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winner of the first New Music Award,
written by Jem Finer one of the
founding members of the legendary
group The Pogues. This work is truly
compelling, employing natural
elements as the performer of a
land-based musical instrument - pure
genius!
The award allows Finer to follow
through on his proposal to build this
piece, a post-digital installation
situated in a discoverable natural
environment.
The work is inspired by Japanese
[Kyoto] water chimes and consists of
underground metallic chambers,
tunnels and a natural amplifying
loudhorn. As the rain seeps through
the tunnels it strikes the chambers,
creating naturally ordered resonant
pulses.
These are relayed back to the listener
at ground level via the loudhorn.
As per the rules of the award, this piece
must be exposed by September 2006
- what a treat!
