Two classmates did a presentation on Hilegard Westerkamp and I found it fascinating due to the contribution she has to sound.
Westerkamp was a German lady who moved to Canada. She studied sound theory, piano and flue and this is where her love for sound began.
Before she revolutionised soundscapes, she started a degree in music then became a professor at the College she studied.
In Vancouver, Westerkamp performed her first soundwalk and from this she developed her work. She also founded Vancouver Radio Station where she was able to broadcast her soundscapes/walks. Although her work now is only used for background music, Westerkamp had such an impact on sound especially as it was unusual for women to be involved with sound at this point in time.
I found this presentation insightful due to the involvement I have had doing sound walks in the last few weeks and it was interesting to find out how they were originally developed.
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