A square plate of dark brushed steel, bolted at its centre, seen from above at an angle in a dark studio. Fine white sand lies on it in an intricate, symmetrical figure of loops and rings. A violin bow rises from behind the plate's far edge, its hair touching the steel.

Resonance

Live strings for your event, from a trio to a full orchestra.

Ensembles

String trio

In 1787 Ernst Chladni drew a bow across a metal plate lightly covered with sand; at resonance, the sand gathered along the still lines into figures.

Concerts · Galas · Corporate and private events

Ensembles

In 1787 Ernst Chladni drew a bow across a metal plate lightly covered with sand; at resonance, the sand gathered along the still lines into figures.

  1. The plate after one stroke of the bow: the sand drawn into one ring around the centre, with arcs along the edges.

    String trio

  2. The next figure: a scalloped ring around the centre, loops in the corners and short strokes along the edges.

    String quartet

  3. More intricate again: a lattice of diamonds, a ring inside each, and a small ring at the centre.

    Chamber orchestra

  4. The most intricate figure: a lace of loops and rings across the whole plate.

    Full orchestra

Concerts · Galas · Corporate and private events

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The right strings for the room.

Tell us the occasion and the room, and we will bring the strings: a string trio, a quartet, a chamber orchestra or a full orchestra, for concerts, galas, corporate and private events.

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Close up, the sand lies in fine granular lines on brushed black steel, a polished knob at the plate's centre; the far lines soften out of focus.
The full-orchestra figure, in detail

Ensemble

  • String trio
  • String quartet
  • Chamber orchestra
  • Full orchestra

Occasion

  • Concerts
  • Galas
  • Corporate events
  • Private events