Freshwater Listening is a national two day (free) event on November 17-18 in regional Victoria celebrating freshwater care and 20 years of acoustic ecology in Australia. The event is hosted by AFAE founding member Dr Ros Bandt and the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology. The program includes sound walks, hydrophone workshops, freshwater listening expeditions, presentations, performances and the Freshwater Listening exhibition featuring some of Australia's leading artists.
Download program here
This is a free event, but please book for lunch by emailing FryerstownSchool@gmail.com (lunch bookings must be made prior to the event).
Download program here
This is a free event, but please book for lunch by emailing FryerstownSchool@gmail.com (lunch bookings must be made prior to the event).
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SATURDAY
10.00AM Meet at school and Sign up for listening walks (morning only) at the ACOUSTIC SANCTUARY (AS) 500m. walk in to 55 acres of land for wildlife acoustic corridor with walk leaders. 10.30 Welcome to country, Fryerstown School, Ros Bandt and Leah Barclay, AFAE hosts. 11.00-1.00 :: BOX IRONBARK FRESHWATER LISTENINGS (AS) Andrew Skeoch Wildlife sound recording Leah Barclay Low dam: hydrophone listening / recording Vicki Hallett Top dam: hydrophone listening/ recording Ros Bandt Aeolian harps singing country sound sculpture 1.00-2.00 Fryerstown school fundraiser lunch. Must be pre-booked: FryerstownSchool@gmail.com 2.30- 4.30 WAYS OF LISTENING Short talks introduced by Ros Bandt 2.30 Leah Barclay : Underwater listening: what you might hear? 3.00 Andrew Skeoch :Listening to the earth, recording nature 3.30-3.45 Afternoon tea. 3.45-4.30 ARTIST TALKS : Exhibition Freshwater Listening Georgia Snowball (performance artist), Vicki Hallett and Ros Bandt (audio underwater recordings) and Elisa Stone (Photograms), underwater night images and sponsor Mandy Jean : Listening to the vine, a water installation and Insectorium. (Sponsor and owner of the nearby Guildford Vineyard). 4.30-5-00 unstructured catch up. Artists CDS, writings, photographs, gallery, networking for share a sound for Sunday. TECH ROOM 5.00- 7.00 Launch: Dr Leah Barclay President of the AFAE Exhibition. Freshwater Listening, Tate Gallery, Fryerstown School Celebrating 20 years of Acoustic Ecology in Australia “20/50,000 years. What does acoustic ecology mean today? “ Guildford Winery bio wine on offer. 7.30 Dinner at 5 Flags Hotel Campbells Creek . Please book by calling 03) 5472 1010 SUNDAY FRYERSTOWN SCHOOL (FS) and Tate gallery , Exhibition 10.30-1.00 Exhibition, listening, Site walks to Acoustic Sanctuary with group leaders as for Saturday. Follow coloured ribbon walks with team leaders. Find sounds to share for collaborative freshwater listening work, Wav files, Live performance mimicry. Improvised responses Bring them back to the School to be part of a sound world of ecological co-operation and interdependence. Check underwater sounds in gallery. Revere the water, do not overtake it. Subtle confluences. 1.00-2.00 2nd Fundraiser Lunch. (FS) Book online before. 2-3 Freshwater tuning. Find your place in the score & acoustic spot. Consult), Ros Bandt (concept, score, live performed sound co-ordinator ) and Leah Barclay (Live Mix). 3.00-4.00 Freshwater Sounding celebrating freshwater . Participatory collaborative sound work. Be in it. Contribute. Bring a sound you have heard in the Box Ironbark water precincts this weekend. Spatial work with Ros Bandt, Vicki Hallett, Leah Barclay. All invited to participate, bring sounds that enhance and can dissolve into the freshwater underwater recordings from the region. Spread sound. Be an underwater bug. 4.00 Afternoon tea goodbye. SAFE TRAVELS Sponsored by Guildford Vineyard http://www.guildfordvineyard.com.au/ |
The Fryerstown School and Acoustic Sanctuary is located approximately 1.5 hrs drive from Melbourne.
WHAT TO BRINGThis is a off grid event, sound walks will be quiet or in silence. No phones, animals or smoking at the Acoustic Sanctuary.
Please bring recording equipment (including hydrophones), hat, closed shoes, water bottle, sunscreen, campstool if needed. Follow coloured ribbon walks only. This is rocky reef lizard country, please watch your step and move carefully throughout the landscape. 
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