Excite your ears =97 explore nature sound recording and natural quiet at th=
e Nature Sounds Society's 26th annual field recording workshop, June 25-27 =
(Friday - Sunday).
It will be held at San Francisco State University's Yuba Pass Field Station=
, in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. This year's theme is "Vision of=
Sound."
Featured speakers at this year's workshop are "The Sound Tracker," Gordon H=
empton, Emmy award-winning nature recordist and author of "One Square Inch =
of Silence" and the subject of a new documentary film, "Soundtracker," by N=
ick Sherman. Hempton and Sherman will present the film at the workshop. The=
program also includes John Muir Laws, illustrator, naturalist and teacher,=
author of the "Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada" and the new "Laws Po=
cket Guide" set; director Gina Farr of Farr Visions and the creator of Wild=
Sound Stories; and Dan Dugan, renowned sound designer. Each guest has a un=
ique point of view of the natural world and vividly expresses him or hersel=
f through art, environmental activism and education. As an additional optio=
n, participants may choose to take an overnight backpack on Sunday June 27t=
h to a recording location free from mechanical sound, organized by Steve Se=
rgeant of the Sierra Club.
The "early bird" (prior to June 1) cost of the workshop is $175 for NSS mem=
bers, $200 for non-members, and includes a one-year NSS membership. After J=
une 1, the cost is $200 for NSS members and $225 for non-members. Lodging i=
n tent cabins and meals are included. The optional Sunday night backpacking=
expedition will be an additional cost.
For more information, contact the Nature Sounds Society at (415) 821-9776 o=
r e-mail
Nature Sounds Society: http://www.naturesounds.org
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
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