We're looking for winter, and we need your help. The "Everywhere" Soundwalks are a series of short walking quests to find winter—winter the way it is now, the way it used to be, and the way it might be in the future.

For each short walk you'll be asked to find a certain environment or location: A pond, the woods, a hill or a bench.

These can be experienced all at once, or you can choose which episodes you’d like to listen to. They can all stand on their own as well; think of it sort of like an album. You can even listen out of order.

This walk is meant to be heard at a pond, or a lake, or a skating rink. Go anywhere where there’s some fresh water and a little bit of space to walk. Even a large puddle would work.

Once you're done, let us know what you discovered.

*Disclaimer: be careful of your surroundings and footing while walking! This soundwalk is to be used only with the express understanding that the makers, producers,
and owners of this walk cannot be held legally liable for any injury, accident, arrest or other damage suffered by a user.

Everywhere : The Pond

O'ROURKE

Extract from live performance of 'loaded silence' for piano and recorded ice by Karen Power
Isabelle O'Connell, piano


Loaded Silence by Karen Power(extract)

Track no. 6 for voice and electronics from the 6 movement song cycle, the Sleep of Reason by Robert Coleman

Words by Morri Creech - The Waywiser Press
Premiered at Kirkos: Wilderness Notes, September 1st 2017, Filmbase, Dublin with film by Atoosa Pour Hosseini of the Experimental Film Society

Sarah Thursfield: voice

The Sleep of Reason is a six movement song cycle using words from the American poet Morri Creech. Written for soprano, chamber ensemble and electronics, each movement reflects a kind of dreamscape and is an exercise in restraint and focus of material. The text describes aspects of contemporary suburban life while simultaneously delving into deeper territories of the conscious mind, revealing a thoughtful and personal examination between sleep and waking, life and death.

The Sleep of Reason VI: Cold Pastoral

Just me playing around with my Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-33, K.O!
All the samples are from a recording of the Aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations.

Goldberg Variation (TE Po-33)

'Folachas' in Irish means something hidden or obscure. In this piece I looked for ghosts in the landscape. There are two ghosts in the work, hidden sounds in the landscape found using experimental field recording techniques and the ghost of Baroque music, specifically the keyboard inventions and sinfonia of J.S. Bach. The work was composed in response to, and premiered next to, Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'. It is looking for a new way of addressing landscape and nature through music and sound. 

Performed by The Scotia Ensemble at Killarney House during Heritage Week 2019, made possible with funding from An Comhairle Ealaín, Kerry Count Arts Office and Creative Ireland.

folachas

Episode 5 in CMC's podcast features interviews with Jennifer Walshe about her opera TIME TIME TIME and Kevin Volans on reaching 70

Jennifer Walshe's 'TIME TIME TIME' and Kevin Volans at 70 - amplify #5

Dublin born composer Robert Coleman completed his Masters studies at the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Royal Conservatory of the Hague) with Yannis Kyriakides and Diderik Wagenaar in June 2019. A previous graduate of UCD School of Architecture, his research at the Hague and current work focuses on the use of musical object and combining architectural idioms within a musical context. As a result, recent work has included spatial, installation, audio-visual or site specific manifestations.

The Sleep of Reason VI: Cold Pastoral

RobertColeman

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