GEOGRAPHY is a musical map in which urban cityscapes are explored through sound and music. You and the city become entwined in an immersive interactive experience. Download, plug in and take a sonic tour where streets and places become part of a captivating journey.
In a world first, a flexible pulsating score adapts to the directions you take. Enjoy a heightened experience of the city as GEOGRAPHY puts you in control, unfolding rich layers of sound and music tailored to your route. GEOGRAPHY BRUSSELS will be launched on 12 November 2024 in association with Ars Musica festival. Joining Graham on this project are composers David Achenberg and Frederic Verrieres, with Ensemble Hopper. This follows the successful GEOGRAPHY TRURO which covers hundreds of streets in Cornwall’s Capital.
Journeys can be recorded for later listening and sharing. Audio description is available to assist the visually impaired (Truro only). Driven by you, GEOGRAPHY draws on the historic, geographical and architectural landscape of the city, adding in unforgettable immersive sonic journeys to create a bold new experience.
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Composer Note
GEOGRAPHY is a multi-stranded locative project designed to explore music and place in a symbiotic way. It will allow listeners, using smart devices and headphones, to decide and undertake journeys through a cityscape led by location-specific music.
The music is designed so that whatever pathway is taken through a city, a homogenous composition unfolds. Flexibility is built into the the music so that it functions regardless of listeners’ choices or speed of journey. Each listener as a result creates their own personal ‘mix’ of the piece. Environmental and site-specific field recordings are also part of the work, so the music might point out relationships between areas, or the role that a street has within the city.
There are hours of music involved in the project, journeys of whatever duration can be recorded, shared with other users and even listened to at home outside the cities.
Geography was conceived and composer by Graham Fitkin. It is produced by Michael White. The technology development and hosting is managed by Ignacio Rodriguez, Sonic Maps. Design and Visuals are by Extra Strong Design and the website designed by Tonia Lu. We are grateful for financial support from the Arts Council of England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
