Documentation of opera recording. With gratitude to Eric Terhorst (for sound), Pablo Mercado (camera), John Fernon (Opera Singer Nationale Reisopera). John sang bass and Ingret Van Ree sang alto accompanied by cello. Enschede Biannual, Pet Pavilion, ARE Holland Residency.
This work, ‘In Alto and Bass’ was recorded in Enschede Holland, (June 2015) together with two opera singers from the Nationale Reisopera. It was developed following a conversation with John Fernon (bass voice for the Nationale Reisopera) about the resonance of the body and overtones produced in the scull of gifted opera singers. The work re-contextualises Johan Wolfgand Von Goethe’s text appropriated from his theatre play, ‘Faust’ (1831).
After the piece was composed, together with John Fernon, it was recorded on an analogue Tescam 242 MKII Studio; John sang bass and Ingret Van Ree sang alto as well as playing the cello accompaniment.
For this exhibition I have re-develop the sound with a Bob Whitney Recording Studio Engineer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, digitally mastered and restored the analogue sound recording. The sonically enhanced opera will be installed and played on SM108 near field studio monitors. The cabinets for these speakers I have built myself and then assempled the driver units and crossovers bought as a pacage from Wilmslow Audio. The build documetation I will posted at a later date.
