trainZ: Eli talks about her piece for "Transient Harmony"

When building this piece for the show, I decided to take a slightly different direction, using minimally edited samples taken of the trains that pass by Union Station. While I enjoy sound walk compositions, or compositions that recreate a location sonically, I decided to add a couple of beat driven sections to the piece. We have had a lot of repertoire the past couple years where the electronics part is mostly ambient, or melody driven. I built up two different beats that are all derived from noises at Union Station, with some added kick drum punches and cymbal crashes. This piece is lighthearted and is really fun with Mnemosyne playing over it.

-Eli Hougland