"TimeSphere" is inspired by the idea that time is not infinite but bounded, like a sphere, and that there are inifinite possible projections through time within this sphere. (I don't remember the exact origin of this thought, but I believe I may have derived it from Stephen Hawking's idea of a closed universe in "Brief History of Time".) 

I've always found the world to be filled with many strata of time. Things move together, alone, and somewhere in between, moving from one time flow to another.  The idea of a sphere of time in which the world moves was an inspiration for this work, and not interpreted literally. While composing this piece, I was very aware of the the interplay between rational development and the exploration of where intuition guided me.  

Completed: July 27th, 2013

For more information and project files, please visit the entry for this piece at my personal page at: http://http://kunstmusik.com/2013/07/27/timesphere/

TimeSphere

“Transit” was inspired by listening to the music of Terry Riley to create a work that involved long feedback delay lines. I began with a mental image of performers in a space working with electronics and worked to develop a virtual system to mimic what I had in mind. Once the setup was developed, I experimented with improvising material live and notating what felt right. I then continued this cycle of improvisation and notation to extend and develop the work.

MP3, OGG, FLAC, and Project files are available at: http://kunstmusik.com/2016/08/09/transit/

Transit

“The Living Ocean” is a piece inspired by Stanislaw Lem’s “Solaris”. I was struck by the humans encounters with the living ocean on the planet, their fascination and draw into it, and their utlimate inability to rationalize and understand it. Their experiences often left them with more questions than answers, not only about the living ocean, but also themselves and the nature of their own existence.

For me, the story of “Solaris” holds many parallels to the experience of art that I search for when composing. Listening: drawn in, fascinated, the rational mind at rest, only an irrational experience is left. Afterwards: awe, questions about the work, questions for myself, curiosity.

For more information and project files, please visit the entry for this piece at my personal page at: http://www.kunstmusik.com/2012/05/14/the-living-ocean/

Steven Yi

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