Pauline Oliveros - "I of IV" (1966)
May 9th, 2025 7:30-9PM
44 Troy Street, Fall River, MA
Alex Chechile’s class from RISD A Hands-On History of Electronic Music performed Pauline Oliveros’ I of IV, a seminal 1966 electronic composition.
Recorded at the University of Toronto, I of IV was Oliveros’ first commercially available piece of electronic music, composed live using sine tone generators and reel-to-reel tape machines. The piece generates audible sound from combinations of inaudible frequencies.
Performers: Tomo Borromeo, Nathaniel Campos, AY Cheng, Alexandra Heffner, Siya Kumar, Alexander Pink, Crystal Ren, Ian Wang, Elise Williams, Hui-Chun Yang, Jinghan Zhang, and Liqing Zhang, using original-era tube signal generators and tape machines.
Performed for educational purposes, while free and open to the public with respect and gratitude to Pauline Oliveros’ legacy and in alignment with the Center for Deep Listening.