HarpsiHammond

HarpsiHammond is an experimental piece of music that showcases the capabilities of what can be achieved by adding a few electronic components to a historical instrument like the harpsichord. Through the experience of rethinking this instrument, the project was able to utilize open hardware and software to create a new sound world sparked from an iconic and traditional sound. The performance of this piece invites the audience/visitors to reimagine the possibilities that today's technology gives us to re-explore the world and its history. As with the 'well-tempered clavier,' the history of Western music changed; new visions on these types of instruments can rekindle the explorations of tradition from a refreshed worldview. The visitors will be able to listen to a new piece composed for one of these new visions, but also, they will be able to try it out for themselves and experiment with a XVII-century instrument through the use of XXI-century technology.