INSTALLATIONS
Boundary (2020/22)
For swimming pool and electronics.
Commissioned by Sound Symposium and supported by ArtsNS.
Premiered at Sound Symposium XX from July 10-18, 2020 July 16-24, 2022.
REVIEW - Wendy Rose - Musicworks:
On Sunday afternoon, I donned a swimsuit for Amy Brandon's sonic installation Boundary at the Memorial University pool. Speakers placed below and above the water allowed attendees to hear two different soundscapes, ever-changing with individual depth and movement — it was innovative in its simplicity and ethereal in its execution.
https://www.musicworks.ca/reviews/concerts-and-events/sound-symposium-xx
Special thanks to Kris Crane and Sound Symposium for the underwater and above water footage.
REVIEW - Chad Feehan:
“The Sound Symposium affords opportunities for unexpected pairings through programming and unscripted collaborations. EEGs, brainwaves and tap dancing, walkie talkie transistors and hurdy gurdy, viola cases filled with wood shavings and a vacuum cleaner all took the proverbial stage. And then there was the swimming pool. Inspired by childhood experience, Amy Brandon’s sound installation “Boundary” was staged in an indoor swimming pool. It was elegant, innovative and lyrical. Above the water a menacing sound track rumbled like gathering storm clouds. Visiting swimmers had the option to escape below the surface and be greeted by the solace of flute and oboe broadcast through speakers normally used by synchronized swimmers.”
Hypervigilance (2018)
For improvisor and amplified table.
Written for saxophonist Andrew MacKelvie.
Premiered at BeAST FeAST, University of Birmingham, 2018.
Writer’s Block (2017)
For amplified paper and electronics.
Developed in collaboration with Zach Clark.
Premiered at Nocturne Halifax on October 12, 2017.