Livewire 14: Annea Lockwood’s “A Sound Map of the Hudson River“

The Livewire 14: Resounding festival presents a multi-day installation of featured composer Annea Lockwood‘s work A Sound Map of the Hudson River. The public is invited to enjoy this installation throughout the festival.

The composer states, “A Sound Map of the Hudson River is an aural journey from the source of the river, Lake Tear of the Clouds in the high peak area of the Adirondacks, downstream to the Lower Bay and the Atlantic. The work was commissioned by the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York as an installation. It was incorporated into the museum’s permanent, “Riverama,” exhibit in 2003.

“Since 1970 I have recorded rivers in many countries, not to document them, but rather for the special state of mind and body which the sounds of moving water create when one listens intently to the complex mesh of rhythms and pitches.

“Each stretch of the Hudson has its own sonic texture, formed by the terrain, varying according to the weather, the season and, downstream, the human environment whose sounds are intimately woven into the river’s sounds.”

Admission is free.

Hours of operation:
Thursday, October 24, 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, October 25, 1:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 1:30 to 4 p.m.

To enjoy the installation, visit the lower lobby of Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall (in other words, at the bottom of the curved staircase). Look for the red wall and floor, and proceed through the doors that are marked Linehan Concert Hall.

To view the complete Livewire 14: Resounding festival schedule, please visit here.

Linehan Concert Hall, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.

Livewire is sponsored in part by the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA).