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• Vocalists: Torunn Sævik, Heidi Skjerve, Sissel Vera Pettersen, Ingrid Lode
• Composition and game design: Aske Zidore
• Engineering (Øra Studio, Trondheim): Jo Ranheim, Kyrre Laastad
• Mastering (Clunk, Berlin): Rashad Becker
• Photos: Storm Ravn

With ‘Game Mechanics for Voices: The Place of Landscape,’ Aske Zidore explores composing for four voices (SSAA) by introducing game mechanics and turn-based strategies. The recordings consist of three movements, performed live by vocalists from Norwegian ensemble Trondheim Voices at the Øra Studio in Trondheim, March 2023. The piece uses game mechanics as notation systems; wooden games, including card, board, and tile structures, serve as the foundation for transforming rules into musical instructions. The four vocalists perform the music by playing together, and through gameplay orchestrate the progression of the composition. The libretto revolves around creation, endowing the voices with a narrative quality that evokes new linguistic and auditory landscapes - an exploration of the human voice as an instrument for expression and storytelling!