Today, after uploading the first music video of Intermedia 11: Asian Lotus Flower  I went to see one of my favourite community orchestras (made up of fifty or more wonderful children and their instrumental tutors) perform. Seated together in their sectional mix, they performed Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, a symphonic fairy tale for the many younger children (and their parents) in the audience. It was splendid!

Observing how these young performer-instrumentalists concentrated so intently on what they were doing, the hour-long concert reminded me, that the journey of musicianship (for anyone) starts with playing (or singing) just that first note, whatever the instrument (or your age) happens to be.

In response to this reflection, I’ve created this second visual version of Asian Lotus Flower, this time using a different software set. This version is for those of you who play the piano, like the piece but find it difficult to work out the notes by just listening to the music in the first video I made. The notes are the same [MIDI] in terms of concert pitch, but the combined audible sounds produced are a little different, because of the different software mix and settings I used. Neither is inferior to the other in terms of sound quality.

Can you hear the difference between the two versions?

How would you describe (in words) this difference?

Resonance and reverb might be a good place to start …

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