Radio/Sound Work
GIANT EAR_051307: SAVED BY THE BELL
New York Society for Acoustic Ecology
May 13, 2007
Monthly show from New York Society for Acooustic Ecology. "Saved By the Bell"
It is an exploration of the architectural acoustics of religious spaces.
Your host: David Watson.
playlist: times are approx
1 "Romanesque" Scott Sherk 8:14 rec. in Florence, Italy. Monks chanting, walking, bells ringing.
2 "St. Martin in the Fields," Crypt, London Glen Bach 3:00 tea cups and chatter.
3 "bell ringing" Marcos Fernandes at a shrine in yokohama, japan' 7 :00.
4 The Blue Mosque Matthew Sansom 23:00 As the title says.
5 "Naturae Luminae," Matthew Sansom 4:00 Choral voices in a cathedral.
6 "Downtown Cairo," Gilles Aubry, Heliopolis Basilica. Traffic sounds from the surrounding streets heard from inside the church. 4:50.
7 "Bringing the Work into you," Megan Martin. Maine 6:45 Building a coffin.
8 "Releasing the Bird of the Soul," Dallas Simpson. 52:00 Lambley Village: approach to the church, bell tolling, circling the church service and improvisation with a found feather. One take.
LINKS
Exhibitions & Events
- Giant Ear: Saved by the Bell, May 13, 2007: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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Audio
- saved_bell.mp3 (audio/mpeg, 268.4 MB)
