Thread: Win a pair of tickets to ‘Acoustic Landscapes’, a talk by Chris Watson

Win a pair of tickets to ‘Acoustic Landscapes’, a talk by Chris Watson
** Closing date: end of 22 July 2010
Win a pair of tickets to ‘Acoustic Landscapes’, a talk by Chris Watson about the field of sound recording,
2.30 – 3.30pm, 28 August 2010, Jodrell Theatre, Kew Gardens
Chris Watson is a sound recordist best known for his work on BBC wildlife documentaries The Life of Mammals and The Life of Birds (for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Factual Sound 1998). Before turning to this career, he was a musician, co-founding both Cabaret Voltaire (1971) and the Hafler Trio (1981). He has since released music projects on Touch, including Weather Report, named in The Guardian's ‘1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.’
Chris Watson will give a talk as part of a series of events around his remarkable sound installation Whispering in the Leaves at Kew Gardens’ Palm House. The installation immerses visitors in the dawn and dusk choruses of wildlife native to the Central and South American rainforests.
Watson will introduce his work as a sound recordist, describing the elements and field-craft behind on-location recording, as well as the application of sound recordings in a range of media: radio, cd, film, installation and live performance. The talk will include excerpts from his sound recordings.

For further information visit the Whispering in the Leaves website:www.whisperingintheleaves.org/talks_and_events/talks/28_august_2010.html

We have a pair of tickets to give away for this event. Simply answer the question below correctly.




For which BBC wildlife documentary was Chris Watson awarded a BAFTA?
A) The Life of Mammals
B) The Life of Birds
C) Life in the Undergrowth

Terms and conditions
The first individual to respond correctly will be awarded a pair of free tickets. Tickets allow entry to Kew Gardens on 28 August only. Entry to Whispering in the Leaves is free. Send your answer to: rs@forma.org.uk
Whispering in the Leaves can be heard on the hour every hour and lasts 20 minutes.
Kew Gardens Opening hours: 9.30am – 6.30pm (weekdays except Tuesdays), 9.30am – 2.30pm (Tuesdays), 9.30 – 7.30pm (weekends)