The Sound of Difference and Connection

The Sound of Difference and Connection emerges from Maya Dunietz’s research into the irrational midpoint of the octave, a resonance zone where two close frequencies generate slow acoustic beatings and a third, emergent tone. Developed with Berlin’s Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, the work divides the octave into fifteen unequal parts, placing musicians in a continuous process of attunement. Instead of tuning to fixed pitches, players adjust their physical proximity to shape the pulse: closer to slow it, farther to quicken it. The piece unfolds as a fragile, collective resonance that often feels as if it rises from the air itself. Composed during a time of global unrest, it offers a quiet act of attention and care amid instability. RIYL: Éliane Radigue, Catherine Lamb, Giacinto Scelsi, Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Lucier.