Cornes de brume

Foghorn requiem at Souter

Kupaia — 2014-02-11T16:23:02Z

A requiem for the foghorn, performed by seventy five brass players, a foghorn and an armada of ships

A project by Danish artist, Lise Autogena, in collaboration with Joshua Portway and composer Orlando Gough. Ships horns from an armada of vessels off-shore, seventy five brass players on-shore and the Souter Lighthouse Foghorn performed a Foghorn Requiem, an ambitious musical performance to mark the disappearance of the sound of the foghorn from the UK's coastal landscape.

Conducted and controlled from a distance, ships at sea sounded their horns to a musical score, that will took into account landscape and the physical distance of sound. The performance took place by Souter Light House by South Shields, UK with 8-10.000 spectators and more than 50 ships off-shore.

More photos and sounds from the event

Sound of the Foghorn Requiem as the Souter Foghorn recorded by Sarah Angliss
There are some great photos from day on Sam Underwood's site, including a particularly fine one where the Souter Lighthouse is reflected in the bell of one of the tubas (Sam is a musical hacker and tuba player).

Sound artist and radio producer Robin the Fog has also posted some great sounds from the day (sans tights), including his report for the BBC World Service.

Photo : "2013 Foghorn Requiem", from OYT North, 22 june 2013.

Tags : souter, phare, foghorn requiem

Souter Foghorn Final Sound

Kupaia — 2014-02-11T15:14:52Z

The closing sound of the Foghorn Requiem as the Souter Foghorn sustained a note, until it exhausted its entire reservoir of air. This sound is recorded without compression so you can hear the full dynamic range of the performance. (www.sarahangliss.com/misc/foghornrequiem). Recorded by Sarah Angliss, Saturday 22 June 2013.

More photos and sounds from the event

There are some great photos from day on Sam Underwood's site, including a particularly fine one where the Souter Lighthouse is reflected in the bell of one of the tubas (Sam is a musical hacker and tuba player).

Sound artist and radio producer Robin the Fog has also posted some great sounds from the day (sans tights), including his report for the BBC World Service.