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by Stephanie Loveless and Brady Marks

28 September 2008 | 2pm
Rambling through Lynn Canyon - led by Janine Island
Meet at the Lynn Canyon Cafe, 3690 Park Road, North Vancouver
Transit users take the Seabus from Waterfront Skytrain Station to Lonsdale Quay then take the 229 Westlynn from Bay 3 to Peters Rd. at Duval Rd.; walk east along Peters Rd. to Park Rd., then turn left. The cafe is at the end of the road.

An exploration into the lush soundscape of Lynn Canyon injected with various ramblings-on of the late philosopher/poet Alan Watts. Involvement in the exploration of producing or filtering sounds will be encouraged throughout the walk. Participants may be encouraged to go barefoot when/if possible, but it is not mandatory.

"As poets value the sounds of words above their meanings, and images above arguments, I am trying to get thinking people to be aware of the actual vibrations of life as they would listen to music." - From In My Own Way by Alan Watts.

5 October 2008 | 2pm
The Line From Both Sides - led by Eric Powell
Meet at Pandora Park at the corner of Pandora and Templeton (one block west of Nanaimo and 2 blocks north of E Hastings).
Transit users take the 135 or the 10 and walk North one block or take the 7 along Nanaimo.

This soundwalk navigates the transitions between the industrial and living spaces around Wall street. Small pockets of homes sit overlooking ports, surrounded by railroads and high-traffic roadways. Where does the balance exist in these areas in-between, when industrial sound signals begin to mean home?

19 April 2009 | 2pm
Exact location TBA.

26 April 2009 | 2 pm
Exact location TBA.

Soundwalks are free and open to the public; however participants must call to reserve a place as space is limited.

For further information or to register please email info [at] newmusic.org or call 604.633.0861.

A soundwalk is a silent group walk led along a planned route to experience a location's ambiance and underlying rhythms. All too often the sounds of the environment pass by unnoticed because of our uncanny ability to shut them out. A soundwalk enables its participants to actively listen, opening ears and consciousness to the complex orchestration that the environment is composing at all times. It is a musical-sonic adventure that reveals the banal to be extraordinary!

Soundwalks have been offered as part of VNM's season since 2003 and have been well-attended from the start. After every soundwalk interested people have been invited to join in the planning and designing of future such walks. Now, four years later, a group has emerged that is working together in exploring ever new approaches to soundwalking, new routes and structures, walks with different themes or walks that may contain subtle performative aspects. Soundwalk participants can relax and enjoy these fascinating listening journeys under the safe and inspired guidance of members of this group.

Soundwalk clip by Ros Oberlyn

27 September 2008
Performances will take place at:
2pm - intersection of W. Cordova and Seymour (near Waterfront Station)
3pm - intersection of Robson and Homer (near the Vancouver Public Library)
4pm - intersection of Robson and Howe (near the Vancouver Art Gallery)

All performances will be free!

A community choir performs a composition of compiled complaints. [more info...]