1st UNESCO Sound Week Scotland

Sound bodies
october 16 to 20, 2023

For its first 1st UNESCO Sound Week, the University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh School of Art offers a program on the theme of “Sound Bodies“. “. Concerts, discussions and workshops on the theme will be held at several venues in the city: the Edinburgh School of Art, the Edinburgh Law School and the Reid Concert Hall.

The

Programme

Monday, October 16, 6:30 p.m.

CONCERT

Steve Reich: Différents Trains - ensemble of noises and signals
Tuesday, October 17, 9:30 a.m.

CONFERENCE

The sounds of the pressurized aquatic environment
Tuesday, October 17 11 a.m.

CONFERENCE

The sound of the ice factory
Tuesday, October 17 12 noon

CONFERENCE

Feeling well, feeling cared for: Learning about the mental health needs of young people in care
Tuesday, October 17 1 p.m.

CONFERENCE

Making music beyond the classroom: How music in alternative spaces is making a difference for young people and their communities
Tuesday, October 17 3 p.m.

ATELIER

Creation and relationship - Incarnation and sound
Tuesday, October 17, 7 p.m.

CONCERT

Amit Chaudhuri: It's not fusion
Wednesday, October 18, 9:30 a.m.

ATELIER

Exploring interdependence through sound objects
Wednesday, October 18, 7 p.m.

CONCERT

Xenia Pestova Bennett: All Aglow for piano, electronics and projection
Thursday, October 19 10 a.m.

ATELIER

Performance anxiety as a friend
Thursday, October 19, 7:30 p.m.

CONCERT

Behind bars: Music from the prison world
Thursday, October 19, 5 p.m.

CONFERENCE

Listen to hotel detention: "Where are you today?" by the Manus Recording Project collective
Friday, October 20 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

CONFERENCE

Introducing the Ostoyae - The mycomusical instrument for listening to mushrooms and machines
Wednesday, October 25 7 p.m.

CONCERT

Plus-Minus: Clancy, Fargion, Marino, Braxton