Performance
RIVER ECHOES LIVE
A site-specific music, sound and film performance inspired by the hidden river Frome, taking place around the Bathurst Basin.
Become immersed in resonant soundscapes and glistening traces from Bristol’s under-explored underwater worlds.
From midday, intriguing sounds will emerge from strangely-shaped metallic horns surrounding the Bathurst Basin, revealing the usually inaudible underwater sound world of Bristol.
Later in the afternoon, this subaquatic soundscape is augmented into a live site specific performance inspired by listening to the underground resonant spaces of the river Frome, flowing under the city. The hidden soundscape of the Frome is translated into a multi-layered, spatialised composition for brass, featuring Bristol musicians Pete Judge and Liz Purnell joined by Sam Underwood (ORE) and Sophie Cooper and an all-comers ensemble, together, sounding Bristol’s river Frome as it is reunited with the tidal river Avon.
At sunset, when the tide is at its highest point of the day, lights will flicker onto the water of the Avon cut, close to the point where the Frome re-joins the tidal waters of the Avon from its underground passageway through the city. As the tide goes out, a film projection will gradually be revealed onto the mud banks. This 16mm film is created from particles, sediment and plant matter gathered from the whole length of the river frome and exposed onto celluloid film, developed using plants and water from the river.
12-4pm - Sound Installation
4-5pm - Immersive Sound Performance
7.30-midnight - Film Projection
( film revealed onto mud banks from approx. 9pm )
This is a free event for the citizens of, and visitors to Bristol. Booking is not required, just turn up and submerge yourself in the sounds of the underwater world.
From midday, intriguing sounds will emerge from strangely-shaped metallic horns surrounding the Bathurst Basin, revealing the usually inaudible underwater sound world of Bristol.
Later in the afternoon, this subaquatic soundscape is augmented into a live site specific performance inspired by listening to the underground resonant spaces of the river Frome, flowing under the city. The hidden soundscape of the Frome is translated into a multi-layered, spatialised composition for brass, featuring Bristol musicians Pete Judge and Liz Purnell joined by Sam Underwood (ORE) and Sophie Cooper and an all-comers ensemble, together, sounding Bristol’s river Frome as it is reunited with the tidal river Avon.
At sunset, when the tide is at its highest point of the day, lights will flicker onto the water of the Avon cut, close to the point where the Frome re-joins the tidal waters of the Avon from its underground passageway through the city. As the tide goes out, a film projection will gradually be revealed onto the mud banks. This 16mm film is created from particles, sediment and plant matter gathered from the whole length of the river frome and exposed onto celluloid film, developed using plants and water from the river.
12-4pm - Sound Installation
4-5pm - Immersive Sound Performance
7.30-midnight - Film Projection
( film revealed onto mud banks from approx. 9pm )
This is a free event for the citizens of, and visitors to Bristol. Booking is not required, just turn up and submerge yourself in the sounds of the underwater world.
