Mapping the WSP Archive }{ Guide to Free Streaming for the Soundscapes of Canada Series
[Updated with corrected links Jan. 6th, 2021]
As I was editing a series on the World Soundscape Project for the Sounding Out! blog I discovered that the WSP’s 10-hour CBC Radio series Soundscapes of Canada is accessible in streaming format on the website of the Canadian Music Centre. While their site is searchable, there is no convenient way to see all 10 episodes grouped together in their proper order with their correct titles clearly displayed. And so I provide this simple list with titles culled from the official Soundscapes of Canada information page and links to the streams at CMC. Descriptions of each program are available on both the SOC and CMC pages. You need to register with the CMC site to listen, but all they want is a name and email address and it’s free. Enjoy!
Program One
“Introduction: Six Themes of the Soundscape” – by R. Murray Schafer
Program Two
Pt. 1: “Listening” – by R. Murray Schafer
Pt 2: “Games and Play” – by Bruce Davis
Program Three
“Signals, Keynotes, and Soundmarks” – by Bruce Davis and R. Murray Schafer
Program Four
“Soundmarks of Canada” – by Peter Huse
Program Five
“Summer Solstice”
Program Six
“Directions” – by Peter Huse
Program Seven
Pt. 1: “Dawn Chorus” – by Bruce Davis
Pt 2: “Work” – by Bruce Davis
Program Eight
Pt. 1: “A Maritime Diary” – by Barry Truax
pt. 2 – “Soundscape Design” – by R. Murray Schafer
Program Nine
“A Radio Program About Radio” – by Howard Broomfield
Program Ten
Pt. 1: “Soundscape Study” – by Barry Truax
Pt. 2 – “The Bells of Percé” – by Bruce Davis