BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OpenACalendar//NONSGML OpenACalendar//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Simon Belshaw & David Sawyer present an exhibition of playable \, interactive\, sound and music generating devices. - Open Tech Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10259@otc.opentechcalendar.co.uk URL:https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/10259-simon-belshaw-david-sawyer-p resent-an-exhibition-o SUMMARY:Simon Belshaw & David Sawyer present an exhibition of playable\, in teractive\, sound and music generating devices. DESCRIPTION:Simon Belshaw and David Sawyer will be presenting an exhibition of playable interactive sound and music generating devices in the Awesome Art Space on Paris Street on Saturday 28th March 2020 between 10.00 am an d 4.00 pm. This will include an Arts Council funded new work (Music Machin e 4) by Simon - a playful\, playable\, hands on\, multi-player audio inst allation for 8 people. Entry to the exhibition is free.\n\nFor the past fe w years Simon has been working on a project entitled Music Machines. There are now over 40 of these machines and are either computer programs\, inst allations or for live performance. This exhibition will contain some of th e installation pieces which are a combination of technology and music. The centre piece is a new work to be performed by 8 players. All players will sit round a table\, in front of them will be a series of buttons which wi ll light up and when pressed will result in a short section of music being played. Each player works as an individual but together produce a piece t hat starts slowly and quietly and builds into a mass of sound. The piece l asts for 8 minutes and it is planned that it will be performed by a variet y of people throughout the day.\nOther pieces from Simon include a contemp orary version of a wind chime\, a piece that works using an ultrasonic dis tance sensor and a piece celebrating the first moon landing.\nThis exhibit ion features David Sawyer's sanzachord which is inspired by the Kalimba\, an instrument developed by Hugh Tracy from the original African Lamellapho ne\, examples of which are the mbira and sanza. Also included is the Lamel ladrone which features acoustic amplification inspired by early gramophone speakers. The means of vibrating lamellas originates from Helmholtz's ele ctrically driven tuning fork.\nhttps://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/10259- simon-belshaw-david-sawyer-present-an-exhibition-o\nPowered by Open Tech C alendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Simon Belshaw and David Sawyer
will be presenting an exhibition of playable interactive sound and music g
enerating devices in the Awesome Art Space on Paris Street on Saturday 28t
h March 2020 between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. This will include an Arts Counc
il funded new work (Music Machine 4) by Simon - a playful\, playable\, ha
nds on\, multi-player audio installation for 8 people. Entry to the exhibi
tion is free.
For the past few years Simon has been working on a pr
oject entitled Music Machines. There are now over 40 of these machines and
are either computer programs\, installations or for live performance. Thi
s exhibition will contain some of the installation pieces which are a comb
ination of technology and music. The centre piece is a new work to be perf
ormed by 8 players. All players will sit round a table\, in front of them
will be a series of buttons which will light up and when pressed will resu
lt in a short section of music being played. Each player works as an indiv
idual but together produce a piece that starts slowly and quietly and buil
ds into a mass of sound. The piece lasts for 8 minutes and it is planned t
hat it will be performed by a variety of people throughout the day.
Oth
er pieces from Simon include a contemporary version of a wind chime\, a pi
ece that works using an ultrasonic distance sensor and a piece celebrating
the first moon landing.
This exhibition features David Sawyer&rsquo\;s
sanzachord which is inspired by the Kalimba\, an instrument developed by
Hugh Tracy from the original African Lamellaphone\, examples of which are
the mbira and sanza. Also included is the Lamelladrone which features acou
stic amplification inspired by early gramophone speakers. The means of vib
rating lamellas originates from Helmholtz&rsquo\;s electrically driven tun
ing fork.
More info: https://opentechc alendar.co.uk/event/10259-simon-belshaw-david-sawyer-present-an-exhibition -o
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