An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene SHHH!! Ensemble

• Frank Horvat (1928 - 2020): An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene:
• 1 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.1 Negative Energy 03:39
• 2 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.2 If Trees Fall in the Forest 03:00
• 3 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.3 Industrial Farming 02:59
• 4 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.4 Home Sweet Home 03:00
• 5 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.5 Transportation 03:59
• 6 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Causes, 1.6 War, What Is It Good For? 03:40
• 7 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.1 Garbage 01:51
• 8 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.2 Batteries Not Included 01:57
• 9 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.3 Entitlement 02:00
• 10 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.4 Weather Report 02:59
• 11 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.5 Food Inc. 03:01
• 12 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.6 Excess 02:56
• 13 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Symptoms, 2.7 The Cost 04:54
• 14 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.1 Switch Off 02:28
• 15 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.2 Regenerative Agriculture 02:32
• 16 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.3 Wind Turbine 00:27
• 17 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.4 Transportation 00:31
• 18 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.5 Vote 00:27
• 19 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.6 The People vs. Big Oil 00:31
• 20 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.7 Eating Healthy 00:31
• 21 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.8 Repair/Reuse 01:29
• 22 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: Solutions, 3.9 Education 01:00
• 23 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: The Outcome, 4.1 Healthy Planet 04:57
• 24 Horvat: An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene: The Outcome, 4.2 Healthy People 05:20
• Total Runtime 01:00:08

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An Auditory Survey of the Last Days of the Holocene is a fearless work. It focuses on the environment from an auditory perspective, presenting a catalogue of our created world’s sounds by tallying the noises, echoes, reverberations and refrains associated with environmental degradation that leads to climate change. The sequential recordings of traffic, machinery, drilling, fracking and more serve as a backdrop for musical responses and reflections from the piano and percussion instruments, that simultaneously respond, reflect and develop the soundscape journey from one of hostile discord to one of reconciliation and peace. The audience is faced with the sounds of our man-made environment, stripped bare of visual distractions, and taken on a journey of action and possibility. We see this as a way to reach people on a whole new, visceral level. As humans, we get to decide what sounds we take forward with us into a new era and which ones we resolve to leave behind.

"Frank Horvat has been successfully exploring states of the human condition in contemporary times…This prolific composer keeps surprising us with diversity and an extent of musical expression, language and themes…his message is clear: music is an important tool in raising the level of positivity and hope on this planet as well as in our individual lives. Change is possible." (Ivana Popovic, WholeNote Magazine)

SHHH!! Ensemble
Carl Talbot, sound editor
Kristan Toczko, art director

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