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MUSIC: The limerick generating plant’s two nuclear reactors provide energy for nearly two million homes in the area.

Melinda Rice: Siren Songs

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Date(s) - 06/03/2024
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM

Location
Foy Park

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TUNE IN (Siren Song will also be live-streamed at the Philadelphia Small Works Gallery.)

Siren Song is music for musicians to play with a public sound environment, specifically with the siren tests that come from Limerick Generating Station, a nuclear power plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania that provides power to nearly 2 million homes in the area. This siren tests for two minutes on the first Mondays in June and December.

  • The first performance I gave of this piece was on June 5, 2023, and it was solo.
  • This performance on June 3, 2024 is Siren Song as a chamber work, with strings and winds. It begins around 1:40 PM (ET), and we expect to hear the siren at 2 PM (ET).