Listen Up | II Annual World Listening Day Events 

World Listening Day Events: Listen Up!

World Listening Day Events: Listen Up!

Listen Up!
2nd Annual World Listening Day
Sound Walks +Technical Demonstrations + Sonic Diffusions + Audi Screening
Tottenham Marshes and SoundFjord Sonic Art Gallery
SUNDAY 17 July 2011 | From 8am to late | FREE EVENTS (Donations welcome) Essential RSVP


Morning
8am - 10am: Just Listening!
Bird Survey around Tottenham marshes lead my David Chapman and David Cottridge. Identifying bird through sight and sound.

10:15am-11:30am: Listening through a Mechanical Ear
Investigation of moth traps, pond life and bird feeder mics.

11:30am-12:30pm: Coffee and Contemplation
Quiet time to take in the soundscape of the local environment. Refreshments available.

Afternoon
3pm-4:30pm: Sound Diffusions
Martin Clarke performs a sonic diffusion over 8.0 with soundscapes/phonographic material from as far afield as Shetland, Beirut, Le Mans and London. Emmanuel Spinelli performs Bregenz by Cycle, also in 8.0, focusing on a city of duel personality, bringing out its essence and peculiarities.

4:45pm-6:45pm: Wonders of the Sound World
A screening of sound art and phonography curated to open your ears to sonic wonders: a host of unusual, foreign, latent, micro/macroscopic (sub- and ultrasonic) soundscapes with be presented to delight, surprise and insight your curiosity.

6:45pm-7:30pm: Earbreak
Time to contemplate the active listening event over a glass of wine.
Refreshments and snacks will be available at SoundFjord.

Evening
9pm start: Beyond the Threshold
Ian Rawes of the London Sound Survey and David Chapman (sound artist) and David Cottridge (photographer/naturalist) lead a bat walk around the marshes, beginning at the cloak of twilight. We will hunt for local beauties - Pipistrelle species, Daubentons, and Noctules, as well as the local insect activity on which they feed.

Further information and RSVP: www.SoundFjord.org | info[at]soundfjord.org.uk