Erik Griswold is a composer, pianist and sound artist working in contemporary classical, improvised, and experimental forms. Throughout his career he has explored the outer limits of the piano, in projects such as Ecstatic Descent (“powerful music that connects with both the natural with the spiritual,” Sequenza 21), The Piano Mill (“densely layered shimmering sonority,” Australian Stage), and 84 Pianos (“joyous and brilliant,” Limelight Magazine).
His kinetic sound installations explore visual and auditory wave phenomena, using scientific data to create vivid “sonifications,” and bring to life long-term environmental trends. Griswold has collaborated with legendary pianist and toy pianist Margaret Leng Tan over two decades, from the solo suite “Old MacDonald’s Yellow Submarine” to the one-woman show “Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep,” which toured to Australia, Asia, and London’s Southbank Centre, and won the “Dramatic Work of the Year” prize at the Australia Art Music Awards.