Ocean Symphony and Ocean Listening Lab (2024-present)
improvisation score for ensemble of prepared piano, clarinet (bell in water), viola, cello, bass, voice, electronics
Ocean Symphony is a long-term sound exploration and composition project in collaboration with marine sanctuaries to orchestrate marine sounds into audio files, scores, and mixed media that will be used by orchestras, chamber groups, touring musicians, and educational organizations to access and raise awareness of the ocean.
Credit: National Marine Sanctuaries
Ocean Listening Lab invites audiences into a dim audiovisual environment where projections of ocean landscapes meet the sounds of reef organisms, waves, and underwater life. Moving through the space while live cello and voice respond to these recordings, visitors experience listening as immersion, vibration, and shared attention.Links to the open sources of sounds.
IOOS Sanctuary Soundscape Monitoring Project (SanctSound)
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary provides various public programs and educational programs on the research and preservation of marine life, including staff speaking engagements, film nights, online webinars, site visits by our inflatable whale “Salt,” and booths at community festivals.
Heavy band of oil seen during an overflight on May 12, 2010. (Photo and Article from NOAA)
As the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over a period of 87 days.
concept, Ocean Listening Lab
