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Excite your ears=97explore nature sound recording and natural quiet at the=
Nature Sounds Society's 26th annual field recording workshop
This workshop will be held June 25-27 at San Francisco State University's Y=
uba 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 o=
f Silence and the subject of a new documentary film, Soundtracker, by Nick =
Sherman. Hempton and Sherman will present the film at the workshop. The pro=
gram also includes John Muir Laws, illustrator, naturalist and teacher, aut=
hor of The Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and the new Laws Pocket Guide; =
director Gina Farr of Farr Visions and the creator of Wild Sound Stories; a=
nd Dan Dugan, renowned sound designer. Each guest has a unique point of vie=
w of the natural world and vividly expresses him or herself through art, en=
vironmental activism and education. As an additional option, participants m=
ay choose to take an overnight backpack on Sunday June 27th to a recording =
location free from mechanical sound, organized by Steve Sergeant of the Sie=
rra Club.
The cost is $200 for NSS members and $225 for non-members (includes 1 year =
membership. Lodging in comfortable 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
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