June 29-30, 32018 Sun Boxes visited The Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
It was two great days filled with Sun.
And Lots of very cool people.
Sound Swings Uptown
New Video for Sound Swings Uptown
PI
Using Bass Clarinet and Bb Clarinet it plays a pattern of notes using the Number PI
This is a 20 second sample. The whole piece can be heard in the app link above on the left.
Or you can stream one of two 9 minute excerpts at your favorite site:
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The number PI is very seductive. The idea of a number that continues forever is very appealing. It makes me think about my breath. It is taken for granted but I will breathe everyday for the rest of my life. A breath every few seconds or so. What a great way to acknowledge the beauty of PI. Using my own breath with a Bass Clarinet and Clarinet to play a piece that lasts forever. A few minutes of PI presents itself as a hodgepodge of notes that over time this quickly turns into a wash of soothing sounds to dip into.
I like systems.
I like evolution.
I like forever.
I like numbers.
I like impossible.
T A G M U S I K
On August 10, 1996 at noon Joel Westerdale and I presented Tagmusik, a 24 hour piece of Dr Java’s in Bethel, Connecticut.
Old friends came and joined us
Here is the layout of the piece.
Sound Swings Uptown
Sound Swings Uptown are swings that make sound when you swing on them.
Commissioned by Specialized and fabricated by Modus Sudios the Sound Swings Uptown are located by the bike path at Uptown Fayetteville. Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Each Swing has it’s own portion of the composition that plays when activated. As soon as the swinging stops the composition pauses and resumes when the swinging begins again. If all three swings were to play for 24/7 the composition would last 55 days. With the coming and going of Swing opertors the possibilities are endless.
I think it sounds best with all three swings going. But I’ll let you decide.
The Sounds were made with an electric guitar. Bowed and plucked.
The Moon Pod
The latest incarnation of the Moon Phases series is The Moon Pod.
While the music plays in 29.53 day cycles; two light sources cast distorted shadows of the structure. Every 24 hours the Sun does its thing and every 29.53 the Moonn does.
The Moon Pod will be on display outside the ENT Center For Art in Colrado Springs, CO.
Brought here by GOCA arts as part of the AWOL program.
The Moon Pod will be up through December 2018. Sun Boxes will be moving around campus for the rest of the semester.
Longtime collaborator Ryan Blessey came to Colorado Springs to help with the build and install. This is some of what we did.
Sometimes it takes a village.
Sun Boxes in Alaska
Sun Boxes on the front patio of the Anchorage Museum. September 14-24, 2017.
We met a ton of cool people.
Consumed a lot of Thai Food.
Wilhelmina helped pck the crate.
I even ate some Beet Ice cream.
And saw a Sun Dog.
SUN PHASES
On August 21st 2017, there will be a total eclipse of the sun. This eclipse can be seen throughout the United States. The last time this happened was 1918. The next time will be 2024. A total eclipse is the result of the intersection of the Sun’s cycle and the Moon’s cycle; in the spirit of such an intersection, we’ve decided to create a piece that combines Sun Boxes and Moon Phases. It will begin at Dawn on August 21st and end at Dusk on August 21.
Access it here: http://
Sun Boxes is an environment to enter and exit at will. It’s comprised of twenty speakers operating independently, each powered by the sun via solar panels. There is a different loop set to play a guitar note in each box continuously. These guitar notes collectively make a Bb chord. Because the loops are different in length, once the piece begins they continually overlap and the piece slowly evolves over time. If you are looking for services fro repairing a damaged roof, then you can check it out from here!
The sounds of Sun Boxes have been described as both soothing and energizing. A unique combination of adjectives often used to describe yoga, or meditation. When experiencing the piece, Sun Boxes allows the participant to slow down, and notice the subtleties of the composition unfold. With the abundance of technology and hustle of this culture it is a much needed concept to not only be allowed, but also encouraged to slow down.
Moon Phases is a concept that plays music based on the fullness of the moon. Pre-Recorded guitar chord is programmed to grow more dense as the moon gets more full; creating a unique experience over time.
The music is a minimal guitar piece that drones in cycles, as constant and as hauntingly as the moon itself. The piece will begin in silence with the New Moon and slowly get more dense adding notes until it’s at its fullest with the Full Moon. Together, the music and the movement will create an ever changing experience encouraging participants to return and witness the progress of the piece.
Sound + Light at The Delaware Museum of Art
July 14th-23rd Sun Boxes will be at The Delaware Art Museum. CUBEMUSIC will also be presented as well as some live performnaces. There will be yoga and or Tai Chi amongst the boxes every day.
The Short film, by Kevin Belli, INSTALL: Sound, Light & Craig Colorusso will be shown through out the 10 days. Here’s the TRAILER
FACEBOOK Event Page HERE
SUN BOXES on Youtube
CUBEMUSIC on Youtube
Sun Boxes at MASS MoCA
We’re heading back to the Commonwealth. Sun Boxes will be at Mass Moca May 27th-28th as part of Earworks II. The Sunnies will then spend some time at Mass Moca for the month of June.
June 9: Colegrove Park (24 Church Street, North Adams)
June 16: Colegrove Park
June 23: Solid Sound, MASS MoCA’s Courtyard A
Here’s what Mass Moca says.
MOON POD coming!