ASRA - Endangered Sounds Conference - 20 and 21 August 2009

[Somaya Langley]

Endangered Sounds
Australasian Sound Recordings Association – 2009 Conference

Thursday 20th and Friday 21st August 2009
National Library of Australia – Canberra, Australia


In an age of rapid environmental, social and technological change, the sounds
of our world are noticeably disappearing. These sounds form an essential
component in the fabric of our cultures, and the ability to preserve these
sonic environments is a necessity. Conference themes include capturing the
shifting soundscapes of humanity, vanishing natural environments, impermanence
of installation and performance works, virtual sounds in virtual spaces,
endangered languages and community collections. Selected Australian
professionals and practitioners will present powerful ideas regarding the past
and future of our sounds.

Composer and sound artist William Duckworth will deliver the keynote address
entitled Endangered Sounds of the Future, with Indigenous curator Liz McNiven
delivering the annual Alice Moyle Lecture. Drawing together a wide range of
knowledge and experience, conference papers will be presented by curatorial,
technical and archival experts, as well as creative and academic practitioners
in the sound arts. The speakers include sound recordist Greg Simmons,
Aboriginal language linguist Michael Walsh, innovative environmental recording
system designer Neil Boucher, Vincent Plush, Kevin Bradley and more.

The 2009 Endangered Sounds conference will be held in the National Library of
Australia’s theatre in parallel with the National Film and Sound Archive’s
2009 Sound Week activities. Of special interest is the announcement of the
2009 selection of ten Sounds of Australia for inclusion in the National
Registry of Recorded Sound, announced by the Honourable Peter Garrett,
Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts at the NFSA on Sound Day,
Wednesday 19th August.

For conference registration please see the website: www.asra.asn.au or for
more information contact: Shelly Grant: sgr...@nla.gov.au or (02) 6262 1545.


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Somaya Langley

Director : Electrofringe Festival 2008 - 2009
Sound and Media artist

PO Box 5113 Kingston
Canberra ACT 2604 Australia

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