d(a(y))

As part of an ongoing series of sound pieces composed for mobile speakers, Lirra Skirra invited friends and colleagues to share a recording from their daily lives. The group used these samples to create a 20 x 50 square foot installation that looped the contributed recordings. These different human experiences, otherwise separated by space and time, merged into a musical patchwork that documents a collectively experienced day.

Resampling and manipulating the contributed field recordings, Lirra Skirra also composed a four-part electro-acoustic piece.

Lirra Skirra premiered d(a(y)) at A Novel Idea on Passyunk in Philadelphia on January 11, 2020.

Contributed Recordings

Train Station (Kiev, Ukraine); 
Birds (Washington, DC)
; Coffee Shop (Columbus, Ohio); 
HVAC Unit (Columbus, Ohio); 
Cat Dinner (Columbus, Ohio)
; Yo-Yo (New York, New York)
; Synagogue (Budapest, Hungary); 
Dog Snore (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
; Dishwasher (New York, New York), Shower (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Cat Purr (New York, New York); Telephone (New York, New York); Meat Shop (New York, New York); Jog (New York, New York); Video Game (New York, New York); Coffee Pot (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Cross Walk (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

Ruido Vírico Digital Sound Art Festival

The Spanish record label Audiotalaia invited Lirra Skirra to perform in the Ruido Vírico digital sound art festival alongside artists from around the world. The festival aims to connect audiences with live sound art during the COVID-19 pandemic.