Celebrating our 100th Flame Keepers Commission

Since 2021, Metropolis Ensemble has commissioned 100+ composers for Flame Keepers, our perpetual sound art installation, producing over 3,000 musical stems.

Live Streaming 24/7 since 2021

Conceived and designed by Jakub Ciupinski, with code developed by Avneesh Sarwate and Ryan Rose, Flame Keepers was created by Metropolis for composers during the pandemic and beyond. The 100th Flame Keeper is Chatterbox, the Brooklyn pop vocal trio Jolee Gordon/Priya Carlberg/Isabel Crespo Pardo.

Explore the live-streaming installation and use FlashBack to travel back in time to any past Flame Keeper’s work.

Magic Between the Layers

Jakub Ciupinski goes behind-the-scenes into the creation of Flame Keepers, discussing the exploration of time and the intersection of music and technology during the pandemic.

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