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christopher hopkins

associate professor
music

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A musical wind.

From the very first moment of discussing his participation in an University Museums art exhibit, Christopher Hopkins knew what his focus would be. "I thought it was fitting to do a composition that went beyond imitation of the natural sounds to represent how these sounds inspire the mythic and poetic imagination." For The Animus Winds, Hopkins concentrated on wind as not only the subject of his composition but for the sound of the piece itself. An electroacoustical musician, Christopher says this composition is metaphorically related to the interpretation of wind. He used musical sources he recognized as sharing qualities with the wind.

"I hope after hearing The Animus Winds, people will come away listening to the wind differently than they have before. Hopefully they will hear the wind in a more poetic way that is not always brought into our consciousness."