Thanks to everyone who voted for the Open Bridges film trailer. We are very pleased to say it has now been selected from over 1,000 submissions from around the world, and will be shown at the 2018 Bulwell Arts Festival on Sunday 8th July where the overall winners will be chosen. It’s open to the … Continue reading Open Bridges Film at Nottingham Film Festival
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Loudhailer Presents…
Loudhailer and Music HQ Present Ched and friends at Service Station, Hull We are starting a new monthly music night - every second Thursday of the month at Service Station, top new bar and music venue in Hull. It's part of Music HQ presents Thursday Night Live at Service Station and we'll be hosting the … Continue reading Loudhailer Presents…
Zero Degrees Festival
We hit the road, headed south, over the bridge and down to Louth - hang on, I think we've written a song about it! Fabulous Loudhailer Electric Company road trip to Louth Festival - Zero Degrees today - we loved the vibe. Thanks to Dave Formula for inviting us to play and for putting a fab line up together. Thanks to … Continue reading Zero Degrees Festival
Summer Solstice Musique Concrete
Thanks to everyone involved in the Open Bridges music & film in Beverley Art Gallery last night. I heard it described as ‘a match made in heaven’ with a lovely audience of public, filmmakers, friends of the gallery and of the historic and modern vessels. More at the link…
Thank you to everybody who came to the live quadraphonic performance of the Open Bridges music – ‘Moments in Time’ – by the composer John Stead to accompany the Open Bridges film at Beverley Art Gallery on the Summer Solstice 2018.
We were delighted to welcome Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire to the evening. The acoustics and atmosphere in the beautiful gallery were just right – and together with a glass of wine made for lovely gathering.
The Open Bridges film was made by 16 film makers from Humber Film Creative Community, filmed at every bridge over the river, and from the bow of the historic barge MV Syntan during the Open Bridges journey on the autumn equinox. It was edited by Phillip Codd is showing at the gallery in Beverley Treasure House from May until July 3rd. Last night’s event was a chance to…
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Open Bridges Summer Solstice ‘Moments in Time’ Live Performance
Friends, would you like to come to the special summer solstice live performance of the Open Bridges music? It’s a quadraphonic 20 minute performance of the musique concrete soundtrack by the composer John Stead to accompany the film at Beverley Treasure House and Art Gallery, East Yorkshire, Thursday, 21 June, at 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm start. It will be over before 8pm. It’s an informal occasion, to gather and enjoy the music in the gallery space – and a chance to hear the musique concrete which accompanies the beautiful Open Bridges film, very different and atmospheric. Free entry, but it would be helpful if you’d let us know if you’d like to come.
More info about what to expect here:https://openbridgeshull.com/2018/06/12/open-bridges-summer-solstice-moments-in-time-live-performance/
Rich & Lou Duffy-Howard
There will be a live quadraphonic performance of the Open Bridges music – ‘Moments in Time’ – by the composer John Stead to accompany the Open Bridges film at Beverley Treasure House and Art Gallery, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Thursday, 21 June, at 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm start. The event will be finished by 8 o’clock and is free of charge. It is an informal occasion, just to gather and enjoy the music in the gallery space.
BAFTA winning composer John Stead will diffuse the especially commissioned musique concrete work – recorded using natural sounds to form a montage – to accompany the film, which has been showing in Beverley Art Gallery this month. John recorded and included sounds from the River Hull’s journey from Beverley to Hull, including the sounds of the bridges moving.
Composer John Stead recording North Bridge for Open Bridges photograph by Richard Duffy-Howard
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Loudhailer Acoustic June 2018
Thank you to everyone who came to this month's Loudhailer Acoustic, we thoroughly enjoyed the whole evening, what a variety of performances! A special thanks to the audience, it was lovely to have such a full room and great atmosphere. Rich's photo galleries tell the story of the evening. We opened the show - thanks … Continue reading Loudhailer Acoustic June 2018