“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 27th September 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 3rd 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 10th 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 [email protected] or 0872403940
The events are supported by Cork County Council. Dept. of Tourism, Culture, Arts ,Gaeltacht, Sport, Media, LLPPS, Midleton Arts Festival.