Foundry Flux
Adam Stanović
Programme notes
The small patch of land bordering Doncaster Street, Sheffield (UK), has witnessed a remarkable period of transformation. Once home to an 18th-century foundry, it was located in the industrial heart of the city, nestling alongside some 250 cementation furnaces employed in the production of blister steel. At that time, the imposing cementation furnace (which still towers over the plot) was a characteristic feature of the industrial landscape, and an emblem of Sheffield’s manufacturing prowess. Although the furnace continued to produce steel throughout the Second World War, operations ceased in 1951. It now stands alone in the Sheffield skyline, a symbol of industrial decline. For a time, the land lay abandoned and forgotten, becoming little more than a post-industrial wasteland at the edge of the city centre. In recent years, this decline has been overturned
This piece, Foundry Flux, attempts to do something similar
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Foundry Flux was realized in 2015 at the University of Sheffield Sound Studios (USSS) (England, UK) and premiered on June 24, 2015 during the EMS 15 — The Art of Electroacoustic Music conference in Sheffield. The piece was commissioned by Sheaf Prospect
Premiere
- June 24, 2015, Sound Junction June 2015, EMS15 — The Art of Electroacoustic Music
: Concert 2, Drama Studio — The University of Sheffield, Sheffield (England, UK)
Awards
- Composer(s): Adam Stanović
- Year of composition: 2015
- Duration: 12:13
- Instrumentation: stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- Commission: Sheaf Prospect
- ISRC: CAD501810034
