http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/ Faster than Sound comes to the Snape Proms for more experiments in sound and image. Sonic and Visual production company Touch will create a new audio-visual symphony from scratch, using only locally sourced sounds and images. Inspired by the Suffolk Coast and district, they will go on a treasure hunt and unearth old records, field recordings, home-made sounds and images to help create the new Suffolk Symphony, culminating in its first performance. Directed by Mike Harding with sound by Philip Jeck and BJNilsen and image by Jon Wozencroft, the whole week will be documented for an interactive website by Philip Marshall and the Suffolk Symphony will be subsequently released through Touch. en Copyright 2011 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:56:01 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Touch went on a week-long treasure hunt to unearth old records, field recordings, home-made sounds and images to help create the new Suffolk Symphony, culminating in its first performance on the 22nd August, 2009. Directed by Mike Harding with sound by Philip Jeck and BJNilsen and images by Jon Wozencroft, the whole week was documented on this website by Philip Marshall. You can read our daily updates below. Visit the archives to see and hear our works-in-progress, including photography by Jon Wozencroft and audio from Jeck and Nilsen. Touch would like to thank Jonathan Reekie plus Bella and all the team at Aldeburgh Music, and Joana Seguro from Faster Than Sound for all their hard work and assistance over the duration of our residency.]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/the_suffolk_symphony.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/the_suffolk_symphony.html updates Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:56:01 +0000 The Britten Studio [map] at 10am, with the arrival of the projector and other material. Various projectors and internet terminals were readied around the site. At lunchtime, Sheikh Ahmed arrived to prepare for his intermission DJ sets. In the afternoon Jeck and Nilsen soundchecked. A final audio/visual run-through is scheduled to commence at 5pm. The performance itself will start at 8pm. A programme for this evening's performance can be downloaded here. Many thanks for following our progress this week. ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_six.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_six.html updates Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:20:49 +0000 Rehearsal Tapes – 16:44 - 196 kpbs [VBR] Rehearsal tapes from The Suffolk Symphony - recorded and edited during the residency (August 16th - 22nd). On August 22nd 2009 Touch will present a multimedia performance of The Suffolk Symphony - the culmination of the week's work undertaken during the residency. Subscribe to the TouchPod podcast of TouchRadio via the iTunes Music Store Play “Rehearsal Tapes” www.bjnilsen.com www.philipjeck.com]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_five_philip_jeck_bjnilsen_1.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_five_philip_jeck_bjnilsen_1.html archive Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:30:42 +0000 mp3].]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_five_philip_jeck_bjnilsen.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_five_philip_jeck_bjnilsen.html archive Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:30:41 +0000 BBC Radio 4's PM show. Radio 4's Nigel Wrench has written a entry about The Suffolk Symphony on PM's blog at www.bbc.co.uk. The afternoon saw BJNilsen take his recording devices locally, around Snape [map]. Philip Jeck commenced archiving his rehearsal experiments in preparation for Saturday's performance. Jon Wozencroft continued his video editing. Mike Harding and Philip Marshall liaised with Radio 4's Nigel Wrench, regards the 5.20pm PM interview. Jeck and Nilsen spent the mid-afternoon editing rehearsal recordings for an episode of TouchRadio – Click here to download a mp3 of their edit at www.touchradio.org.uk At 17h25, Mike Harding, Philip Jeck and Jonathan Reekie [CEO, Aldeburgh Music] were interviewed live on BBC Radio 4's PM Show. An edit from rehearsals for The Suffolk Symphony was played [mp3]. ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_five_21st_august_2009.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_five_21st_august_2009.html updates Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:47:47 +0000 ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_four_jon_wozencroft_aftern.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_four_jon_wozencroft_aftern.html archive Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:01:12 +0000 ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_four_jon_wozencroft_near_s.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_four_jon_wozencroft_near_s.html archive Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:55:15 +0000 Snape Maltings [map], to commence the editing process. Philip Jeck and BJNilsen continued to experiment with the sounds they have unearthed. Jon Wozencroft commenced reviewing his video footage. After lunch whilst Jeck and Nilsen rehearsed further Wozencroft, Harding and Marshall took a short afternoon break to Iken [map]. Jon Wozencroft's photos from this trip can be viewed in the archive.]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_four_20th_august_2009.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_four_20th_august_2009.html updates Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:08:18 +0000 Above: St. John the Baptist Church, Butley [map].]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_aroun.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_aroun.html archive Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:53:48 +0000 map], on day two of The Suffolk Symphony – mp3.]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/audio_by_philip_jeck.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/audio_by_philip_jeck.html archive Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:46:19 +0000 map], August 16th, 05h00 – mp3. Waves, recorded at Orford Beach [map], August 18th, 11h20 – mp3 / mp3. Agricultural watering machine, recorded near Tunstall Wood [map], August 18th, 15h22 – mp3 / mp3. Wind in boat, recorded at Dunwich Beach [map], August 19th, 10h23 – mp3. Beach in heater, recorded at Dunwich Beach [map], August 19th, 10h57 – mp3. ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/audio_by_bjnilsen.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/audio_by_bjnilsen.html archive Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:34:56 +0000 ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_sizew.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_sizew.html archive Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:08:38 +0000 ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_holy.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_holy.html archive Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:03:55 +0000 ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_dunwi.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/archive/day_three_jon_wozencroft_dunwi.html archive Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:59:10 +0000 Dunwich [map], the disappearing village on the coast… View Jon Wozencroft's images in the archive. After filming and recording on the beach there, we stopped by the imposing Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh [map]. View Jon Wozencroft's images in the archive. In gorgeous weather, tinder-dry conditions, Sizewell B nuclear power station [map] presented a weird backdrop to families frolicking in the surf… Back at Snape later in the afternoon, recordings and images were downloaded, swapped, and in some cases uploaded… See the archive for audio works by BJNilsen and Philip Jeck. Late afternoon, Jon Wozencroft travelled to Butley [map] and Boyton [map]. Photos from this trip can be viewed in the archive. After dinner, Wozencroft, Nilsen, Marshall and Harding took a night drive to Thorpeness [map], for a late night recording session. BJNilsen recorded the empty beach, while Jon Wozencroft experimented with night-vision shooting. ]]> http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_three_19th_august_2009.html http://www.thesuffolksymphony.net/updates/day_three_19th_august_2009.html updates Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:43:59 +0000