Testament: A Conduction Collection/Conduction #50

P3 Art and Environment Tokyo, Japan; March 5, 1995 Asuka Kaneko, electric violin; Kim Dae Hwan, percussion; Haruna Miyake, piano; Shonosuke Okura, o-tuzumi; Hikaru Sawai, koto; Yumiko Tanaka, gidayu; Yoshihide Otomo, turntables; Michihiro Satoh, tugaru-syamisen; Tomomi Adachi, voice; Keizo Mizoiri, bass; Motoharu Yoshizawa, electric bass; Ayuo Takahashi, zheng Conducting is no longer a mere method for an interpretation, but an actual part of the process of composition. Conduction is a means by which a conductor may compose, (re)orchestrate, (re)arrange and sculpt both notated and non-notated music. Using a vocabulary of signs and gestures, many within the general glossary of traditional conducting, the conductor may alter or initiate rhythm, melody, and harmony; develop form and structure; and instantaneously change articulation, phrasing, and meter. Conduction is a viable musical tool for the improvising ensemble.                                                                —Butch