Stereo Type (Puw)

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Stereo Type is a piece by the contemporary Welsh composer Guto Puw. It was commissioned for the 2005 Bangor New Music Festival, of which Puw is the chairman and artistic director. [1]

The piece, which lasts ten minutes, is written for the unusual combination of amplified typewriters and tape. The tape part was created and realised by Ed Wright, [2] a student at Bangor University at the time. Stereo Type was billed as "A sonic journey from the past to the present." [3] It was premiered by students from the School of Music of the University of Wales, Bangor, where Puw is a Lecturer. The first performance took place on 5 March 2005 in the Deiniol Shopping Centre, Bangor. [2] The performance was featured on the S4C television programme Y Sioe Gelf on 20 March 2005. [4]

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References

  1. "Guto Pryderi Puw". Composers of Wales. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  2. 1 2 "Profile of Dr Guto Pryderi Puw, School of Music". University of Wales, Bangor. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  3. "Event Detail: Bangor New Music Festival". Gwynedd Council. 2005-03-05. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  4. "S4C Listings: 'Stereotype'". 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2007-06-15.