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Music for Natural History Expansions EP

by Tina Pearson and Paul Walde

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Sandpipers on the Beach with Distant Gulls 02:44
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Northern Sea Lions Haul-Out on a Rocky Coast 05:01
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Pacific Wrens and Western Screech Owls by a Stream at Dusk 03:59
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Music for Natural History is a multi-media installation and live sound performance work that literally gives voice to the taxidermized birds and mammals, artificial trees and painted landscapes that form the dioramas of the Natural History Gallery at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria BC. The performers on these recordings use acoustic instruments and voices to attempt an accurate replication of the sounds of each creature represented in the dioramas. Non-traditional uses of instruments and extended techniques are essential in the realization of the score. The composition also includes vocal notations for sounds of the specific vegetation, waters and winds associated with the microclimates represented, and interactive elements based on the communicative behaviours of the birds and mammals. There are no pre-recorded or electronic sounds in the live performances of these works. Music for Natural History was first presented to the public in April 2012.

This EP is a collection of shorter compositions derived from the longer works that make up Music for Natural History and provide an opportunity for further exploration of these sounds.

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released July 5, 2021

Compositions and Concept: Tina Pearson and Paul Walde
Production: Tina Pearson and Paul Walde
EP Post-production, recomposition, and mixing by Tina Pearson 2021

Performers: John G Boehme (voice), Geraldine Bulosan (voice, recorder), Arlene Carson (accordion, water whistle, voice), Ajtony Csaba (cello), Tancha Dirickson (recorder, antlers), Nathan Friedman (clarinets), Alisa Gordaneer (voice), Joanna Hood (viola), Claire le Nobel (percussion), Julio Lopezhiler (violin), Tina Pearson (flute, recorders, voice), Janet Sit (recorders, percussion, voice), Chris Tooley (voice, whistles, recorders), George Tzanetakis (clarinets, sax, flutes), Rachael Wadham (percussion), Paul Walde (percussion, recorders, voice)

Recordings: Kirk McNally
Additional Recordings: Tina Pearson and Paul Walde
Additional Post-production: George Tzanetakis
Visuals: Paul Walde
Photography: Production stills from the audio video installation Music for Natural History by Tina Pearson and Paul Walde
Camera: Daniel Carruthers

These recordings were made at the Phillip T. Young Performance Hall at the University of Victoria in 2016

This release was made possible through the assistance of the Digital Originals program of the Canada Council for the Arts

These recordings were made possible through the assistance of the Music Section of the Canada Council for the Arts

© Tina Pearson and Paul Walde 2012, 2016, 2021

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Tina Pearson and Paul Walde Victoria, British Columbia

Tina Pearson and Paul Walde have been collaborating since 2012 when they were first commissioned to work on Music for Natural History together. With George Tzanetakis they are co-Artistic Directors of LASAM Music and its trio Experimental Music Unit. Pearson and Walde practice on unceded lək̓ʷəŋən territory also known as Victoria, Canada. ... more

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