I have the most amazing sound recording opportunity and Iwould appreciate a=
dvice, guidance and creative responses. Please.
There is a wonderful region of Greece called Zagoria. It=92sright up in the=
northwest corner, close to the Albanian border. This is limestonecountry w=
ith fantastically tilted slab mountains, gorges, canyons, extraordinarilycl=
ear turquoise waters, stone arched bridges, rare flora and fauna with wolve=
s,bears and wild boar and nearly 50 traditional villages with stone roofedh=
ouses, terraced gardens and wonderful mountain food.
In summer the temperatures can reach the 40s and in thewinter we can experi=
ence minus 20 with over a meter of snow; violent thunderand rainstorms can =
change the landscape dramatically in a matter of minutes.This is a place st=
eeped in the past and on the move.
Here, although disappearing, are flocks of mountain goatsand sheep, dogs, t=
ranshumance, Sarakatsani travellers and music that is likenothing else on e=
arth; the sound of the rivers, the birds, of shepherds=92laments and yearni=
ng for times past and times passing. It is the clarinet, violin,laoute and =
the human voice that call back memories and evoke a pastoral longgone sound=
.
This is a spiritual and sacred area with many =93exoklisia=94(small shrines=
and chapels outside the villages), monasteries clinging to rockfaces and s=
acred spaces in wooded groves in the mountains, by rivers and other remotep=
laces.
These sacred groves are carefully preserved secrets: not forthe tourist tra=
il to be treated lightly, but spaces of special significance forthe village=
rs to connect with the spiritual and ecological elements of theirsimply pro=
found existence.
At the University of Ioannina there is a biologist andecologist, who has re=
searched these sacred groves in great detail. She hasagreed to collaborate =
on a sound recording project with me.
I want to do this project justice; I would like it to havesonic, artistic a=
nd ecological integrity, I would like to explore sounds thatexemplify these=
sacred spaces and sounds rarely heard or disappearing, I wouldlike it to i=
nspire care for this fragile place, I would like it to encouragedeeper list=
ening. It should take time, I want appropriate equipment, I need tomake the=
right connections and I need to think about how we can celebrate thisin a =
way that brings together all those who care. I am just starting=85.with ane=
mpty page.
Any responses gratefully received.
Thank youPeter Annear
"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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