Sara has received an Adjunct Faculty Arts Research Grant from VCUarts to perform the new work “Listening to the (Future) Landscape” at the International Conference for Live Coding in Utrecht, Netherlands. The program, entitled Hybrid Acoustics, will take place Sunday, April 23 at the historic Nikolaikerk. “Listening to the (Future) Landscape” is a quadraphonic, live-coded sound performance, incorporating found natural objects, local environmental recordings and voice in an immersive listening space evocative of our ecological future.
'Uprise' at InLight 2022: Bryan Park
Sara Bouchard and Jared Duesterhaus will present a brand new collaborative sound installation entitled “Uprise” at 1708 Gallery’s InLight exhibition taking place November 18 and 19 at Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginia.
Uprise is a sonic exploration of weather, history, memory, and human struggle. Containing sounds sourced from objects in Bryan Park, the piece depicts the great thunderstorm of 1800 which flooded the area and thwarted Gabriel Prosser’s rebellion to end slavery.
A thunderstorm forms when the upward movement of warm air clashes with the cool air of the upper atmosphere. This cycle of rise and disruption presents a metaphor for social justice movements across time and history. As Frederick Douglass stated, “If there is no struggle there is no progress… [Those who disagree] want rain without thunder and lightning.”
As the climate warms and severe storm events occur with more frequency, how will weather shape the events of our future?
Salt Parade performance Oct. 22 at the Byrd Park Round House
Salt Parade, Sara’s outlet for songwriting framed by American roots music, performs Tuesday, October 22, 7pm, at the Byrd Park Round House in Richmond, VA.
A masterful blend of tradition and experimentation, Salt Parade celebrates the golden era of folk, blues, jazz and country while soulfully imagining the future. Sara's salty-sweet vocals will stop you in your tracks; her smart, colorful lyrics - taken from history books and other unlikely sources - will hold you hypnotized. Sara's repertoire encompasses rootsy styles of mandolin, guitar and autoharp; Alan Biller brings a jazz sensibility to Sara's compositions on upright bass and guitar. Recently relocated from Brooklyn, NY, Salt Parade has appeared at such esteemed NYC venues as The American Folk Art Museum, Rockwood Music Hall and Jalopy Theatre.
Round House Concerts is curated by Andy McGraw, ethnomusicologist at University of Richmond and sponsored by the Carillon Civic Association.
Performance Details
When: Tuesday, October 22, 7pm
Where: The Byrd Park Round House. The Round House is the octagonal park structure located near the intersection of Lakeview Ave and S Davis Ave. Richmond, VA.
Admission: $10 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Exhibition of "Breathe, River" Sept. 14 & 15 at The Pump House
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"Weather Box" Included in "Weather Report" at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Weather Box will be included in the upcoming exhibition Weather Report at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT. The exhibition will be on view Oct. 6, 2019 - Mar. 29, 2020, with an opening reception Sunday, Oct. 6 from 3-5pm.
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"Breathe, River" Opens at the Pump House
Sound Arts Richmond presents an unprecedented sonic experience: an immersive, 4-channel sound installation inside Richmond's historic Pump House!
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Sara presents her MFA thesis performance at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts. The solo recital features Sara on vocals, mandolin, electronics and found natural materials in an immersive exploration of song, language, ecology and quadraphonic sound.
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