Sounds and Stories opens 2nd May

Birds singing, ukulele strumming, delicate piano notes and the voices of five local community

members are some of the sounds and music you will hear in Cobar High School’s Sound and

Stories Installation. Students from Cobar High School, with the help of composer Elizabeth Jigalin

and music teacher Laura Andrew, have collaborated to create their own sound installation that

will be played inside the Cobar Sound Chapel at a future music festival. The installation weaves

together original student compositions, interviews and recorded environmental sounds to

capture the tales of the old Silver Tank, sitting on the hill on the outskirts of Cobar.

With the support of Outback Arts, young and esteemed composer Elizabeth Jigalin completed a

weeklong residency at Cobar High School, helping students to think creatively about music and

sound. Elizabeth arranged the sound installation, completing the recording, mixing and sound

editing for the project.

Cobar High School’s Sound and Stories Installation could have many lives, and is suited to radio,

podcasts and sound installations. The students’ work has been arranged into an 18-minute sound installation that celebrates community, creativity and history through sound.

Websites

Cobar High School: cobar-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Elizabeth Jigalin: www.elizabethjigalin.net

Cobar Sound Chapel: www.cobarsoundchapel.com