Fontana - Soundbridge Cologne-San Francisco  | Wergo - Ars Acustica WER63022

Fontana - Soundbridge Cologne-San Francisco

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Label: Wergo - Ars Acustica

Cat No: WER63022

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 1st May 1994

Contents

Artists

Studio Akustiche Kunst des WDR, Koln
Klaus Schoning

Artists

Studio Akustiche Kunst des WDR, Koln
Klaus Schoning

About

This first satellite sound-bridge between Europe and North America - initiated by the WDR in Cologne in association with the American Public Radio and which became a highly successful media event - involved the participation of over 50 radio stations in Europe and America as well as the Ludwig Museum in Cologne and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Francisco.

The "orchestra" consisted of each 18 sound sources in the city of Cologne and in San Francisco. Of special importance were the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco - with its fog horns which can be heard over a long distance - and the Heinrich-Böll-Platz with the cathedral and river boats in Cologne.

Simultaneous events in the two cities, parallel but completely independent of one another, were brought together and mixed into a collage by Bill Fontana from a mixing board at the WDR, producing the live composition, "Satellite Sound Bridge Cologne - San Francisco". For an hour the listeners entered into the sound world of two widely separated cities through the medium of Fontana's sound composition. This Wergo CD documents the hour-long live broadcast.

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