Leah Barclay (born 1985, Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian sound artist, composer and researcher known for acoustic ecology, environmental field recording, sound walks.[1] She is the president of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology, and is currently a research fellow at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre.[2] She is a multi-talented sound artist, sound activist and composer,[3] raising environmental awareness through sound.[4]
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Leah Barclay organised the Sonic Environments Conference in 2016 hosted by The Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Australia.
Leah Barclay was part of the 100 Ways to Listen component of the World Science Festival 2017, where she ran Augmented Reality Soundwalks.[5] Numerous sound artists and electronic musicians from the Queensland Conservatorium performed[6] and did demonstrations as part of the 100 Ways to Listen component of the World Science Festival 2017.[7]
Barclay primarily explores Biosphere Soundscapes and River Listening and raises environmental awareness utilising field recordings of endangered ecosystems as a form of acoustic ecology in her compositions and sound walks.[2][8]
Leah Barclay organised the 100 Ways to Listen along with other prominent sound artists, performers and researchers, including Vanessa Tomlinson, John Ferguson and Erik Griswald, creating sonic playgrounds and installations for 100 Ways to Listen in 2017, along with student led demonstrations and performances[6] from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Technology department.[9] At the 2021 APRA Art Music Awards she won an Award for Excellence in Experimental Music for Listening in the Wild (shared with Lyndon Davis and Tricia King).[10]
Biography
editBarclay is the president of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology, currently a research fellow at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre.[2]
Leah Barclay organised the Sonic Environments Conference in 2016 hosted by the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Australia.[11]
An academic at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Research Centre specialising in the fields of:
- Environmental sciences
- Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
- Electronic Media Art
- Music Composition[12]
Career
editLeah Barclay primarily explores Biosphere Soundscapes and River Listening and raises environmental awareness utilising field recordings of endangered eco systems as a form of acoustic ecology in her compositions and sound walks.[2]
Works
edit- Riverlistening
- Biosphere listening
- 100 Ways to Listen Augmented Reality Soundwalks
References
edit- ^ "Leah Barclay | Australian composer, sound artist, creative producer and researcher". leahbarclay.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Leah Barclay | Biography". leahbarclay.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "5 Questions to Leah Barclay (composer, sound activist)". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Ear to the Earth – Leah Barclay". eartotheearth.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Sound Walks". 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b "BLOG". 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "100 WAYS TO LISTEN". 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Leah Barclay". Arts Queensland. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "EVENTS". 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Winners & Finalists". APRA AMCOS | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "PEOPLE". SONIC ENVIRONMENTS :: ACMC 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Leah Barclay". Griffith Experts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.