Site Of Sound

"The Three Church's Tour "

 

“Site Of Sound” with The Quiet Club and Guests returns to East

 Cork with their “Three Church’s Tour” taking in three of the most

 iconic building’s in the East Cork area.

Starting in St Michael and The Angel’s Church in Corkbeg on the 27^th August at 8pm this beautiful church has rarely if ever been used as a concert venue and The Quiet Club along with special guests field recordist and composer Karen Power and composer John Godfrey Senior Lecturer Music Dept. UCC along with their regular guest  Cork based sound artist Irene Murphy whose latest work “Not Just Rivers” was launched recently at New Music Dublin by Diatribe Records.

 Karen Power a renowned composer and field recordist with be

 playing some of her field recording from around the remotest

 regions of the world.  They will explore the sonic possibilities of the

 space with an evening of improvised music and sound art that will

 incorporate sound from the church’s unique set of Ellicombe Bells.

Next on the tour on Saturday 3^rd Sept. at 8pm sees them return to

 Holy Trinity Church, East Ferry, Midleton the site of the very

 successful original series of “Site Of Sound” .This totally unique

 building is powered by gaslight and has beautiful stained glass

 windows and its own fabulous acoustics. Here they will be joined by

 Jeffrey Wheeter Director of Music Dept. UCC and movement artist

 and Artistic Director of Greywood Arts Jessica Bonenfant Coogan

 along with sound artist Irene Murphy.

The final venue of the tour on Saturday Sept 10^th at 3pm is St

 Coleman’s Cathedral, Cloyne once the seat of the infamous

 philosopher and writer Bishop Berkley “If a tree falls in a forest and

 there is no one there to hear it does it make a sound ?”. This

 incredible old world structure offers up totally unique sonic

 opportunities and here they will be joined by Inma Pavon Dance

 Company and special guests are Katie O’Looney and Andy

 Ingamells.

Listening is at the core of The Quiet Club’s practice and their work is totally free improvisation which always returns to “listening” as its core. Regarded as one of Ireland’s leading sound art/improvisation groups they have performed all over the world and have numerous CDs and other releases. Their work is available from www.farpointrecordings.com

Each venue offers its own unique sonic personality and the audiences

 are encouraged to move around the spaces thus creating their very

 own sonic experience. The concerts are of free improvised music

 and sound art as such can never be repeated. Advanced booking is

 advised but not essential.

 Enquiries and booking soundoutin@gmail.com or 0872403940

The events are supported by Cork County Council. Dept. of Tourism,

 Culture, Arts ,Gaeltacht, Sport, Media, LLPPS, Midleton Arts Festival.

 

Some photo's of St Michael and All Angles Corkbeg