'Sounds in a Wood'
this was a performance for voices and acoustic instruments which took place as part of the Sedbergh Music Festival on Sunday 15 June 2008. It was in Rawthey Wood, a small wood on the banks of the River Rawthey near Sedbergh opposite the confluence with the River Dee.
the performance related to the sound walks I have been doing in that I spoke directly to the audience during the performance, encouraging them to listen in various ways at various points in the performance, and used the music to potentiate the experiences I hope they were having.
it went well; as you can see in the photos below, about 25 people came to see the performance and they said they liked it - although the consensus was that it would have been good if there had been more music and less of me talking!
thanks go to Mr & Mrs Handley of Catholes Farm for allowing us to use the wood, and to the musicians for giving their all and being prepared to be a bit silly when it was necessary: Colin Blakey (gong/Galician bagpipes), Andy Boothman (percussion), Mark Browne (voice), Phil Bull (violin/accordian), Carolyn Francis (violin), Pip Hall (violin), Jan Harrison (voice), Yarona Mandevu (voice), David Ramsbottom (voice), Matthew Robson (percussion) and Emma Watton (voice).
Rawthey Wood set up for the performance
Andi talks while the choir members lurk (photo by Helen Colledge)
the percussion section whip up a storm (photo by Helen Colledge)
the choir sing something that's actually notated (photo by Helen Colledge)
the violins in full flow - Andi is still talking (photo by Helen Colledge)
