Dirk Johan Stromberg: Composer, Performer and Technologist

Dreams of Stopped Time

dstromberg@dirkstromberg.com

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A Few Days in a Few Seconds - Voice and Electronics" Dirk Johan Stromberg

Needles Playing the Blues: Guitar and Electronics: Dirk Johan Stromberg

Cruel World: Brooklyn College Brass Ensebmle: Conductor: Dirk Johan Stromberg

A Few Days in a Few Seconds (alternate)

Needles Playing the Blues (alternate)

Dreams of Stopped Time: A series of works that delve into perception of time and reality in music. This stems from a morbid fascination with death.

I became fascinated about what happens to time as one looses consciousness; time slows down progressively until it almost stops – particularly when this is caused by blood loss to the brain. The result is several days worth of experiences might cross your dying mind in just what is only a few seconds. What I am delving into with these works is a question of what would happen if one were to loose all blood flow ceased and one was left to die. Would time slow down even more to a near halt? If so, would the experiences be?