Haapa (Aspen ) :
Tidal: https://tidal.com/track/517940968/u
On Haapa (Aspen) percussionist Lassi Piipponen’s rhythmics are based on a transcription of the rustling sound made by aspen leaves in the wind. The Savonlinna Quartet and Sampo Kinnunen’s electric guitar perform a computer-assisted harmony, derived from the physical shape of an aspen leaf and translated into musical notes. This harmony is set in the D Lydian dominant scale (D acoustic scale), which is as bright and luminous as an aspen grove.
Säde (Ray) concert video in Youtube :
Säde (Ray) explores the optimal light wavelengths for photosynthesis—blue (400–475 nm) and red (600–700 nm). Their 3/2 ratio is translated into the piece’s polyrhythmic structures and stacked fifth harmonies.
Versoo composition project was supported by Taike (Arts Promotion Centre Finland).