Syzygryd

Syzygryd is a town square for the collaborative creation of
music. It’s a public space, it’s a sculpture, and it’s a
professional musical instrument. It’s the most beautiful
expression we can imagine of the joy we take in community,
music, technology, fire, sculpture and architecture.

Three large custom hardware grid sequencers. Each controls
a single instrument and they share a clock, so they’re all
synchronized. By controlling time, pitch, and harmony,
these devices make it easy for people with no musical
training or talent to create melodious compositions.

The consoles are arranged at three equidistant points
around a 60′ diameter circle, far enough apart that the
participants can see one another but can’t communicate
verbally. Each console reflects the state of the others. Three
people collaboratively create a continuously evolving piece
of music without communicating, except through the music
itself.

The center of the circle is a huge metal tornado of cubes,
pulsing with synchronized sound, light, and fire.