protomusic#1

40 speaker sound installation commisioned for the great exhibition of the north by sage gateshead

protomusic#1 is a sound installation that uses acoustic instruments and performers to replicate environmental sounds submitted by the public. from about 300 submissions around 30 environmental recordings were selected and recreated. these were then distributed around the sage's interior concourse.

CREDITS

sandro mussida orchestrator
markus noisternig software developer
rian treanor production assistant
peter worth app developer

MUSICIANS

ann alexander, voice
anne ramsay, northumbrian pipes
bradley creswick, violin
chris gardiner, mandolin
clare salaman, hurdy gurdy, tromba marina, nyckelharpa
daniel hammersley, cello
dave gray, mellodian
david henery, acoustic guitar
david potts, ukulele, piccolo ukulele, taropatch
deb altman, clarinet
elisabeth coudoux, cello
jan hendrikse, moldavian kaval, fujara, arghoul, native american flute, pungi/been
joão dias, sixxen
karl d’silva, alto sax
lizzie lowe, steel pan
marion craig, trumpet
mark fell, cuica
miquel berna, sixxen
natalie reid, clogs
nigel cox, trombone
okkyung lee, cello
pedro oliveira, sixxen
peter francomb, french horn
rhodri davis, harp
rosh landa, harmonium, tumbi, tabla
ryan breen, tuba
sam partridge, bassoon, uillean pipes, whistles, irish flute, concertina
sandro mussida, piano
saulo giovannini, sixxen
sian hicks, contrabass
simon allen, prepared korean gayageum, bowed springs, sasara, kokiriko, navajo medicine rattles, hanging metal objects
steven hudson, oboe
stuart eminson, clarinet, bass clarinet
tom didlock, bodhrán, snare drum, cymbals
trevor wilkinson, tenor horn
vince taylor, contrabass
will guthrie, floor tom, cymbals, bells

thanks to institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique (ircam), paul modler at hochschule für gestaltung karlsruhe, and chris watson for ambisonic documentation