Glass of the Imagination
The Glass of Imagination is a group improv piece where performers trigger video samples of singing wine glasses and bells ringing that are tuned to different microtonal pitches. It can be performed on multiple devices online by up to 4 people (or more). Audiences can also contribute to the sound environment with their phones. The videos also include chimes, guitar noise, and insect sounds. It can be performed on laptops, phones and other devices whilst sitting, walking and/or while singing.
(for the YouTube videos right click to loop videos, press < > to change speeds and numbers 1-9 to skip through videos, see full list of keyboard shortcuts)
(best viewed on a laptop, in Google Chrome, but still playable on other devices.)
(You can use the QR code to share between devices as people spread out (and move) across the performance space.)
The diagram below gives the exact pitches of each of the videos (the note and cents) and their position on screen.
white noise
guitar
thunder
chimes
white noise
guitar
thunder
chimes
bells high
bell low
chimes
chimes