Thursday, August 21st, 7:30am, The Commons
led by Darren Copeland
Friday, August 22nd, 7:30am, The Village
led by DB Boyko
Friday, 2:30pm, Silva Bay Marina
led by Brady Marks
Please note: For ages 10 and up. Please call Leah Hokanson 250-247-9854 for more information, or to reserve.
Darren Copeland, as well as being a sound artist and composer, is also the Artistic Director of New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA), which produces electroacoustic and experimental sound art events in Toronto (Canada). Darren is an Associate Member of The Canadian Music Centre, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE).
DB Boyko’s awareness of sound comes through her study and exploration of the voice – both her own, and through years of teaching others the beauty, range and potential of human vocal sound. As one of Canada’s most adventuresome vocalists, she is also known for her work as a composer and curator in the Vancouver contemporary music scene. DB has also improvised with the NOW Orchestra and Talking Pictures and specialized in Central Javanese vocal repertoire with Gamelan Madu Sari.
Brady Marks makes electronic, software, sound and light art. She has exhibited work in London and Tokyo, teaches at Simon Fraser University's School of Interactive Arts and Technology, and was a founding member of Vancouver's Intermission Artists Society.
The soundwalk is a practice of focused listening in which one moves through an environment with complete attention to sound. Any environment, at any time of day or night, can provide space for soundwalking. Sometimes the walks are guided by a written or verbal instruction (a "score") and sometimes not. The participants may walk blindfolded, or stand still, or move in response to the soundfield. Sometimes the walker activates the soundscape - "playing along" with the sounds - using the voice, musical instruments or objects encountered along the way. On occasion the walks are recorded and other times they are simply free form ambles through sound filled places. The walks are usually followed by an informal conversation about the experience.
There exists a 30-year plus history of soundwalking, particularly among composers who work, either through electronic or acoustic means, with the sounds of natural and built environments. Under the guidance of Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer, a small group of musicians and activists set forth on the World Soundscape Project (WSP) in the early 1970s in an attempt to document and raise awareness of the world's acoustic environments. Myriad related projects, recordings and publications arose from this process. Today, the work of the WSP, with it's legacy of soundwalking, critical documentation and awareness raising, continues to inspire and inform composers, researchers, ecologists and activists across the globe.
– from theCity in a Soundwalkwebsite
To find out more about Soundwalks and the Acoustic Ecology Movement, please follow these links:
