Here hildegard westerkamp takes us on a brilliantly narrated sound walk across kits beach away from the throbbing city. A sound walk westerkamp led in kerkyra, corfu, in 2006. Hildegard westerkamp the practice of listening in unsettled times. The composer, sound artist and acoustic ecologist, hildegard westerkamp, will make her second appearance at the school of sound in april. By focusing the ears attention to details in the acoustic environment, her many compositional works draw attention to the act of listening itself and to the inner, hidden spaces of the environment we. Hildegard westerkamp, another member of the project, only slightly embellishes on this when she states that a soundwalk is. She studied flute and piano at the conservatory of music in freiburg, west germany from 1966 1968 and moved to canada in 1975. Hildegard westerkamp born april 8, 1946, in osnabruck, germany is a canadian composer, radio artist, teacher and sound ecologist of german origin. The weeklong weather soundings event series featuring hildegard westerkamp finished with a soundwalk held on the university of toronto, st. Biography of hildegard westerkamp hildegard westerkamp was born in osnabruck, germany in 1946 and emigrated to canada in 1968. This sound was joyful for her and so during the walk she was compelled to stay close to the flagpoles for a while.
After completing her music studies in the early seventies her ears were drawn beyond music to the acoustic environment as a broader cultural context or place for intense listening. Hildegard westerkamp s kits beach soundwalk challenges us as listeners to reevaluate our acoustic soundscape. Soundwalking with sherry ostapovitch, hildegard westerkamp. Hildegard westerkamp returns to school of sound this entry was posted in uncategorized on march 28, 2017 by larry sider. Part i honorable mentions january 2, 2018 january 2, 2018 mike 3 comments here we go again our annual list of our favorite recordings for 2017. Soundwalking has also been used as artistic medium by visual artists and documentary makers, such as janet cardiff. Hildegard westerkamp is a composer, educator, radio artist and sound ecologist originally from osnabruck, germany and based in vancouver since 1968. After completing her music studies in the early seventies westerkamp joined the world soundscape project under the direction of canadian composer r. The soundwalk started from rytmisk musikkkonservatorium, and in a group of about 50 people we followed hildegard westerkamp and her. One can journey with her sound to inner landscapes and find unexplored openings in our sound souls.
Hildegard westerkamp kits beach soundwalk 1989 youtube. Cricket voice, a walk through the city, and beneath the forest floor are all soundwalk inspired works. Hildegard westerkamp returns to school of sound the school. The work of hildegard westerkamp in the films of gus van sant an interview with the soundscape composer and some added thoughts of my own by randolph jordan volume 11, issue 89 september 2007 18 minutes 4391 words. Oct 08, 2018 hildegard westerkamp stood on the beach. Soundwalking by hildegard westerkamp originally published in sound heritage, volume iii number 4, victoria b. Soundwalk artists maintain differing attitudes toward the place in question, sounds recorded. Hildegard westerkamp electrocd the electroacoustic. Hildegard westerkamp sound symposium a celebration of. It is also about the aesthetic pleasures of listening. The sound of the clanking of metal against these poles was very musical and created different pitches. Hildegard westerkamp is a composer, radio artist and sound ecologist. The completed and updated article is now published. Hildegard westerkamp is participating in this years sound symposium xix, in st.
Soundwalking with sherry ostapovitch, hildegard westerkamp, and walkinglab. Her works focusas composer, educator, editor or radio artistis on listening, environmental sound and acoustic ecology. Elephant 2003 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Johns, newfoundland, july 5 15, 2018, ten days that will change how your hear the world. There are seven verses labeled 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a refer to the lyric sheet at the end of this paper. A walk through the city text by poetry, read by norbert ruebsaat. Around the same time, westerkamp hosted shows on the vancouver radio coop, where she. If you are walking with someone or several people, make clear to them that this. I dont own the rights on it, im only sharing it with educational purposes. Pdf in the words of hildegard westerkamp the germancanadian composer and. Kits beach soundwalk allows westerkamp to help rectify that imbalance.
Many of her compositions deal with the acoustic environment. This uses recordings made when on a trip to the socalled zone of silence in the mexican desert, most prominently a crickets night song. Murray schafer and the world soundscape project, is a founding and board member of the world forum for acoustic ecology and was longtime editor of its journal soundscape. Into the labyrinth talking rain harbour symphony and fanfare mothervoicetalk fur dich for you image. It is exposing our ears to every sound around us no matter where we are. This article introduces us to the work of the soundscape composer hildegard westerkamp. By randolph jordan one of the most common functions of sound design in the cinema is to contextualize the environments presented on screen. She will be presenting a number of her compositions and conduct a soundwalk in this beautiful. She presents soundscape workshops and lectures internationally, performs and writes. After completing her music studies at the university of british columbia in the early seventies she joined the world soundscape project under the direction of r. To put it another way you did not know whether she was standing there or not.
Hildegard westerkamp 1946 is a soundmaker, teacher and thinker who is celebrated today as the mother of acoustic ecology the study of the sonically mediated, reciprocal relationships between the environment and its inhabitants. This event is cosponsored by the noise futures network. Hildegard westerkamp is a germancanadian composer who was involved with r murray schafer etc in the 1970s as part of the original team of people that founded the acoustic ecology movement, and. Sound walk hildegard westerkamp walk listen create. There was more than just a hint of oracular mysticism in westerkamp s art. Feb 15, 2011 hildegard westerkamp is a composer, educator, radio artist and sound ecologist originally from osnabruck, germany and based in vancouver since 1968. Call for composition university of music and performing arts graz. Westerkamp creates new possibilities for listening. A soundwalk is a walk that hildi leads with her ears. Kits beach soundwalk voice spoken hildegard westerkamp. After completing her music studies in the early seventies her ears were drawn beyond music to the acoustic environment as a broader. Put aside one hour and go for a walk in your neighbourhood.
On a recent evening, hildegard westerkamp, founder of the vancouver soundwalk collective, wrote the following passage in her sound diary. Pauline oliveros kingston ny, 1995 sound surrounds us. A soundwalk is a walk with a focus on listening to the environment. A soundwalk is any excursion whose main purpose is listening to the environment. Autumn leaves, sound and the environment in artistic practice, ed. An in depth look at the unique world of soundwalking and the people who practice it.
Presented by ariane delaunois, lucinda guy and sophie wilder. The work of hildegard westerkamp in the films of gus van sant. A ravine walk with hildegard westerkamp and amish morell meet at the doris mccarthy gallery, utsc, 1265 military trail. After completing her music studies in the early seventies her ears were drawn beyond music. Hildegard westerkamp kits beach soundwalk i tried to make the field recordings on my new album tell the story of my journey down the norfolk coast. The work of hildegard westerkamp in the films of gus van. Hildegard westerkamp born april 8, 1946, in osnabruck, germany is a german and canadian composer of contemporary music, and a professor at simon fraser university in vancouver, canada. Hildegard westerkamp is perhaps the bestknown of these producers, creating works for radio, public performance, and cd that range from sparsely narrated soundwalks to multilayered productions composed purely of field recordings that pull the listener deeper into the world of sound. The term was first used by members of the world soundscape project under the leadership of composer r. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Andra mccartney associate professor, communication studies concordia university soundwalking is a. A pioneer in sound art and perceptual appreciation by sophie arkette.
She ably shapes fanciful, imaginative music from her recordings, mixing and transformations of the soundscape. A bark, a laugh, a rifleshot, these may concern us or may not. She was a member world soundscape project in the early 1970s, led by murray schafer at simon fraser university. Hildegard westerkamp deca lectures on topics of listening, environmental sound and acoustic ecology and she conducts soundscape workshops. If sound ecology has seen the burgeoning of microphone artists such as claude schryer and of course hildegard westerkamp and her famous cpiste. Hildegard westerkamp electrocd the electroacoustic music. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Sound artist hildegard westerkamp worked with photographer florence debeugny to produce this video of her 52minute long installation at the edge of wilderness in an abandoned mining community. Recordists such as bernie krause, hildegard westerkamp, and chris watson all have links with the avant garde, but their body of work also aligns them with environmental soundscapes and ecological documentary. Hildegard westerkamp, from the same group of artists and founder of the world forum of acoustic ecology, defines soundwalking as. Juxtaposing the sounds of barnacles with the noise of the city, westerkamp reveals an unbalanced world in which individual voices are silenced. We are sound inside and we resonate with the soundscape even if we are not listening. The song, o virga ac diadema praise for the mothertrack one on the accompanying cd on vision. Hildegard westerkamp was born in osnabruck, germany in 1946 and emigrated to canada in 1968. Apr 22, 2017 music and audio arts sound theatre maast is a portable and flexible sound diffusion system designed for the performance of electroacoustic music and research in spatial sound. Field recording, musique concrete, electroacoustic. Hildegard westerkamp, from the same group of artists and founder of the. Hildegard westerkamp osnabruck, germany, 1946 emigrated to canada in 1968 and gave birth to her daughter in 1977. Westerkamp used soundwalks to create multiple soundart pieces. She presents soundscape workshops, performs, writes and lectures internationally. Jul 06, 2011 hildegard westerkamp is a composer, radio artist and sound ecologist.
All 7 songs from the elephant 2003 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Hildegard westerkamp, paul kennedy and freelance producer jenni schine set out for their sound walk in vancouver. A feather on the breath of god 1988, hyperion canticles of ecstasy sequentia 1994. An interview with the soundscape composer and some added thoughts of my own. Andra found these tinkling sounds to evoke the sounds of boats at anchor, of sails hitting against the mast. You heard her voice, and you heard the beach, but both were relics of a time long since past. From 11am a number of sound installations on campus to experience. Hildegard westerkamp emigrated to canada in 1968 and gave birth to her daughter in 1977. Composer hildegard westerkamp focuses on listening, environmental sound and acoustic ecology. It includes a sound walk by hildegard westerkamp more. Hildegard westerkamp transformations 1996, cd discogs.
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