Xenakis’ ’Nomos Alpha’ recorded by Arne Deforce, with animation by Marcus du Sautoy & Simon Russell

Iannis Xenakis’ ’Nomos Alpha’ was performed by cellist Arne Deforce for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group’s Music & Maths Festival, celebrating the composer’s centenary. The piece was performed with live animation created by mathematician Marcus du Sautoy and motion designer Simon Russell 29 May 2022 at CBSO Centre, Birmingham. Music & Maths was a day long festival celebrating the centenary of composer Iannis Xenakis, in partnership with Sound and Music, University of Birmingham, and PRiSM (Royal Northern College of Music): “’Nomos Alpha’ is a perfect fusion of my two passions: the mathematics of symmetry and contemporary music. To celebrate Xenakis’s 100th anniversary I’ve been working with artist Simon Russell to create an animation to guide listeners (and players) through the piece. The composition is based on the symmetries of a cube. There are 24 ways to rotate a cube from its starting position. &#