FROM PLACE TO PLACE (2021)
75' sound installation
30' album
commissioned by the City of Berkeley
Young people throughout the Bay Area, from kindergarteners to high schoolers, were invited to contribute a sound inspired by the place where they live -- a sound from that place they found beautiful, or a sound they might want to add to that place in order to bring it more beauty. Their recordings were assembled to create an 8-channel sound installation for the Downtown Berkeley BART plaza, as well as this album.
Special Thanks to the Participating Youth Ensembles and their Directors:
- Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir – Ensemble (dir. Eric Tuan)
and Concert Choir (dir. Andrew Brown)
- Maybeck High School – Audio Production Class (dir. Mario Godoy)
- San Francisco School of the Arts – Orchestra and Guitar Classes
(dir. Tristan Arnold)
- San Francisco Girls Chorus – Training Chorus (dir. Natascha Bach)
- Zion Lutheran School of San Francisco – Handbell Chorus (dir. Kyle Hovatter).
Download includes a binaural mix (headphones required) of the live installation, made by Brendan Michael West.
Cover art "East Marin Island No. 2" by Jon Fischer.