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Every year, musicians, engineers, and inventors introduce the world to sounds we’ve never heard before.
The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is an annual event hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. The big reveal may have been virtual instead of in-person this year, but the creations were no less incredible! Here are the five amazing, never-before-seen instruments that took home the biggest prizes in 2021.
1. First Place: the Segulharpa.
It took Ulfur Hansson of Reykjavik, Iceland, seven years to make this gorgeous electro-acoustic instrument! The circular walnut body holds 25 steel strings that are “bowed” by magnetic fields. Musicians use touch sensors in the wood to vibrate the strings, producing an eerie yet beautiful sound.
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Wa Na Wari announced the six recipients of their inaugural artist residency program for 2021-2022: Adetola Abatan, Amber Flame, AshaAung Helmstetter, Natasha Marin, Joshua Nucci, and Ruth Zekariase will all receive a month-long residency at the Black arts-centered space. Each artist will also get a stipend and a chance to show their new work at an exhibition in the space after the residency is over. If you haven't paid a visit to Wa Na Wari—which is situated inside a fifth-generation Black-owned home in the Central District—you absolutely should. The house itself is inspirational to walk through, and it heals just by existing. They reopened for entry last week, and you can reserve a ticket to visit.
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A Lego guitar and a âwar tubaâ are among the highlights of this yearâs Guthman Musical Instrument Competition.
The segulharpa, an electromagnetic harp, is one of the entrants in this year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, organized by the Georgia Institute of Technology.Credit...Elísabet Davíðsdóttir, via Georgia Tech School of Music
By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
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What possesses someone to invent a new instrument? Ask the finalists of this yearâs Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, and you get different answers â among them boredom, curiosity, frustration.