Lars Erickson and his Pi Symphony

Omaha native Lars Erickson based The Pi Symphony on the digits of , the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The melody uses the first 32 digits of Pi (pi=3.14159265358979323846264338327950 ...), "e", and the cycle of fifths. The first eight digits represent notes in a scale and become the melody's foundation (think "1-2-3, do re me.") Erickson combined a lifelong passion for music with a fascination for computers to produce innovations in both areas. Proficient in orchestration and a self-taught jazz pianist, Erickson has recorded five CDs and music for ads, documentaries and films. The Omaha Symphony, numerous local artists and clarinetist Richard Stolzmann / Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra have used his arrangements. A summa cum laude graduate, he earned an Engineering Physics degree from UNO and worked as computer programmer and software development manager for seven years, patenting a document translation software. Erickson and his wife Lisa have four children and three of them currently join him in "the Burt Street Individuals," a jazz combo that performs throughout the midwest and in the metro Omaha area. Visit Lars' website http://pisymphony.com