Do you see things?

When you listen to music, I mean. Many people are very visual when it comes to perceiving music. A particular piece of music might conjure up certain images. Maybe the pieces is associated with a time in your life and you see images of your past. Maybe, the piece has been used in a movie and you see a scene replayed in your head. Or maybe, you see shapes and colours that you associate with particular moods that are sparked by the music.

Synesthesia is a particular neurological condition where one associates colour with sound. The person will hear a particular frequency or timbre and "see" a particular colour or hue. There are folks that study the relationship between frequency of light (colour) and frequency of sound (pitch) and claim that they are very much related.

What does this all have to do with PSWE? Saturday night's concert will be all about the relationship between the visual and the aural. What do you see when you hear a particular piece of music? Almost all of the pieces that will be performed have been inspired by works of art, whether they be paintings, architecture, textile design, or dramatic set design. Each composer has been inspired by the visual and translated that image into sound. In turn, the sound, hopefully will inspire imagery in your minds eye.

Bring your creative bent and we'll supply you with doodling supplies. Feel free to draw to your hearts content as music-scapes unfold before you.

Evergreen Cultural Centre: Saturday, May 10: 8pm