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I'm not a robot | Nina Whiteman (2020)

'I’m not a robot' is a composition by Nina Whiteman for six or more performers (flexible instrumentation) and video. The video forms the score for the piece, which prompts responses from musicians much like the familiar CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) screens that appear in online interactions. Musicians each have a zone or square of a gridded screen, and must form sonic responses to initially mundane images, following instructions on-screen (e.g. ‘play a B when a pylon is in your square’). Increasingly, performers are asked to form emotive responses, think for themselves, and make political judgements in an increasingly complex memory game. The work asks what it is to be human in a technology-driven world. It also takes the unusual step of asking musicians to make choices based on their opinions outside of the sonic realm. 'I’m not a robot' was initially commissioned by Mic Spencer and the LSTwo ensemble at Leeds University, though the planned live premiere did not take place in April 2020 owing to the COVID-19 global pandemic. This premiere recording was made during 2020 with the following performers recording their individual parts at home: Gavin Osborn (flute), Nina Whiteman (synthesiser), Emma Lloyd (viola), Rocío Bolaños (bass clarinet), Alice Purton (cello), and Otto Willberg (double bass). My thanks go to them and also to the RNCM Research Fund, and Royal Holloway Music Department for part-funding this recording. Credits: The video mixes my own footage and photographs with found images and video licensed copyright-free from Pexels.com. NW