MUSIC BY OCEANS
Music composition. 2017-2019
Music composition. 2017-2019
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Is there music in the behavior of our oceans and how does it sound? Does it have a magnificent quality or is it chaotic and alienating? Does the Atlantic Ocean sound different from the Indian Ocean? And how does music manifest itself when its creation depends on an external, natural influence? Music By Oceans uses oceanographic data as a source from which new music is created. Collaborating with professors Erik van Sebille and Will de Ruyter of Utrecht University, I created an array of new compositions based on data measured by Argo floats.
Throughout the world’s oceans, thousands of probes are constantly collecting data for use in weather forecasts and climate models. These Argo probes float a kilometer below the surface, and re-emerge every ten days to transmit the data they have collected via satellite. “More than 90% of the excess heat absorbed by the Earth since the 1970’s is stored in the oceans owing to the high heat capacity of water compared to air, the ocean’s large volume, and its ability to transport heat from the surface to the deep ocean. This makes the ocean [...] an ideal place to identify long-term warming trends in our climate system. With its high-quality sensors, global spatial and temporal coverage, and large depth range, Argo is well-suited to monitor year to year fluctuations and long term trends in ocean heat content.” (https:// argo.ucsd.edu) 5902339 [excerpt]
Argo float moving from the Indian Ocean towards Southern Pacific. This float was deployed by Erik van Sebille on 12-12-2013. Musicians: Sarah Lynn Huizing, Miriam Olsen, Jurriaan Klapwijk, Gied van Oorschot |
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Selected performances/lectures:
World Harp Festival, USA 2020
Music by Oceans - De Lieve Vrouw, NL 2019
UUnited Festival - Tivoli Vredenburg, NL 2019
Noordzeedagen - fort IJmuiden, NL 2019
Expeditie NEXT - Maassilo, NL 2019
Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, NL 2019
Volvo Ocean Summit, NL 2018
Boekmans Stichting Symposium - Singelkerk, NL 2017
Music by Oceans Symposium - Leeuwenberg Gasthuis, NL 2017
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