Aluminum Forest: Sonic Installations and Improvisations at the American Academy in Rome

Описание: Distributed across the grounds of the Villa Aurelia, this program created a soundscape responsive to the compound’s expansive gardens and varied structures. Listeners encountered sound mirrors playing with birdsong, musicians responding to a track of Roman voices, and a set of automated windchimes that made music from human gestures and natural breezes. Collaborative performances and a sonic procession punctuated the event. Inhabiting a peaceful urban oasis, this site-specific concert also utilized sounds from the surrounding city of Rome.

The participating composers were:
Katherine Balch, 2021 Elliott Carter Rome Prize in Musical Composition;
William Dougherty, 2021 Luciano Berio Rome Prize in Musical Composition;
Steve Parker, 2021 Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Rome Prize in Design; and
Ted Moore, a Chicago-based composer, improviser, and multimedia artist.

Download a PDF of the event program to learn more about the composers, the compositions, and the performances: https://www.aarome.org/sites/default/...


This program was funded, in part, by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation. Support has also been provided by the Amphion Foundation and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music.