We are happy to share that Aural spaces will be back at Het Concertgebouw from December 12th to 15th. Aural Spaces offers visitors a rare and unique 4D audio-visual experience, blending music and sound with the cutting-edge technology of 4DSOUND for an adventurous exploration. With 41 speakers spread throughout the empty historical concert hall, a unique 4-dimensional sound experience is created. Aural Spaces explores the boundaries between sound and space, blurring them and merging them. The result is a completely immersive listening experience that lets you discover and feel how the music moves through space!

The programme is born out of a collaborative effort between The Concertgebouw (Concervrienden & Entrée), 4DSOUND, and FIBER Festival.

TICKETS

This year’s program includes not only concerts but also listening sessions, masterclasses, and workshops, featuring the Interactive session: Bring Your Own Sounds, where participants will capture sounds from their surroundings, transforming them into a 4D listening experience. The Workshop Makers: Space as a Collective Sonic Instrument addresses the topic of listening and sonic composition through the lens of spatial sound. Through a collaborative process, participants will gather sounds as a group and create spatial experiments using a 4DSOUND system. Some other programme components – in particular the listening sessions ‘Low Stimuli’ and ‘Seeing With Your Ears’ – are tailored to people with auditory, visual or physical disabilities. All components form a special meeting of art and human interactions.

Loraine James in 4DSOUND (live), presented by FIBER
19:30 – 20:30 | 21:30 – 22:30

Leading British producer Loraine James will perform a new composition commissioned for Aural Spaces on the 4DS sound system during Aural Spaces, presented by FIBER Festival. James will apply her boundless creativity and expressive, almost diary-like approach within the 4DS Soundsystem, which will of course result in a singular musical experience. For this special occasion, she will perform a brand new musical project, commissioned for Aural Spaces, presented by FIBER Festival.

Interested in Loraine James? Learn more about the artist here

On Thursday Aural Spaces will present a concert by CTM in 4DSound. Danish cellist, singer and composer Cæcilie Trier, aka CTM (short for Cæcilie Trier Musik), bridges different musical styles with chillingly beautiful, penetrating results. Expect a breathtaking listening experience with an open, poetic atmosphere.

During the Friday of Aural Spaces, Loraine James will apply her boundless creativity and expressive, almost diary-like approach within the 4DS Soundsystem, which will of course result in a singular musical experience. read more HERE

Celebrated percussionist/composer Dominique Vleeshouwers, who composes under the moniker DOMNIQ, will give a Morning Sound Bath during the Saturday and sunday morning of Aural Spaces. Expect a stimulating audiovisual experience that emphasizes the wonder in the earthly and everyday.

During Aurral Spaces, The lighting design will be provided by artist Nick Verstand.

FULL PROGRAMME

On Saturday afternoon, American multimedia artist James Allister Sprang presents his listening session Rest Within the Wake. An unheard-of combination of poetry, experimental jazz, orchestral music and advanced audio technology. The Alma Quartet will conclude the day by presenting a unique performance together with Poul Holleman of 4DSOUND, focusing on Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge. A special meeting of tradition and technology, of classical music and experimental sound

Sunday we will start with a special listening session; Seeing with your Ears. This session offers a remarkable experience for people with a visual impairment. Lifelike sound images become tangible thanks to the amazing spatial technology of 4DSOUND. We happily invite people with a visual impairment, and sighted people are also welcome. The goal is to exchange experiences by listening to an entire world of spatial sound together. Finally we will close off Aural Spaces with producer Marijn Cinjee and soprano Julia Sinclair. Together they will premiere their project Lingua Ignota during Aural Spaces. A meeting between the 12th-century singing of Hildegard von Bingen and modern electronics, performed with the dynamic 4DS sound.

Workshop for Professional Makers: Space as a Collective Sonic Instrument, Hosted by FIBER | 13:00–14:30 | 12 Dec.

Aimed at professionals working in sound, visual art and movement practices the multi-day workshop Space as a Collective Sonic Instrument addresses the topic of listening and sonic composition through the lens of spatial sound. Together with the workshop hosts Robin Koek & Fani Konstantinidou, participants will gather sounds as a group and create spatial experiments using a 4DSOUND system. The workshop consists of a two-day core program, a brief online introduction session, and a final presentation during Aural Spaces and will take place on the dates: Nov 22, Nov 30 and Dec 12. This workshop will have a limited capacity of fifteen people. To join, you can register via the following link.

TICKETS

Interactive Session: Bring Your Own Sounds
14:30 – 15:30 | 12 Dec.

Sound is a crucial medium to orient ourselves in the spaces we travel and reside in every day. While music comes to us through speakers in a stereo manner, our ears listen to an outside world made up of 360-degree sound. We also call this spatial sound. In this interactive session of 1,5 hours, you will be introduced to spatial listening and learn about the 4DSOUND system. Beforehand, you will capture sounds from your own surroundings using audio recording on your smartphone. We will turn them into a variety of listening experiences.

No technical or musical skills are needed to participate. More info about how to participate here.

TICKETS

Masterclass: Play the Space as an Instrument, Hostes by FIBER
10:30–12:00 | 13 Dec.

American audiovisual artist James Allister Sprang and Dutch 4DSOUND founder Poul Holleman will lead the 4DSOUND Masterclass: Play the Space as an Instrument, a presentation that demonstrates the latest features and possibilities of the 4D Sound system. Holleman and Sprang will cover the underlying concept, with a strong focus on the system in action, because hearing is believing.

This masterclass is aimed at professionals and people in the field, but Aural Spaces also welcomes general enthusiasts who are eager to be surprised by extraordinary sound. You can find more info about the masterclass here.

TICKETS