Selected Sounds Of Space

The multimedia production Sun Rings is based on sounds of space collected by University of Iowa Prof. Don Gurnett over a 40-year period. The musical portion of Sun Rings was composed by Terry Riley and performed by the Kronos Quartet, and accompanied by a visual production created by visual designer Willie Williams. Sun Rings was commissioned by NASA and co-commissioned by Hancher Auditorium, the University of Iowa, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Rockefeller Foundation, and other music-presenting organizations. owa, Iowa City, IA. Listen to discussion about the sounds of space and the Kronos Quartet
Jan. 23, 2003 Sounds of Space - Listen to sample sounds of space.