Circular Trance Surrounding The Second Pillar with The Highest Seventh Primal Cirrus, The Utmost Fundamental, and The Ekmeles Ending from Apparitions of The Four Pillars

2011 | Seven Voices and Prime Harmonic Sine Waves | ca. 60-70 Minutes

Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at the Avant Music Festival
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at the Avant Music Festival | Photo by Tear-n Tan for Avant Media
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at the Avant Music Festival
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at the Avant Music Festival | Photo by Tear-n Tan for Avant Media
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan

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Reviews

| 2012
Circular Trance Surrounding The Second Pillar with The Highest Seventh Primal Cirrus, The Utmost Fundamental, and The Ekmeles Ending from Apparitions of The Four Pillars
Bruce Hodges reviews Circular Trance for Seen And Heard International

″I found the piece fascinating. Circular Trance is built on the vocalists' ability to produce pure harmonies that combine with the sine drone, creating a shimmering cloud of sound.″

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Commissioned by Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble
with video by Oscar H Scott
World Premiere: Music At First, Brooklyn, NY - November 18th, 2011
Premiered by: Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at the Avant Music Festival
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at the Avant Music Festival | Photo by Tear-n Tan for Avant Media
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at the Avant Music Festival
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at the Avant Music Festival | Photo by Tear-n Tan for Avant Media
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's <em>Circular Trance</em> at Music At First
Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble performing Randy Gibson's Circular Trance at Music At First | Photo by Tear-n Tan

Read The Program Notes

Reviews

| 2012
Circular Trance Surrounding The Second Pillar with The Highest Seventh Primal Cirrus, The Utmost Fundamental, and The Ekmeles Ending from Apparitions of The Four Pillars
Bruce Hodges reviews Circular Trance for Seen And Heard International

″I found the piece fascinating. Circular Trance is built on the vocalists' ability to produce pure harmonies that combine with the sine drone, creating a shimmering cloud of sound.″

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Part of the Constellations:

Voices of The Four Pillars | 2011 - 2016

The Pillars | 2010 - 2018

Presentation History
Third Avant Music Festival | New York City : February 10 - 27, 2012
Music At First | Brooklyn, New York : November 18th, 2011
See Also:
Nada Symmetry for The Midwinter Starfield | Voice, Saxophone, Sine Waves, and Pre-Recorded Tracks | 2015
Apparitions of The Four Pillars in The Midwinter Starfield Symmetry under The 72:81:88 Confluence | Ensemble and Symmetrical Harmonic Sine Waves | 2014 - 2016
Voices of The Four Pillars | | 2016
The Eternal 27:28 Triple Octave Displacement under The 72:81:88 Differential Apparition | Sine Waves | 2016
Nine Minutes for The Four Pillars in duet with The Paris Drones recalling The Midwinter Starfield Theme | Violin and Single-Channel Electronics | 2012
Primary Structures I | Quartet of Dissimilar Instruments and Sine Waves | 2012
The First Pillar Exploding The Upper Drone With The Violin Analogue, The Nestled Melodic 27, and the Apparition Of The Eternal Tonic From Apparitions Of The Four Pillars | Voice and Pitch Shifting Vocal Drones with Violin to be recorded on Cassette Tapes | 2013