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12 artists to sing over 114 radios
Twelve celebrated singers will braodcast their voices over 114 radios in the cellars of Colston Hall. Each radio will be tuned to a separate, staticy singing voice to create an eerie choir singing Dies Irae by Verdi.
The performance is part of the art installation Requiem for 114 Radios by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, also known as the directors of Nick Cave documentary 20,000 Days on Earth.
The installation itself is part of the 2016 international contemporary music weekend Bristol New Music from May 12-15 at Colston Hall, St George’s and The Cube.
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Singers participating in the project include Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Matt Berninger of The National and Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets.
“We wanted to make a new work that mourns the decline of analogue technology,” the artists explained. “Digital is too clean. It doesn’t degrade and screw up in the same way – there’s no in between spaces filled with static and white noise.
“We’re thrilled to be given access to this remarkable space inside Colston Hall. The acoustic properties of these low brick cellars combined with our unstable choir of 114 radios will make for an unpredictable experience.”
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