In her first U.S. performance, Tokyo-born, Helsinki-based artist Emi Maeda presents a concert for solo harp, live electronics, and computer, mixing glissandos with feedback and electronic noise.

Using her harp as an interface, she attaches one contact microphone to the soundboard, while holding another mic in her hand as she plays the strings. The two signals are routed through her electronics setup, into a computer, and then to a mixer, which she controls in real time.

Maeda says she is best characterized by the “irreconcilable conflict between a classical and a maverick musician.” We’d expect nothing less from the composer of Batgirl in Vienna.

Emi Maeda (b.1973, Tokyo) has studied harp playing in Tokyo and London. She currently divides her time between live performances and post-graduate studies in Finland. She is a frequent collaborator with varied musicians, dancers, and media artists, including Maja Ratkje, Lotta Melin, HC Gilje, and Lia, and she is a member of the Helsinki Computer Orchestra. Recent festival appearances include Avanto Media Art Festival, Helsinki and All Ears Festival, Oslo.