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Vaccinum: Covid​-​19 spike protein (SARS​-​coronavirus 2 Vaccine)

from Peter Gena: Beethoven in Soho and Other Works by Peter Gena

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"Vaccinum: Covid-19 spike protein" (2021) was a timely response to the associated pandemic which was raging at the time. Gena declined to represent the virus itself, however, and based the work on the vaccine that did so much to stem it. Because the DNA sequence is so lengthy, he divided the sequence into five “regions,” of which the present work represents the last. The Covid vaccine uses the RNA sequence of the spike protein to cause the body to synthesize it, thereby inducing antibodies, which in turn bind to the actual spike protein on the virus, preventing attachment. For this work, Gena returned to live pianos, and had the DNA Mixer translate the sequence into musical notation. (There is also a version of this region for string orchestra.) This final region serves as a memorial for those lost to the disease.

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from Peter Gena: Beethoven in Soho and Other Works, released October 6, 2023
Joseph Kubera, piano 1; Anthony de Mare, piano 2; DNA Consultation: Charles M. Strom PhD, MD

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