- Aug. 27, 2025, 3:30 pm US/Central
- Mischa Zupko, Todd Johnson, Brad Robin
- Georgia Schwender
Fermilab’s 2024 Guest Composer, Mischa Zupko, was inspired by conversations with our own Chris Quigg and Luis Mendoza about the phenomenon of resonance as it relates to the emergence of particles and the study thereof. This led to the concept of applying sympathetic acoustic resonance to illustrate the close connection between science and these visual and audio interpretations. His vision was of a chorus of tuned wine glasses which would ring out in response to specific pitches in a musical composition. After a year of collaboration and R&D with composer/programmer Brad Robin and Fermilab’s Todd Johnson, the piece “In Sympathy” emerged. This project is a musical and conceptual exploration of what it means to coexist in dynamic and responsive ways. This presentation will include a recording of the premiere performance as well as discussion of the path taken from concept to hardware and software development of the project.