"LISTEN"
Manila’s Soundscape : An Exploratory Sound Walk and Audio Workshop
"Why limit listening to the concert hall ? Instead of bringing [street]
sounds into the hall, why not simply take the audience outside ?"
— Max Neuhaus
In the 1960s, the legendary American percussionist Max Neuhaus
pioneered the "sound walk" — a listening tour of an urban soundscape
in which the audience appreciates the ambient sounds of a city
environment in the same way that they would absorb a concert
performance.
On July 16, we will be doing a sound walk under the direction of
Samuel Andre, a French sound artist/video artist. On our walk,
participants will listen to the ambient sounds of Manila. They may
carry recording equipment and capture the sounds that they encounter.
The sound walk will be followed by a group listening session. Then
Samuel Andre will conduct an interactive workshop on sound ecology and
field recordings. The workshop will be capped by an impromptu
"orchestral" performance by the participants.
Venue : Meeting place at Secret Fresh Gallery, RONAC Art Center, Ortigas Avenue, San Juan
What to Bring : Pen and paper, any portable audio recording device (i.e. iphones, cellphones with recording capabilities, tape recorders, etc)
What will be Provided : binaural microphones, contact microphones, Rode NT4