Three Bones: Hearing the U.S.

We experience a world of sound thanks to the three smallest bones in our bodies. These three tiny bones in our ears—the malleus (“hammer”), incus (“anvil”), and stapes (“stirrup”)—amplify faint vibrations from the outside world, enabling our minds to transform these signals into the aural landscape we know. The sounds of laughter, arguments, raindrops, thunder, and, of course, music are born from the perfect alignment of these three bones—nature’s own amplifier.

Three Bones is a forthcoming multimedia presentation whose purpose is also to amplify. As we approach 2026 and the 250th anniversary of the United States, Kronos marks the occasion by sharing and celebrating three American stories that deserve to be heard more widely. Realized on stage through music, story telling, vintage recordings, video elements, and visual arts, Three Bones expands on what a concert is through its dynamic narrative structure.