Meaningful sounds presented by 12 contemporary soundscape musicians

<12 Sounds> focuses on the diverse sounds present in our contemporary era, along with their backgrounds and stories. Based on the musique concrète methodology, the piece offers an experience that goes beyond simply listening to sound and music, inviting the audience to reflect on the diverse sounds present in our time.

Twelve speakers each play a sound that holds meaning for a contemporary musician who contributed to the piece. These sounds, each echoing different eras and stories while shaping today’s sonic landscape, come together to form the auditory world of this performance. Using a controller he built himself, An Sangwook mixes and modulates these sounds to perform a four-movement piece of musique concrète. Each sound is connected to an interview with the musician who provided it, accessible to the audience via a code attached to the speaker.

In an era overflowing with sound, <12 Sounds> invites listeners to reflect on the act of listening and to experience the deeper layers of sound and the voice of our time from a new perspective.