the biophony project

[un]synchronized

We believe playing music with others is a ritual where the perception of time works differently, sometimes going faster, sometimes slower or even stopping. A ritual in which the sounds of the environment we’re in keep on going, free, unsynchronized and chaotic.

In this piece, players communicate with each other and with the environment through body gestures, movement, and breathing, gradually transforming that into a fragmented, unsynchronized, overlapping texture that increasingly turns into noise. Always listening, like looking with the ears, perceiving and bringing all senses as part of the piece, suddenly getting to a climax, after which we get back to a point where we get to simply listen to the sounds around us, letting them speak.

 
 
 

Meet the Composer Team

 
 

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Each Biome represents a small group collaboration between 2-4 composers commissioned to create flexible, open-score pieces for outdoor performance and infinite combinations of instruments.

“Biophony" is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.