The
title of this CD comes from a listening game played by young
visitors to the Portmore Nature Reserve in Northern Ireland
who would be invited to take a 'magic stone', grasp it, and
with their eyes closed see what they could hear.
In the moment of stillness offered to them by the game, sounds
that would usually be ignored would seep into the consciousness
of the listeners. As a result the players would become aware
of not only the detail of those sounds surrounding them but
also the wonder of them, and before long imaginations would
run riot....
In like manner, the compositions on this CD have been written
to inspire a certain type of listening. All of them have in
common an interest in a sense of place or time and many either
take their inspiration from, or make use of, sounds from the
surrounding environment.
The music seeks to entice new appreciations of the sonic landscape
and aims to (re)connect the listener with its musicality and
the stories within it. |
| Robert Jarvis (2006) |
Tracks from this CD won in the New Media category at the British Composer Awards 2005 and 2006 |
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• RMusic 002
compositions relating to a sense of time and place |
UPC:
634479214615 Robert Jarvis |
| £9.99 (CD) including
p&p from the UK |
previews and download
available on iTunes |
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