Trickling stream under the Yetman Trail boardwalk at Botanical Garden

Recorded July 8th, 2014 on the bridge of the Havila Venus.  The Coastguard countdown starts as we are finishing our conversation with the second mate.  Playing a part in a Harbour Symphony is a two person job, one counts while the other reads the score and presses the button (or pulls the lever).  Thank-you to the Havila Venus for the hospitality!

Sound Symposium Harbour Symphony 'Feast Or Loss' by Patrick Boyle

Recorded (in high winds) from the lookout at Dead Mans Pond, Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada during Sound Symposium XIX.  Loudest horn in the foreground is the Atlantic Shrike.  Listen carefully for the faraway low notes of CCGS Earl Grey. 

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Harbour Symphonies

Chorale

Sound Symposium XIX - Harbour Symphony - Chorale (Raven Chacon)

Before each Harbour Symphony Delf leads the team through the first minute of the piece.  Each player emulates the horn of their ship using his/her voice.  In this track, the practice session (recorded at our meeting point on Harbour Drive) has been overlaid with the first minute of the actual performance (recorded from Southside Road).

Recorded during Sound Symposium XIX
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
July 9th, 2018

Sound Symposium XIX - Harbour Symphony (Bill Horist)- Practice plus Performance

Sound Symposium XIX Harbour Symphony “Shifting Blocks” by Doron Sadja recorded on the bridge of CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell (one of six ships participating) at dock in St. John’s, Newfoundland.  The Grenfell has two horns – the control for the lower hull-rattling note is ominously labelled “Ice Breaking”.  (The thirty year old ship was built to be an icebreaker but no longer has that certification.)

During the performance, I counted time while @ida-toninato played both horns.  You can hear the clicking of the controls as she played.  One or two other ships can also be heard in the background.

Thank-you to Captain Chris, 1st Mate Etienne, 2nd Mate Jessica and the crew of CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell for welcoming us onboard.

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Sound Symposium XIX - Harbour Symphony - Shifting Blocks (Doron Sadja) - Bridge Recording

"Faceless" the final Harbour Symphony for Sound Symposium XIX.  Recorded on July 15, 2018 from the Lower Battery, St. John's, Newfoundland in pouring rain - the recorder is shielded under a raincoat.  Track begins with 30 seconds of ambient gulls and harbour traffic.

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