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Tywi J H Roberts, "Blodeuwedd" | UnSupErvised, FutureMusic #3

Artistic Statement / Programme Note: Blodeuwedd is a hybrid chorale for four female voices, composed in combination with audio generated by a machine learning algorithm (sampleRNN) trained on a dataset of sampled owl sounds, non-verbal soprano singing, and spoken Welsh. It also makes use of ‘The Big Sleep’ – a freely available algorithm for generating images by using CLIP to guide BigGAN. It is a multi-media exploration of a legend from the Welsh Mabinogion, about a woman created from flowers and later turned into an owl. The text was provided by poet Samantha Weaver. Sammy and myself both have roots in Wales, and more than a passing familiarity with the Welsh language, but neither of us speak it fluently. Algorithms, too, have an incomplete relationship with whatever ‘language’ on which we train them; and in many cases may never become ‘fluent’. This is one of the many resonances which guided our inspiration for this work. Hybridity, cross-species transformation, and liminality are recurring themes in the Mabinogion; all of which machine learning is positioned well to explore. The decision to structure our AI-generated results around a more traditional chorale is intended for the two aspects to complement one another, and find a harmony between old and new forms. Tywi J H Roberts: Biography: Tywi John Hywel Roberts is a composer and performer from South Wales. He has written for groups such as Psappha, Festivo Winds and the Nexus Duo. In 2019 he was the joint winner of the Rosamond Prize competition for his collaboration with poet Samantha Weaver. Tywi’s work frequently incorporates innovative technologies, and he has created pieces involving virtual reality, live coding, super low-latency streaming technology, and multiple laptops. In February 2020 he was the musical director of the premiere performance of the UnHeard Hybrid Orchestra, and played a similar role in 2021’s UnHeard Hybrid Online, which headlined the first RNCM PLAY Festival. Earlier in his career Tywi was part of Bristol post-rock band A Procession, and earlier still he studied a Master’s in Sonic Art & Digital Media Production at the University of Sheffield with Professor Adrian Moore. Since 2005, he has also spent a number of years working in the context of Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft seminars. Tywi’s current PhD research at the Royal Northern College of Music (supervised by Mauricio Pauly, Larry Goves and Rodrigo Constanzo) is focused around mapping the methodologies of digital composition over to the acoustic space, and exploring this work through hybrid electronic/acoustic ensembles. https://www.tywihywel.com/ Twitter (@tywi_hywel).