VIBE
VIBE is the newest educational, full-length concert work by Gregory Smith. Based on the S.T.E.A.M. educational approach (SteamTechnologyEngineeringArtMath), VIBE is a symphonic exploration of sound.
Topics explored include:
How energy vibrates air molecules, forms sound waves, and travels to our ears
How our voices produce sound
How instruments produce sound
The speed of sound and the significance of having two ears
Reverb and echo
How sound behaves in air, water, solids, and in space
As with Smith’s other works in the genre, the general tone of VIBE is lighthearted and often humorous. There is also a recurring audience participation component.
Orchestration: 3(pic),2,2,2 4,3,3,1 Timp+2 (opt. 3), Harp, Strings, Narrator
Duration: 34 minutes (easily adaptable)