HARP (2023)

22 minutes - for solo harp, video, electronics

Dedicated to & performed by Parker Ramsay - January 28, 2024 - New York, United States

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Music, text, concept: Artun Çekem

Performance: Parker Ramsay

Video: Aslı Dinç

Recording: David Adamcyk

Film & editing: Stuart Breczinski

Venue: St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

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Program Notes

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Haptic-Adaptive Remembrance Processor, or HARP, is a work of fiction centered around a touch-based interface capable of synthesizing memories in real time. The machine interprets the operator’s live input, translating data into remembrances that are seamlessly integrated into the operator’s own memory. While HARP is strictly intended for recreational use, its operator, Parker, ventures on a more perilous introspective odyssey, delving into his past memories in pursuit of reconciliation and forgiveness.