Universitetsparkens amfiscene, 11.–13.8.2017
Ear of the Future is a soundgarden with singing trees and performances of all the results of sonicArk, including the Flying Orchestra, the Playground for the Ears of Blind People, the Factory of Memory, and Murmurmar as live performances in the scenic soundscape of the Universitetsparkens amfiscene.
During the festival, people also joined sound experience walks with Trond Maag and Rikke Munck Petersen and warmed up their ears to be well prepared for the soundgarden performances.
The soundgarden featured Earchestra for Voices, a live performance in the sonic garden by Aarhus Pigekor of a new vocal composition by Jacob Kirkegaard with voice arrangements by Katinka Fogh Vindelev. The vocal work is composed from tones generated in the inner ear, it connects two intimate organs of the human body: the ear and the voice. The faint tones recorded deep inside the ears were interpreted for voice and performed live. In Spring 2017 Jacob Kirkegaard recorded the sound of Aarhus Pigekor‘s ears and collected those that emit tones. He filtered and organized all the ear «chords» into a composition that is now entirely based on tones emitted from the ears of Aarhus Pigekor.
Impressions from the murmurmar echo, live choir directed by Kristine Poulsgaard Tjørnholm (click one image to zoom in)
Impressions from Earchestra Aarhus Pigekor live, composition Jacob Kirkegaard, voice arrangements Katinka Fogh Vindelev, spatial distribution throughout the singing trees Andres Bosshard (click one image to zoom in)
Impressions from the soundgarden (click one image to zoom in)
Friday 11.8.2017 and Saturday 12.8.2017
12.00 and 15.00 sound experience walks by Trond Maag and Rikke Munck Petersen.
16.00 soundgarden opens.
18.00 – 19.00 soundgarden, singing trees, installation, sounds of Aarhus, remix by Andres Bosshard.
19.30 – 20.00 Earchestra Aarhus Pigekor live, composition Jacob Kirkegaard, voice arrangements Katinka Fogh Vindelev, spatial distribution throughout the singing trees Andres Bosshard.
20.30 vibrations and sonic winds, a live soundgarden, Jacob Kirkegaard / Andres Bosshard.
21.30 end of soundgarden.
Sunday 13.8.17
10.30 soundgarden opens.
10.30 soundgarden, singing trees, installation, sounds of Aarhus, remix by Andres Bosshard.
11.00 murmurmar echo, live choir directed by Kristine Poulsgaard Tjørnholm.
11.30 soundgarden, singing trees, installation, sounds of Aarhus, remix by Andres Bosshard.
12.00 end of soundgarden.