Orchestra of St John’s Associate Conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey speaks about the collaboration: ‘I was excited—and a bit nervous(!)—to work with Limpet Space Race on this commission. It was the first time I had asked a ‘pop band’ to write a new composition for my orchestra and while I didn’t know quite what we were going to get, I knew their musical style and talent would...(展开全部) Orchestra of St John’s Associate Conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey speaks about the collaboration: ‘I was excited—and a bit nervous(!)—to work with Limpet Space Race on this commission. It was the first time I had asked a ‘pop band’ to write a new composition for my orchestra and while I didn’t know quite what we were going to get, I knew their musical style and talent would bring us something unique and beautiful. I wasn’t disappointed! Earth Flow is a gorgeous fusion of string textures, experimental electronics and field recordings from the Himalayas to Ocean expedition. Truly “Limpet” while being completely at home in the concert hall.’ The piece, Earth Flow, responds to Himalayas to Ocean, an documentary research project recounting stories of climate change along the Gandaki river in Nepal. It focuses on themes of erosion, landslides and change. In many places across Nepal, landslides are becoming more common to increased glacial melt and intense rains. This is predicted to worsen as the climate changes further. “We hope the collaboration will emotionally engage people and encourage them to think about the connections between their lifestyles and the changing climate patterns affecting other communities. The project gives some real-life context and stories to this crisis”. Alice Chautard, co-founder of Himalayas To Ocean. The project’s sound recordist was Limpet Space Race’s Nicholas O’Brien, and the piece includes his 5:1 surround field recordings of wind, water, landslide and river. The original version, premiered by conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey and the Orchestra of St John’s in 2019 at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (part of OSJ’s popular Ashmolean Proms series) combines string orchestra with live sampling, electronics and expedition field recordings, performed through a surround-sound speaker array using LSR’s self-built Max MSP programme. The release version was recorded and filmed at Oxford’s OVADA warehouse in July 2020, an innovative choice to provide a spacious, industrial setting for a socially-distanced session. The award-winning production team included composer Dr Toby Young and cinematographers Ross Harrison and Siobhán Cox. limpetspacerace.co.uk osj.org.uk himalayastoocean.com credits released September 4, 2020 An Upcycled Sounds Production and Release Composers Limpet Space Race (Hannah Jacobs and Nicholas O’Brien) Performers Electronics, synths and field recordings - Limpet Space Race Orchestra of St John’s: Conductor - Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey Violin - Jan Schmolck, Richard Milone, Rebecca Scott, Jessica O'Leary, Gregory Warren Wilson, Jake Rea Viola - Christopher Pitsillides, Rachel Byrt, Emma Sheppard Cello - John Heley, David Bucknall Double bass - Lynda Houghton Commissioner and Project Manager Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey Field Recordist Nicholas O’Brien for Himalayas to Ocean Producer Toby Young Post-production and Sound Design Limpet Space Race Mix Engineer Upcycled Sounds Sound Engineers Mike Hill and Upcycled Sounds Videographers Siobhán Cox and Ross Harrison Video Director and Editor Ross Harrison Lighting Engineer Paul Allen Set Designer Samantha Taylor Photographer Siobhán Cox Special Thanks Graeme Bailey, Alice Barron, Alice Chautard, John Lubbock, Cara Powell, Steph West and Oli Whitworth. Supported by OVADA Gallery, Sonnox, DPA, Bumblebee Industries, RME, Arts Council England, Himalayas to Ocean, The Environmental Change Institute - University of Oxford, Oxford Culture Fund and Fusion Arts Oxford.
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