Circumpliance by Peter B. Kay
Circumpliance was composed as a part of a mixed media art installation that was first opened in May 2014. The music is made-up of 88 unique stereo tracks that comprise over 4 hours of unrepeated audio. Using the random playback feature on three separate, 2-channel digital audio devices, the music played continuously for the duration of the 6-month exhibit. Because of the exceedingly high number of permutations possible, the resulting music was almost assuredly unique with each visit to the site.
This album offers an excerpt of one possible combination.
ABOUT the INSTALLATION:
In 2014, composer Peter B. Kay served as an Artist-In-Residence at Wofford College. In collaboration with faculty, students, and members of the community, Kay created musical and sculptural elements using pieces of three decommissioned pianos.
The installation was designed to be different each time a person visits. The music is engineered to evolve as the tracks are played in an interlaced randomized sequence over 6 months. Sometimes the listener may experience harmonies, at other times dissonance. The unprotected sculptural elements are left exposed to the natural elements, weathering and decomposing as the installation progresses.
Peter B. Kay is the Composer-in-Residence for the Spartanburg Philharmonic in South Carolina.
A proponent of new classical music, in 2014 Peter founded Treefalls, a non-profit organization dedicated to performing compositions by living, active composers – particularly premieres or music written by under-represented groups.