Currents
Currents
24 Channel Sound Installation
Experimental Sound Studio’s Sonic Pavilion Festival
August 9 & 18, 2025
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
See full program here.
Currents is a composition for Chicago’s new experimental choir, deeply choir (led by Chris Wood) of 40+ members. In this recording (Constellation, 2025) performers circled around the microphone to sing assigned melodies, with the freedom to vary in speed and intensity throughout. By not prescribing a tempo, time dilates, and we float together. The 24-channel spatialization mirrors this circular image, starting at the perimeter, and like waves flowing in and out, the voices slowly expand and retract, eventually dissolving into nothing.
deeply choir is a rotating ensemble of ~30 singers led by Chris Wood. It’s an evolving community practice of group singing – eclectic repertoire, improvisation, experimentation, and play – a shared instrument for collective expression and a resource for artist experimentation.
Voices in the recording include Andrew Tham, Alexandra Lakind, Bran Moorhead, Chris Wood, Corey Smith, Gregory Maher, Iona Fox, Molly Roth Scranton, Nia Easley, Nolan Chin, Paige Naylor, Ro(b)//ert Lundberg, Steph Barnes, Zachary Good, and others not listed here.
Stereo Version of Currents
Currents Score
Sonic Pavilion Redux
Currents
8-channel sound installation
Experimental Sound Studio
Dec 5, 2025 – Feb 1, 2026
Dec 5, 2025 – Choir performance and 8 channel audio
