WESTERN FRONT – Sounds and Shadows

Description:

Sounds and Shadows was a concert featuring Al Neil (piano), Allan Mattes (bass), and Martin Bartlett (electronics). The musicians were joined by Kate Craig and Hank Bull, who performed an accompanying shadow play.

The concert was presented as part of the festival Music From the New Wilderness.

Video and audio documentation available upon request.

A man wearing a light coloured tunic and pants, round glasses, and a toque is seated at a piano. One of his hands rests on his knee, and the other on top of the piano. Smiling, his gaze shifts to the left of the image. This image is in black and white.

A man wearing a light coloured tunic and pants, round glasses, and a toque plays grand piano. A piece of cloth is wrapped over the side of the piano. This image is in black and white.

A ¾ medium-long shot of a man in a plaid shirt, as he extends both his arms out to adjust the knobs on a mixer console. The image is in black and white.

A man in a plaid shirt plays a synthesizer under a spotlight. A row of wooden theatre chairs can be seen behind him. The image is in black and white.

A ¾ medium-long shot of a man looking downward as he adjusts the knobs on a mixer console. One of his hands is blurred. This image is in black and white.

A man wearing a white shirt, a toque, and round glasses plays grand piano. His reflection is mirrored in the glossy piano lid. This image is in black and white.

A long-shot image of a man playing grand piano, the front of which is cloaked in a sheet. A guitarist stands to the right of the piano, in front of a screen with a design projected onto it. The pianist is illuminated by a wall sconce.

Related Events

1980

Music From the New Wilderness

Captions:

Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Martin Bartlett performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Martin Bartlett performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Martin Bartlett performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.
Al Neil performing in Sounds and Shadows, photo documentation, Mar 21, 1980.

Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.