F.A.S.T. (Find A Serious Task) - BINAURAL

About this episode

An acoustic portrait of Belfast featuring the Sonorities Festival and a generative soundscape based on binaural recordings.

An acoustic portrait of Belfast where I visited the famous Sonorities Festival at the Queen's University where my composition VIRIBVS VNITIS for harpsichord and toy piano was performed by Yonit Kosovske and Xenia Pestova Bennett. Binaural production - please listen with headphones! A generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, which were recorded in Belfast (Northern Ireland) from 16-17 April, 2026. 1) Post-concert talks in the Harty Room at Queen's University after a performance by Xenia Pestova Bennett and Yonit Kosovske during the Sonorities Festival. 2) A visit to the Botanical Gardens in Belfast. 3) A walk through the Palm House in the Botanical Gardens. 4) Waiting for the bus at Grand Central Station in Belfast.

People in this episode

Host: Karlheinz Essl

Topics covered

• Belfast
• Sonorities Festival
• acoustic portrait
• generative soundscape
• harpsichord
• toy piano

Keywords

• Belfast
• Sonorities Festival
• VIRIBVS VNITIS
• harpsichord
• toy piano
• binaural soundscapes
• Queen's University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queen's University

Books & works: VIRIBVS VNITIS

Places: Belfast

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