Snowstorm is a live electronics piece featuring live cello and synthesizer, influenced in real-time by processes created in Max/MSP.
The synthesizer part forms the backbone of the piece, supplying a bed of steadily increasing, then decreasing, intensity. The cellist responds to this synth part, with their sound output recorded and layered back into the sonic result. The playback characteristics of the recorded cello are decided primarily by the intensity of the synth part.
In the version presented here the cello was played by Becky Dixon.