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""Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears" so sayeth Pauline Oliveros, zen prophet of electric-acoustic composition and architect of deep listening and sonic awareness as consciousness expanding practice. This deep celebration of her work includes live re-interpretations by Bristol luminaries and a screening of the 2022 feature-length doc by Daniel Weintraub. Essential."
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A event held at Arnolfini on Saturday 28th October. The event starts at 19:00.
Live performance of works from Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening Pieces, followed by a screening of the new documentary Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros.
Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), composer, performer, humanitarian, was an important pioneer in American music. Acclaimed internationally, for six decades she explored sound-forging new ground for herself and others. Through improvisation, electronic music, ritual, teaching and meditation she created a body of work with such a breadth of vision that it profoundly effects those who experience it and eludes many who try to write about it. Oliveros was honoured with many awards, including four honorary doctorates, grants and concerts internationally.
7-8pm: Performance with artists Ximena Alarcon, Tina Hitchens, and Dan Johnson
‘A Fluting Moment’ – Tina Hitchens (solo flute).
‘Rolling Meditation’ - Dan Johnson (solo percussion).
‘Horse Sings From Cloud’ - Ximena Alarcon (voice), Tina Hitchens (flute), and Dan Johnson (percussion).
Interval
8:30-10:30pm Screening of Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros, directed by Daniel Weintraub (2022).
“Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros” tells the story of the iconic composer, performer, teacher, philosopher, technological innovator and humanitarian, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the world’s original electronic musicians, one of the only females amongst notable post-war American composers, a master accordion player, a teacher and mentor to musicians, a gateway to music and sound for non-musicians and a technical innovator who helped develop everything from tools that allow musicians to play together while in different countries to software that enables those with severe disabilities to create beautiful music. On the vanguard of contemporary American music for six decades, her story illuminates the pathway to how we got where we are and where the future will take us in the worlds of music, the philosophy of sound, and the art of listening.
Produced in collaboration with executive producer Ione, Oliveros’ partner in life and work, and the Ministry of Maåt, Inc., the film combines rare archival footage, live performances, and unreleased music with appearances by Terry Riley, Anna Halprin, Ione, Linda Montano, Laurie Anderson, Thurston Moore, Alvin Lucier, Claire Chase, Miya Masaoka, Morton Subotnick, Tony Martin, Ramon Sencer and many more ground-breaking artists.
Film screening presented in association with Doc'n Roll Film Festival
Entry requirements:
Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), composer, performer, humanitarian, was an important pioneer in American music. Acclaimed internationally, for six decades she explored sound-forging new ground for herself and others. Through improvisation, electronic music, ritual, teaching and meditation she created a body of work with such a breadth of vision that it profoundly effects those who experience it and eludes many who try to write about it. Oliveros was honoured with many awards, including four honorary doctorates, grants and concerts internationally.
7-8pm: Performance with artists Ximena Alarcon, Tina Hitchens, and Dan Johnson
‘A Fluting Moment’ – Tina Hitchens (solo flute).
‘Rolling Meditation’ - Dan Johnson (solo percussion).
‘Horse Sings From Cloud’ - Ximena Alarcon (voice), Tina Hitchens (flute), and Dan Johnson (percussion).
Interval
8:30-10:30pm Screening of Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros, directed by Daniel Weintraub (2022).
“Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros” tells the story of the iconic composer, performer, teacher, philosopher, technological innovator and humanitarian, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the world’s original electronic musicians, one of the only females amongst notable post-war American composers, a master accordion player, a teacher and mentor to musicians, a gateway to music and sound for non-musicians and a technical innovator who helped develop everything from tools that allow musicians to play together while in different countries to software that enables those with severe disabilities to create beautiful music. On the vanguard of contemporary American music for six decades, her story illuminates the pathway to how we got where we are and where the future will take us in the worlds of music, the philosophy of sound, and the art of listening.
Produced in collaboration with executive producer Ione, Oliveros’ partner in life and work, and the Ministry of Maåt, Inc., the film combines rare archival footage, live performances, and unreleased music with appearances by Terry Riley, Anna Halprin, Ione, Linda Montano, Laurie Anderson, Thurston Moore, Alvin Lucier, Claire Chase, Miya Masaoka, Morton Subotnick, Tony Martin, Ramon Sencer and many more ground-breaking artists.
Film screening presented in association with Doc'n Roll Film Festival
Entry requirements:
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