Susanne Olbrich joins the Glasgow branch of Contemporary Music for All to launch the Centre for Deep Listening’s book ‘A Year Of Deep Listening’ celebrating the art of Deep Listening and the legacy of pioneering composer Pauline Oliveros. The book contains one text score for every day of the year and explores the full breadth of the practices that Pauline developed.

Deep Listening supports creativity in art and life, plus it’s a lot of fun. It is for musicians as well as for participants from other disciplines and interests. Everyone who enjoys sounds and silence, relaxation, exploration and creative play is welcome.

We will have a presentation from Susanne on Pauline’s work, the ongoing legacy of Deep Listening, and her own journey with the practice. This will be followed by Q&A, and then a short practical workshop before finishing up for our full-day workshop the next day.

Copies of the book will be available (cash pament only).

Date & time: Friday 24 October, 6.30-9pm, light refreshments provided.

Venue: Listen Gallery, Glasgow

Fee: Free, but booking is essential due to limited capacity

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-year-of-deep-listening-book-launch-with-coma-glasgow-tickets-1780758118469

Deep Listening supports creativity in art and life, plus it’s a lot of fun. It is for musicians as well as for participants from other disciplines and interests. Everyone who enjoys sounds and silence, relaxation, exploration and creative play is welcome.

There’s more to listening than meets the ear. In this immersive workshop we will explore Deep Listening®, a practice developed by visionary composer and performer Pauline Oliveros. At the heart of it is training our awareness of sound by paying close attention to sounds in a number of ways. We take time to really listen: to the sounds around us, the sounds within us, and the soundscapes we will produce together. We can become ‘full-body listeners’ We listen together with open ears and form a community of listeners. Together, we respond to what we hear with our own creative sounding, guided by Deep Listening pieces designed for discovery, exploration and sonic adventures.

A large body of Deep Listening exercises and sound pieces evolved since the 1970s. Practices we will draw on include sonic meditations, interactive performance, bodywork, listening to ambient sounds, to our own thoughts and imagination, and listening to listening itself. We will play Deep Listening pieces by Pauline Oliveros and others, using our voice in ways that feels comfortable and natural. We will also use the instruments you bring, as well as found objects. We cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and take time for experimentation, improvisation, collaboration and playfulness, while building our creative skills.

Date & time: Saturday 25 October, 10am-5pm (includes a one-hour lunch break 1-2pm)

Venue: Listen Gallery, Glasgow

Fee: £27.50 (some concessions available)

Booking and info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deep-listening-a-creative-sound-practice-for-all-tickets-1780449003899

For a free download of Susanne’s chapter, please contact her.

Price: eBook £9.75 (worldwide), paperback £24.75 including p&p (UK only). All proceeds go to the Everyone Project, helping fund mindfulness courses to groups who otherwise wouldn’t have access to them, for financial or other reasons.

Available here: Please email Vin Harris, .