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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. 

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This is a free event, but please book for lunch by emailing FryerstownSchool@gmail.com (lunch bookings must be made prior to the event). 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

LOCATION

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 BRING

This 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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