Dublin, Ireland

Presented in St. Stephen’s Green by National Concert Hall
in partnership with OPW and supported by IPUT Real Estate Dublin

 
 
 

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Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a free, GPS-enabled work of public art that uses music to illuminate the natural environment. Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid, the experience is guided by the listener: the path you choose dictates the music you hear, and no two visits will be exactly the same. After installing the free app and downloading the St. Stephen’s Green SOUNDWALK, participants can explore the park, triggering musical cells that are carefully crafted to harmonize with the park’s landscape.  

 

Dublin, Ireland

Ellen Reid, Composer and Sound Designer

Music performed by:
National Symphony Orchestra
Kronos Quartet
Shabaka Hutchings
Nadia Sirota
James McVinnie Ensemble
SOUNDWALK Ensemble

Presented in St. Stephen’s Green by National Concert Hall in partnership with OPW and supported by IPUT Real Estate Dublin

Kronos Quartet 
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Sunny Yang, cello

James McVinnie Ensemble
organs

Shabaka Hutchings
shakuhachi, clarinet, saxophone

Nadia Sirota
violas

SOUNDWALK Ensemble:
Alex Sopp, flute
Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Rachel Drehmann, horn
Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Sidney Hopson, percussion
Kyle Poole, drums
Ashley Jackson, harp
Mathis Picard, piano
Ellen Reid, synthesizer 
Eliza Bagg, voice
Mona Tian, violin
Nadia Sirota, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Russell Hall, bass

Creative Team
Eclipse Projects - Producer
ECHOES.XYZ - App Design and Development
Playtime Studio, Los Angeles - Art
Daniel Neumann - Audio Engineer
Nadia Sirota - Remote Recording Producer 
Terran Scott - Programming Assistant

Special Thanks to Gary Sheehan, Scott Southard, Janet Cowperthwaite, Rachel Millar and James Egelhofer

IPUT Real Estate Dublin is one of Ireland’s leading commercial property companies and has been investing in the built environment for over 50 years. IPUT is a socially and environmentally conscious investor with an unrivaled reputation for delivering the highest standards of design and placemaking.

Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK was co-commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in association with Fairmount Park Conservancy, and the Britt Festival Orchestra.

Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is made possible in part by the support of Mindscapes, Wellcome’s international cultural program about mental health.

Ellen Reid Music (ASCAP)
All music ©2020-2023 Ellen Reid except as noted

Jane O'Leary: Unfolding Soundscapes
National Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
Finghin Collins, piano 

Beethoven: Symphony no. 6, 'Pastoral'
National Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

Both recorded at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 7 October 2022 by RTÉ

Sound supervision by Mark Dwyer and Gar Duffy