Sarah Peebles facts for kids

Sarah Peebles is an artist who lives in Toronto, Canada. She is a Canadian and American composer, which means she writes music. She also performs music and creates installation art. Sarah was born in Minnesota, USA.

Her art often uses sounds that she changes with computers. She also finds new ways to make sounds louder. Sarah is known for playing the shō, which is a special Japanese instrument. It's a type of mouth-organ used in gagaku, which is Japan's ancient court music.

Sarah also creates art about nature, especially about wild bees. She explores how bees help plants grow by pollination and how different living things connect in ecology. This work is called “Resonating Bodies.” She often works with other artists, scientists, and bee experts on these projects.

Sarah Peebles and the Shō Instrument

Sarah Peebles has a special way of playing the shō. She uses ideas from traditional gagaku music. She also explores how the instrument makes unique sounds and vibrations.

Many of her musical pieces change how the shō is tuned. She also places microphones in different spots to record its sound. Sarah has released several albums that feature the shō. One album is called “Delicate Paths” (2014). It shows her unique ways of playing, recording, and writing music for this instrument.

The “Delicate Paths” album includes information and pictures about the shō. It talks about how the instrument connects to ancient Asian plants and animals. Other musicians like Evan Parker and Suba Sankaran also played on this album.

Resonating Bodies: Art for Bees

Sarah Peebles started her “Resonating Bodies” projects in 2008. These projects include special sculptures for solitary bees. These sculptures are called "Audio Bee Booths" and "Audio Bee Cabinets." They are designed to be homes for bees and they also make sounds.

These art pieces are built outdoors and stay there permanently. They use cabinetry and other woodworking skills. They also include electronics, pyrography (art made by burning wood), and natural building materials like adobe and cob.

The “Resonating Bodies” series includes art installations and projects that involve the community. There is also a website about it. These projects help people learn about Canada's amazing variety of living things. They focus on how bees help plants grow. They especially look at how native bees, their homes, and plants have grown together in the Greater Toronto Area.

Other Creative Work

Over the past 30 years, Sarah Peebles has done many different kinds of creative work. She has made music for dance performances. She has also created sound art that uses many speakers. Her work includes music for radio, video, and films.

She has also created performance art and sound installations. Sarah enjoys performing music that is made up on the spot. She was part of a duo called “Smash and Teeny” with guitarist Nilan Perera. She also played in a trio called “Cinnamon Sphere” with Nilan Perera and painter Chung Gong.

Where to Find Her Music

You can find Sarah Peebles' music on various labels. These include Unsounds, Cycling '74, innova Recordings, Spool, and Post-Concrète. Her music is also available on CBC Music and Sonus.ca. Sonus.ca is a free library of Canadian electronic music.