Thursday, April 14, 2011

Wave Organ

Lots of stuff to post. Yesterday we took a walk along the waterfront out a long jetty to see and 'hear' a Wave Organ, an acoustic sculpture, a series of underwater pipes that interact with the waves of the Bay and convey sound at several pipe different stations. 


The effects produced vary depending on the level of the tide but include rumbles, gurgles, sloshes, hisses and other wave sounds. We enjoyed coffee and a muffin sitting on one of the stone platforms near the mouths of pipes, listening. Not much 'music' at low tide; but enjoyed the experience nonetheless. Some of the stone pieces were salvaged from the demolition of a cemetery which added interest to the setting.