Anhum: del coro virtual a la experimentación musical en tiempos de pandemia

Abstract

The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic di-rectly and mainly affected collective activities. In our ar-tistic context theatres, museums, concert halls, schools, and rehearsal venues were closed with no reopening date to contain the immense waves of contagion. With the var-ious limitations imposed by social isolation, choral singing around the world was necessarily mediated by technology, which has had a direct impact on the relationship of the singer with his voice and the director with the process of musical creation. In this context, the analogical/bio-logical body ceases to be the fundamental instrument of musical activity, being subordinated to virtuality and the audio/visual record. However, this biocybernetic evolution imposed by social isolation during the pandemic opens a crack for experimentation. It practically demands a trans-formation of musical activity and its actors, encouraging new ways of conceiving music and collective creation. This work is part of the A/R/Tographic process carried out within the framework of the Master's Degree in Mu-sic of Latin America and the Caribbean at the Universi-ty of Antioquia, which resulted in the conception of the sound work "Nós" and the design of the digital platform “Anhum”, in collaboration with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, in Brazil. Such creations are experimental and seek, through sound resources and performing arts, to translate the pandemic experience of a choral director and invite the public to active listening and collective creation through technology.

Keywords

• choir singing
• pandemic
• virtuality
• experimental music
• a/r/tography
• digital platform