Crossing the Lagrangian Point

Continuing his decade-long work with large ensembles using electronics, Tammen’s “Crossing the Lagrangian Point” uses performers who create sound, light and visuals at the same time, in that multiple threads come together in one unifying whole. The piece is a large 60-minute sonic and visual multi-movement piece for several light and sound artists, and is part of Tammen’s ongoing Dark Circuits Orchestra concept. It unites contemporary visual and musical styles and techniques, bridges the cultural gap between many historically divergent practices, and is the logical next step in Tammen’s work with large electronic ensembles. This project was sponsored by Harvestworks with funds by the New York State Council on the Arts.


Continuing his decade-long work with large ensembles using electronics, Tammen’s “Crossing the Lagrangian Point” uses performers who create sound, light and visuals at the same time, in that multiple threads come together in one unifying whole. The piece is a large 60-minute sonic and visual multi-movement piece for several light and sound artists, and is part of Tammen’s ongoing Dark Circuits Orchestra concept. It unites contemporary visual and musical styles and techniques, bridges the cultural gap between many historically divergent practices, and is the logical next step in Tammen’s work with large electronic ensembles. This project was sponsored by Harvestworks with funds by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Hans Tammen is just another worker in rhythms, frequencies and intensities. He likes to set sounds in motion, and then sit back to watch the movements unfold. Using textures, timbre and dynamics as primary elements, his music is continuously shifting, with different layers floating into the foreground while others disappear.