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2021 In Review

It’s been another strange year, but we’re delighted to share some of the events and experiences we curated as we continue to adapt to challenging conditions for the arts.

Sound Thought: Dawn (February 27 – 28)

We moved our concert series online and held an open call for audiovisual and sound art works under the theme of dawn, or new beginnings.

Sound Thought: Dawn presented nine pieces – you can catch up the two concerts below, or check out our beautiful programme designed by Beth.

Sound Thought: Metamorphosis (April 30 – May 2)

We continued with an open call for pieces that responded to metamorphosis (emergence, transition, shape-shifting, evolution), hosting two online concerts as well as an artist talk. It was great to present works from familiar artists and previous Sound Thought contributors, as well as some new faces from around the world.

The Dear Green Bothy Soundwalk

The Sound Thought committee members created a Soundwalk for The Dear Green Bothy in response to COP26, consisting of soundscape compositions which questioned our relationship with listening to the sounds around us, engaging with notions of acoustic ecology.

In September, we held artist-led Soundwalks as part of European Researchers’ Night – Explorathon, and again in November as part of The Dear Green Bothy.

You can check out the soundscape pieces here, which were designed to be listened to in-situ at various locations around the West End of Glasgow.

We also held a discussion with the Sound Thought committee, reflecting on the process of creating the soundscape compositions as well as the experiences of leading soundwalks:

Routed//In Green Channels

Beth Horseman created an interactive audiovisual installation hosted at the University of Glasgow as part of The Dear Green Bothy, exploring the symbiotic relationship between nature and technology.

Year in Review

Thanks to our many contributors this year!

With thanks to the Sound Thought committee: Kevin Leomo, Sonia Killmann, Beth Horseman, Jamie Macpherson, and our newest member, Melissa Rankin!

Please get in touch if you’d like to collaborate or get involved!

Twitter: @soundthoughtfst
Instagram: @sound_thought
Email: soundthought@gmail.com

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Sound Thought 2012, 2-3 March, The Arches, Glasgow

The annual festival of mould-breaking music, sound and performance research returns.

Brought to you by Glasgow University postgraduate students and the Arches, Sound Thought is two days of interdisciplinary compositions, performances, installations, presentations and provocations – across disciplines, between genres and way beyond expectations…

This year, performances will focus on the idea of music as gift: what’s offered, and what’s returned? What’s at stake in the exchange? Do gifts require justification, or is it the thought that counts?

Expect blindfold journeys through dark corridors, noise, argument, pop song endurance and outright murder, lost correspondence to Chris De Burgh, ultra-minimal improv, the most exciting chamber ensemble in the country, stupidity, seriousness, and music for understanding, transgression and change…

Featured artists include: Edit Point, Neil Davidson and Liene Rozite, F.K.Alexander, Wounded Knee, Jer Reid and Jenny Soep, Julia Scott, Emily Shepherd, Julien Lonchamp, Viridian Quartet, Brink Improv, Charles Ross, Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, Paul Henry, Chris Hutchings, Claire Healy

BOOK NOW:
http://www.thearches.co.uk/events/arts/sound-thought-2012


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SOUND THOUGHT 2012

SOUND THOUGHT 2012

CALL FOR WORKS

We seek works, research, performances, provocations, and people.

A festival of sound and performance and associated research, run by postgraduate students
from Glasgow University in partnership with The Arches welcomes artists and researchers of any discipline.

Sound Thought:
– exists to create a critical context for sound and research in sound
– prioritises reflexive learning, new work, hybrid forms
– provides space for knowledge exchange, composition, experimentation, improvisation, and play.


MUSIC AS GIFT?

This year Sound Thought considers the idea of music as gift; What value has this? What is offered and what is returned? What is at stake in the exchange? Does giving diminish the giver? Do gifts require justification or is it the thought that counts? We ask for a consideration of value in the context of superabundance and privilege.

We ask that participants be willing to contribute to critical reflection on work, support the worth of their research, provide value in performance, contribute to meaningful exchange, and further cross-disciplinary methods.


SOUND THOUGHT 2012 IS 2 & 3 MARCH IN THE ARCHES, GLASGOW

This is an opportunity to exhibit, perform, and to contribute to collaborative learning in a public arts venue.

There are several available spaces, including small spaces suitable for  installations, seminars and discussions, a static exhibition space and larger performance spaces. There is also some rehearsal space available prior to the festival.


Instrumentalists tbc but at present include baritone, mezzo-soprano, cello, clarinet, shakuhachi, live electronics, violins and viola. Equipment is provided but contact us to confirm your requirements.

Proposals that meet all or/and none of these requirements are encouraged.

NB. There will be listening posts, reading stations, and stalls; participants are encouraged to bring objects/publications/visions/sounds to exhibit and exchange .

There is no commissioning money for projects at present however further funding is being sought which may be requested by artists to cover particular expenses such as transportation, train fares etc. Sound Thought will provide marketing, press, space and some technical provision.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 5 NOVEMBER 2011

We ask for 250-word proposals plus:
  • information on what kind of space would be suitable
  • what duration the work has (approx)
  • what technical equipment you can bring and what you would require
  • what set-up/take-down time you would require (please note that the main performance space is most suitable for work that has a relatively short set-up time)
  • a short CV from each participant/group (1 A4 page at most), summarising any relevant experience
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Sound Thought 2011 included diverse and groundbreaking work from celebrated composers, visual artists, scientists, dancers, contemporary theatre practitioners and film makers alongside a large programme of intriguing multimedia presentations, discussions and workshops focused on music and sound in performance.

More information on last year’s programme can be found at: www.soundthought.info

CONTACTS:

soundthoughtquestions@gmail.com (for queries and preliminary enquiries)
soundthoughtproposals@gmail.com (attach proposals and CVs)