To hear on Sunday 17 and 24 July 2011,
2 pm - 9 pm:
All In Time
(2011) ?
by Sarah Boothroyd
Sarah Boothroyd on her piece "All In Time" [25']:
The clock ticks; the moon waxes; the autumn leaves turn crimson. Time is as ubiquitous as it is elusive. Guided by science and science fiction, All In Time traverses the timeless mystery of time itself.
Special thanks to physics maven Peter Watson; to antique clock collector Georges Royer; to Morgantj and Dokashiteru for providing Creative Commons samples; and to Himan and Melina Brown for permitting the use of CBS Radio Mystery Theatre clips.
This 25-minute work won the Luc Ferrari International Broadcast Arts Competition and was commissioned by La Muse En Circuit (Centre National de Création Musicale), with the support of Radio Suisse Romande, Deutschlandradio Kultur, RTBF Musiq 3, Groupe de Recherches Musicales, and Radio-France.
In 2011 All In Time was presented on Radio Suisse Romande in Switzerland, Deutschlandradio Kultur in Germany, as well as at the Archipel Contemporary Music Festival in Geneva, at Festival Extension XI in Paris, at Netaudio London, and at the Deep Wireless Festival in Toronto. The work recently won a Gold World Medal for Best Sound at the New York Festivals Radio Programming Awards.
Sarah Boothroyd
Canadian Sarah Boothroyd studied visual art and costume design on her way to a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in broadcast journalism. This eclectic background informs her diverse approach to sound art, as she combines a plurality of sources, drawing on the devices and techniques of film, music, literary arts, and theatre. Her work has been featured by broadcasters, festivals and galleries in over a dozen countries, and she has won awards and residencies from New Adventures in Sound Art, Third Coast International Audio Festival, the European Broadcasting Union, La Muse En Circuit, and New York Festivals.
Sarah Boothroyd