Apr23

Tom Richards - Fictional Music “Labyrinth, Cypher, Mirror”

Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS

FREE to attend

Occupying four floors of the Halifax Central Library, Tom Richards' Fictional Music weaves together elements of architecture and literature. On every level you will find a group of musicians, each playing a part in the composition. As you pass from one floor to the next, you will hear one element fade out and another emerge. In this way, you can “mix” the music by moving through the space. Fictional Music asks “Can a library become a labyrinth? Can sound be a cypher? Is our experience a mirror for the stories we tell?”

Fictional Music features: (New Hermitage) Andrew MacKelvie Ellen Gibling India Gailey Ross Burns Andrew Miller Gabriella Ciurcovich Samantha Wilson Geordie Haley Jackson Fairfax-Perry Nicola Miller

Recommended reading (for maximum enjoyment) The Library of Babel - Jorge Luis Borges This project was conceived by Samantha Wilson and Tom Richards Thanks to Arts Nova Scotia for funding Fictional Music