por la adversidad a las estrellas ___________________________________
   
por la adversidad a las estrellas (spanish for the latin phrase per aspera ad astra) is the title i selected online project: ce.onl_0001
for a work series currently in progress. i have no desire to impose any meaning to these works, artist: gil sansón
but i’m surprised to see that the series seems to be getting lighter in mood as it progresses, which title: por la adversidad a las estrellas
reinforces the connection with the title. year: 2009
  format: mp3 download
por la adversidad a las estrellas 1 makes use of samples of contemporary classical works that were
submitted to looping and filtering processes. additionally, a rainfall field recording emerges slowly track 1: por la adversidad a las estrellas 1
from the mixture of voices and instruments, and gradually becomes the main character of the piece. track 2: por la adversidad a las estrellas 2
  track 3: por la adversidad a las estrellas 3
por la adversidad a las estrellas 2 is based upon playing the electric guitar in extended technique and in  
canon with itself. a field recording of a thunderstorm adds textural balance to the piece. click here to download zip file
 
por la adversidad a las estrellas 3 is entirely derived out of a piano file played by kenneth kirschner. ___________________________________
some time ago i asked kenneth to send sound files to my answering machine to use for a sound-work
to be premiered at an event in which kenneth was participating as well. he kindly and dutifully sent me
some of his piano playing, that i then edited minimally to retain its character. the actual piece obscures
the original sound until the last part. 
 
these three pieces were composed in 2005 with the exception of por la adversidad a las estrellas 2,
which had a revision in 2007.
   
gil sansón