“Natural Frequencies” Sather Tower 100th Anniversary Performance | UC Berkeley

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Natural Frequencies is an installation and Carillon performance in honor of the 100th anniversary of UC Berkeley’s Sather Tower (aka The Campanile). On February 3, 2015 there will be three 10-minute live performances at the Doe Library Terrace: 6:30 pm, 7 pm and 7:30 pm.

This installation and performance includes a unique composition of bells (both recorded and live) and lighting modulated in real time by data from the UC Berkeley seismometer inside the Hayward Fault. The title refers to the response of structures and systems to external forces.

Bell towers have been used for centuries as a medium to effectively convey time, calls to prayer and community events, and warnings about invasions, fires, and floods. Although the latter are rare on the UC Berkeley campus, Sather Tower is located directly above the Hayward Fault Line, where a major earthquake is considered likely in the next 30 years.

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