Frank Millward - composer, multimedia artist, performer

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Publications (Selected) - Commissioned Works
Journal Articles & Conference Papers
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Dr Frank Millward

Position

Principal Lecturer – Course Director Art, Performance & Digital Media.

Qualifications

BA (Griffith), MA (CUNY), PhD (UQ)

Contact details

Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Knights Park, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QJ.
T +44020 8417 4041 M 0787 634 6555

Teaching areas

Sound design & moving image
Multimedia and information technology
Postgraduate research supervision MA & PhD
Performance theory and practice
Practice-based research

Research interests

Current Projects

HDR supervision

Research expertise

Interactive multimedia performance
Voice studies focusing on affect utterance
Improvisation and creative process
Compositional approaches in time based art
Site specific art and mobile technologies

Visiosonics – Digital Art Practice – (book-in-progress - working title)
This writing explores the practical, theoretical and conceptual aspects that have informed, influenced and supported the evolution of the term ‘music’ through its digital transformation to ‘sonic art’ or ‘audio art’. This shifting perception can be observed in audio-visual, abstracted, conceptual and / or site-specific contemporary art practice. The narrative traces the effect and impact of the transition from analogue to digital and the ways in which developments in media technologies have accompanied changes in social, cultural, political and philosophical thinking about art.

BoldAs – A series of works for brass trio (Tuba, Trombone, Saxophone/s) and electronics. Each player is prepared with on-body speaker dissemination systems to facilitate interactive electro-acoustic works in site-specific situations. Recorded materials are stored and played back using on-body mp3 players. This work received its world premier in Glasgow (2011) and continues to be developed and exhibited to a number of European festivals in 2012. The focus of this work is extended brass instrumental technique – particularly involving tuba and trombone ‘beat-boxing’ techniques in conjunction with electro-acoustic sound designs. Video On Vimeo

The Visual Voice project - in collaboration with ENT consultant Mr John Rubin and team - I continue to investigate the working possibilities of the MAX/MSP Jitter interface applications for presenting works that explore ideas about affect utterance, the voice and live interactive abstract audio-visual representation in performance. Works produced include - From Anger To Sadness #1, #2, #3, #4.
See videos on TheVisualVoice.co.uk

Time based art work design and production
Installation and mixed media art design and production
Ethnographies in creative practice
Learning and teaching course design
Practice-based research methodologies

Sound design and moving image production
Audio art, information technology and multimedia production
Internet-based media design and production
Computer based audio-visual recording and production
Site specific time based work involving mobile technologies
Technology-based learning environments

Publications (selected) - Commissioned works

Conflux - (2011) ‘BoldAs’ for Beat-Box Brass Trio – Site specific walkabout street performance featuring on-body mp3 dissemination system – Merchant City Festival Glasgow – director/composer – trio booked for European festivals 2012.
Video On Vimeo

Artichoke – (2011) ‘Dining with Alice’ for Soloists, Choir and Chamber Ensemble - site specific music theatre work - Norfolk & Norwich Festival at Elsing Hall – composer. (scores in press. Dining With Alice Site

Conflux - (2010) ‘Used to be Slime’ music for Brass Sextet - Site specific piece George Square, Merchant City Festival - Glasgow – director/composer. (scores in press) Video On Vimeo

Arts Council Kingston - (2009) ‘The Visual Voice’ Interactive Multimedia voice activated installation Picker Gallery – director/performer.

National Review of Live Art Glasgow - (2009) ‘From Anger To Sadness #3’ Interactive multimedia performance work for solo soprano and projections - director/composer/video. Video

NetVoTech - (2007)‘From Anger To Sadness #1’ for Chamber Choir and Solo Soprano and Multimedia Projections York University - director/composer/video.

Arts Council Kingston - (2007) ‘The Lament of Lucy Vaughn-Harding’ a Song cycle for Soprano and Piano – Festival Of The Voice - Heather Keens text FM score

Arts Council London - Camden Peoples Theatre - (2006) ‘Misterioso’& ‘U 238 Work in Progress’ - Jazz/Political Theatre works - director/composer/performer. CPT Listing

Queens Trust - (2002) ‘The 50 Year Parade’ Pageant – Golden Jubilee the Mall London BBC live broadcast – associate director.

Arts Council - (2000) Salisbury Cathedral Commission. ‘A Perfect Day’ Site Specific Work – BBC live broadcast and radio interview – director/composer/arranger. More>>>

Australian Research Council and ABC-TV - (2000) ‘A Fair Go’ – A documentary film score - Aboriginal rights & 1966 Referendum

Journal Articles

“Visiosonics – Developing moving images in direct response to sound - improvising with technology” (2011), In, International Journal of Performance Arts & Digital Media – Intellect Journal 7: 2, pp. 171–188 doi: 10.1386/padm.7.2.171_1 View

“Emotions Constrained – Voicing the Sounds of Sighs” – (2010) Online article online at the Australian Music Centre and in Kiosk, Kingston University. View Text

“Developing Moving Images for the Multimedia Performance ‘From Anger to Sadness”– Representation, Interpretation and Perception” – (2009) Cambridge Scholars Publishing - Book Chapter in 'Performing Technology: User Content and the New Digital Media 'ISBN (10): 1-4438-1445-8, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-1445-4

Conference Papers

Driving a Wedge - Through Sound (2011). Trupp R., Millward F., Hunter G., - Institute of Acoustics Conference, Glasgow.

From Anger To Sadness #4 - (2011) Multimedia work for solo soprano & projections 2011 – presented as a performance at TaPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association) conference Kingston University.

Visiosonics – the creation of sound / image works – re-evaluating the idea of composer as ‘sonic designer’- (2010) The Forum for Innovation in Music Production and Composition - Leeds College of Music. Listing

Emotive utterance as moving image – (2009) Theatre Noises Conference paper - Central School of Speech & Drama. Listing

Music, Sound and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Digital Arts – (2008) Invited speaker - Griffith University – South Bank Arts precinct - Brisbane. Podcast

From Anger To Sadness #2 – (2007) Goldsmiths University Intimacy Conference - Multimedia work for solo soprano and double screen projections.

Vocal Folds In Motion – (2007) Nasendoscopy video images and sounds of the vocal folds engaged in emotive utterances - images and sounds used to make interactive audiovisual art works. The project is ongoing, a collaboration with ENT specialist Mr John Rubin. First presented as a commission by Professor David Howard - NetVoTech - York University, PAS3 conference, York .

Music and The Art Business – (2005) Invited speaker and panel member - Music - Queensland Music Network Conference - 2005

Soundtracks, CDs and DVDs

Uneasy Dreams - (2011) by the Delta Saxophone Quartet - a DVD with music by: Gerald Barry – ‘Before the Road’ (1997), Tim Ewers – ‘On the Edge’ (2006), Michael Finnissy – ‘Selected Movements of The Great Masters’ (1996), Steve Goss – ‘Uneasy Dreams’ (2006), Mike Searby – ‘Ghosts and Arias’ (2007) and visual moving images by Frank Millward - FMR DVD004-0310
Uneasy Dreams Site

From a Bridge of Dreams – (2009) Audio CD compilation - includes the flute solo work ‘Calling The Turtles In’ by Frank Millward - ISMN M720065274

Max Q – (1989) Audio CD a solo album by Michael Hutchence - arranger/producer Michael Hutchence Site

Grace Knight Band – audio double CD album ‘Grace Knight: Live At The Basement’ – Performer – keyboards and electronics – ABC Records Australia

Noiseworks – Audio CD Album Love Vs Money (Arranger) – Columbia - 468447 2

Ray Alldridge Trio - Audio CD Album: Late Night Out Of Town – includes Stilt Dance by FM Download CD

Moving Target – Margret Roadnight – Audio CD - (Producer)

Scores available at Wirripang
or at the Australian Music Centre

Music Scores

Choices - (2011) - Scores with an audio CD of the works performed by Sally Mays includes ‘Stilt Dance’ by Frank Millward - ISMN9790720106922
Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology - Book 2 – (2011) edited by Katie Zhukov with a CD of the works recorded by Katie Zhukov – includes ‘The Jazz Cat Miaou’ and ‘The Breeze and You’ by Frank Millward - ISMN 9790720106908
Dining With Alice - (2011) Full score for Soloists, Chamber Ensemble & Choir – (in press)
Used To Be Slime - (2011) Three works for brass quintet –ISMN 9790720115610 - ISMN 9790720115597 - ISMN 9790720115610
Song Book 1 - (2011) Five songs for solo voice and piano - text and music by Frank Millward - (in press)
Song Book 2 - (2011) Five songs for solo voice and piano - text Lisa Gasteen, music Frank Millward - (in press)
solo piano 3 - (2010) Album and CD - nine pieces solo piano - ISMN 9790720106489*
solo piano 2 - (2008) Album and CD - seven pieces solo piano - ISMN 9790720078533*
Trinity Guildhall Grade 7 Piano Book - (2007) – includes ‘Stilt Dance’ for solo piano - B000R9TDC0
solo piano 1 - (2005) Album and CD – eight pieces solo piano - ISMN M720065267*