|
|
In December of 2006, Brooks de
Wetter-Smith travelled with Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic to the Antarctic on a photographic and ecological
study expedition. The trip combined his passion for photography and music and has culminated in two new
multimedia works.
The first, Southern Ice, which premiered in June of 2007,
includes his Antarctic images, narration and flute improvisation. The second, Iceblink, premiered
April 27th, 2008 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh to a sold-out audience, combines Brooks'
images projected in Blu-ray High Definition with an original composition by colleague and composer Allen Anderson.
The music is scored for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, string bass, harp, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, singer and narrator.
Review:
Brooks de Wetter-Smith’s lifelong dream of traveling to one of the most remote and
exotic locations on earth was at last realized with his 2006 trip to Antarctica. Collaborating with composer, Allen Anderson,
the two worked together, assembling the composer's work with stunning images photographed by de Wetter-Smith and culminating
in a breathtaking artistic work. The photography, so artistically edited using digital technology, was so visually seductive,
that I immediately wished I had the opportunity for a second listening. The multi-media program Iceblink should travel across
the United States in an effort to inform through sight and sound and, as the creators say, "put a face" on Antarctica.
--- Karen Moorman
The Classical Voice of North Carolina
Both Southern
Ice and Iceblink tour at venues across the country. For information
about booking, please contact Brooks de Wetter-Smith at contact@associated-arts.com.
Southern Ice and Iceblink were sponsored by the University of North Carolina,
the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic, Raleigh Chamber Music Guild, with
additional support from Canon, USA and Southeastern Camera.
|
|
|
