The Sounds of the Trees Workshops, a part of the Voices In Harmony Project.
Come along to discover tree song, tune in (literally) to the natural biorhythms of the trees with sound artist Justin Wiggan and discover Harmony Woods like you’ve never seen (or heard) it before. This event is part of the Voices in Harmony project
Voices in Harmony has been conceived by Andover Trees United in conjunction with musician Paul Sartin and sound artist Justin Wiggan.
The project will lead children and adults on a musical journey in celebration of woodlands. Collected stories and memories together with re-workings of traditional songs will be combined into a new composition and ‘Tree Shanty’ which will be performed alongside traditional folk song in Harmony Woods.
The composition will be accompanied by a soundscape created from plant bio-rhythms recorded from the trees at Harmony Woods and interpretated into sound by sound artist, Justin Wiggan.
The project is open to everyone and would particularly suit those looking for a calm, therapeutic experience. Our first community workshop with Justin is next Tuesday 8th March when you can share memories, meet the artist and listen to tree song.
Places are limited so get in touch now to register your interest! Our next community workshop exploring the sounds of the trees with Justin will take place on Monday 25th April.
The project will culminate with a live performance in the summer and form part of our 10th year celebrations.
All are invited to join our community choir and perform in Harmony Woods. If you’d like to perform (all ages and abilities welcome), under the guidance of acclaimed folk musician Paul Sartin, please book yourself into one of our upcoming Voices in Harmony choral workshops, rehearsals and the performance itself (on July 16th). The events calendar can be found at: www.andovertrees.org.uk/events-calendar
About the sound artist
- Justin Wiggan’s work has been shown both nationally and internationally and uses the media of phonics, text, film, performance, object changing and drawing to make interface solutions to creative and site / circumstance specific problems.
He is a Jerwood drawing prize finalist and the first to submit a sound drawing.
His body of work sets out to engage with the redevelopment of the sense of hearing as a learning tool and awareness machine, providing ‘sound’ alternatives to mainstream health treatments.
It has been said that Justin is one of the most important artists working across arts and health right now. His ground-breaking work has huge potential for impact across life sciences, a testament to the power of creativity in health and wellbeing.
Notable Works:
http://www.listeningpassport.org
http://www.internalgarden.info
http://www.life-echo.co.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00060w0
https://soundcloud.com/justin-wiggan www.dreamsoftallbuildings.com www.justinwiggan.co.uk
About musician Paul Sartin
Paul is a singer, oboist, fiddler, member of Belshazzar’s Feast, Faustus (Preis der Deustchen Schallplattenkritik 2017) and the late BBC award-winning Bellowhead. A former Choral Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, he directs the Andover Museum Loft Singers, and arranged Community Choirs Folk (Faber Music). A BASCA-nominated composer, recent commissions include work for the BBC, RSC, Aldeburgh Music, and the Southbank.
Voices In Harmony is funded by the Coop, Scops, TVAF, HDH Wills & Sarah Morgan Foundation.