Minerva Voices is currently rehearsing four notes. No more, no less. Just four notes.<\/p>\n
This chromatically-related pitch-collection forms the basis of Alvin Lucier’s remarkable, other-worldly Unamuno<\/em>, with the Choir is preparing to sing in the sonorous acoustic of Studio 3 Gallery next Wednesday<\/a>, in the next in the #EarBox series. You’d think that the ear would become bored quite quickly with only four notes on which to focus; far from it. The notes are presented in a sequence of twenty-four variations, providing twenty-four alternative glimpses, almost, of a particular sonic phenomenon, strangely beautiful in its repetitive simplicity. With each sequence lasting for as long as a natural breath, it feels as though a stately procession of glass planets is slowly turning about you.<\/p>\n