The ‘Circle Flute’
The magical new instrument imagined by Brynjar Sigurðarson
Crafted with the help of musician Michael Schmid, the 'Circle Flute' provides a one-of-a-kind acoustic experience by mixing harmonics, interference, whispers, and wind sounds. It offers a physical encounter for the listener standing at the center, allowing them to feel the rhythmic undulations emitted by the sound waves.
The 'Circle Flute' made its debut in Iceland during a ten-day in-situ workshop led by a quartet of professional flutists and composer Þráinn Hjálmarsson. The result was showcased as a performance at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris and has been used by Björk during her world tour, 'Cornucopia.'
‘The instrument requires four players to come together into a quartet where each player is indispensable’ — Björk
Of the ‘Circle Flute’, Björk has said: 'The instrument requires four players to come together into a quartet where each player is indispensable, and given that the instrument cannot be played privately, each player’s relationship to the instrument becomes inseparable from their relationship with the other players.'
