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Sky OrchestraThe Sky Orchestra is an ongoing research project that explores how one can perceive an artistic experience in sleep space. It is an experimental artwork bringing together performance and music to create visual audio installations within the air and within the mind. The Performance Sky Orchestra are developing music specifically for sleeping people which is delivered out of the sky. Seven hot air balloons, each with speakers attached, take off at dawn to fly across a city. Each balloon plays a different element of the musical score creating a massive audio landscape. "Like whales calling in the ocean, the same sounds may be heard in succession passing from one balloon to another across the sky ..." Many thousands of people experience the Sky Orchestra event live as the balloons fly over their homes at dawn. The airborne project is both a vast spectacular performance as well as an intimate, personal experience. Through the use of surround sound, we aim to deliver a sculptural experience to the public, by lifting them into the creative space on the edge of sleep and then acoustically seeding their imaginations. A form of provocative acoustic urban art, Sky Orchestra questions the boundaries of public artwork, private space and the ownership of the sky. Sky Orchestra is an artwork specifically designed to reach a broader audience than that visiting a gallery. Photos on left are by ©Trent O'Donnell, ©Keystone, ©Thierry Grobet, and ©John Mc Queen.
Films of Sky OrchestraSlide ShowWatch great slide show of images from our Sydney Festival performances. Read history_of_the_sky_orchestra Sleep ResearchTo study the affects of sound upon sleep scientific research has been carried out. Dream Concerts have been held and a Dream Director machine has been built and tested at UWE |
CollaboratorsThe Sky Orchestra is a collaborative project by individuals from far reaching disciplines. Luke Jerram is working with composer Dan Jones. For each performance they work with local arts companies and hot air balloon pilots. To date there have been two compositions created for Sky Orchestra. The latest was commissioned by the RSC in 2006. Dan Jones has produced 14 separate tracks of music for this innovative experimental art project. Some of the best musicians from around the UK have been recorded for this production. Among them Daniel Newell on Trumpet, Katherine Baker on Piccolo, Philip Harmer on Oboe and Cor Anglais. The extraordinary Japanese musician Joji Hirota was also commissioned to play Japanese flute and percussion. "This is an extraordinary opportunity for a composer and sound designer. The entire scenario is itself dreamlike; a literally unearthly experience that I hope will leave people feeling inspired. This is music released from the confines of gravity.", adds Dan. |
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Media Coverage
Each performance makes news around the world. Performances have been reported as far afield as India and Vietnam. BBC1 National televsion news 2006 The Telegraph report of RSC performance 2006 Radio4-Today Programme, 2006 Wired magazine, 2006 After each performance flyers and posters are delivered to homes and shops along the flight path and responses collected by email. See Word file above. A radio phone-in, is also arranged. See this BBC website set up for public feedback. The feedback affects the on-going development of the composition. |
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SupportWe are seeking sponsorship. A sponsorship package has been created for organisations interesting in supporting Sky Orchestra. Supporters have included:
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