Gallery: Fire Organ Fuels Trimpin's Concentration Camp Opera, Gurs Zyklus
01fire-organ-by-trimpin
*The glass-tubed Fire Organ created by inventor/composer Trimpin will be featured in Stanford University's staging of* The Gurs Zyklus *opera*.
02drumsticks-in-trimpins-sextet-for-laptop-percussion
*Automated drumsticks go to work in Trimpin's "Sextet for Laptop Percussion," as seen in this video.*
03trimpins-toy-piano
*This modified toy piano is another of Trimpin's strange instruments.*
04trimpin-with-score
*Trimpin leads a workshop in kinetic sound sculpture at Stanford University. (Nic Dahlquist/Stanford University)*
05kronos-quartet-with-trimpin-violin
*Trimpin's motion-sensitive violins can be heard in this clip from [](http://www.trimpinmovie.com/)*Trimpin: The Sound of Invention*, which showcases a Kronos Quartet performance.*
06trimpin-in-studio
*2008 film* Trimpin: The Sound of Invention *documents the composer's unique approach to music.*
07trimpin-sketch
*A sketch by Trimpin outlines his idea for* The Gurs Zyklus*' musical teeter-totter.*
08aperion-installation-by-charles-gadeken
*Trimpin's* The Gurs Zyklus *is part of Stanford University's ongoing exploration of experimental music known as "sonification." Another example: [Charles Gadeken](http://charlesgadeken.com/art/aperion)'s 14-foot-tall copper-and-steel* Aperion*, which was featured at Stanford DIY Tailgate Party, enables audience members to activate "smart" solid-state Tesla coils using theremins.*
