The Sound of Gesture by Stevie Wishart

Launch of CD/DVD The Sound of Gesture, by Stevie Wishart. “In everyday life we look without seeing, hear without listening: when a car passes we think car – we may not even notice what colour it is or pause to identify its engine from the sound. In life we concentrate on the basics in order to get along. As a composer and performer I want my audience to immerse themselves in the world of sounds I have carefully constructed. In The Sound of Gesture I hope that my musical gestures (those engaged in the act of playing the violin) will engage the audience, lead them through the various electronic transformations of the violin-sound as they emerge in the soundscape. Just as a pianist builds anticipation when lifting a hand before bringing it down onto the keyboard, so my visible gestures - themselves triggers to the sounds that accompany or follow - encourage the audience to expect what comes next and to notice when it happens. The Sound of Gesture is all about intensifying the listening experience.”

Stevie Wishart was educated at Cambridge, Oxford and the Guildhall School of Music and is active as a composer, performer and improviser. She explores medieval and contemporary extremes, using ancient technologies such as the hurdy-gurdy, as well as electronic and computer music technologies of our own time.

CD and DVD are produced as part of gRig (Guild for Reality Integrators and Generators), and supported by the Culture 2000 Programme of the European Commission and Flemish Authorities. In collaboration with Q-O2, Belgium

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• More: http://www.loganartsmanagement.com/artists/stevie-wishart/
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