Ars Electronica Festival · 2008
Scherzo; Dance.
by Howard Kenty
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2008
In 2008, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Scherzo; Dance.” by Howard Kenty (Digital Musics & Sound Art) with a Honorary Mention.
“Scherzo; Dance.” was composed as part of a suite of music and sound for a performance of Heiner Müller’s play “Die Hamletmaschine, ” for a dance by Ophelia. My goal was to match the play’s abstract postmodern style with haunting music and sound that was slightly off-putting for a traditional listener’s ear.
About Howard Kenty
Howard Kenty (US) is a composer, sound designer, orchestrator, engineer, and performer based in New York City. His pieces have been performed at the Re:New Digital Arts Forum (2008), the International Computer Music Conference (2006, 2007), the Extensible Toy…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.