Salina Fisher - Murmuring Light

‘Murmuring Light’ by Salina Fisher was premiered by the Manhattan School of Music Composers Orchestra, conductor George Manahan, in March of 2019. Its New Zealand premiere is seen in this Resound film from the Auckland Town Hall, where Giordano Bellincampi conducts the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Salina writes, “In Studio Drift’s interactive light installation Flylight, many delicate glass tubes light up in unpredictable swarm-like patterns. These patterns are based on the flock behavior of birds, and are responsive to the viewer’s movement. While birds can symbolize individual freedom, in a murmuration they find safety in numbers, sensing each other’s direction and moving collectively. In Murmuring Light, I explore this delicate balance between the individual and the group. Through various musical parameters, the distinction between ‘individual’ and ‘group' is heightened and blurred, in a continuous shift of light.”

Audio recorded by RNZ Concert.

Film funded by NZ On Air.