST at the CBSO Centre (Birmingham, UK). The work was selected for presentation in Phonurgia Nova in Arles, France (2007) and ISCM World New Music Days / Aurora Festival in Sydney, Australia (2010), and has also been performed several times in Canada. The composer acknowledges financial support from the Nova Scotia Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) during the creation of this work.
Premiere
- March 4, 2007, Invisible Art
: Concert 5: Acousmatic & Mixed Works, CBSO Centre, Birmingham (England, UK)
- Composer(s): Steven Naylor
- Year of composition: 2006
- Duration: 27:03
- Instrumentation: 8-channel fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- ISRC: CAD501210052
