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Airing on May 24th 19:30 CEST
ECHOES
Genre: Soundscape Composition
Duration: 15 min
ECHOES was born from a deep desire to dive into the profound and often unheard acoustic stories of our oceans. This electroacoustic piece directly answers the call's questions: 'How do we develop and where do we spread' within natural systems?
At its core, the piece is built from extraordinary underwater recordings provided by Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). I was particularly struck by the unique sound of a 'transient killer whale party' near Sooke, BC. This gathering of marine life, a fleeting yet incredibly powerful display of population dynamics and social behavior within an ecosystem, became the central inspiration. To me, it truly showcases how life organizes and expresses itself in nature.
I then meticulously manipulated and transformed these raw sounds, letting them reverberate and evolve much like echoes through vast underwater canyons. This process felt like mirroring the microscopic-to-macroscopic scale of growth the call highlights – from the intimate interactions within a whale pod to the expansive, unseen life pulsing through the ocean's depths.
ECHOES isn't just an immersive soundscape; it's a celebration of the vitality of marine biodiversity. It brings to light the profound, often silent, acoustic narratives our oceans hold. The piece is a reflection on how species gather, interact, and persist, touching upon the continuous mechanisms of development and spread inherent in our planet's immense aquatic environments.

Featuring:

Domenico De Simone

Domenico De Simone is Professor of Electroacoustic Composition at the “Umberto Giordano” Music Conservatory of Foggia. Graduated in Composition, Electronic Music, Piano and Jazz.
He also graduated in Composition advanced course at the Accademia Nazionale of Santa Cecilia under the guidance of Azio Corghi and in Electronic Music – 2nd academic level, with the highest marks and honors, at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia under the guidance of Giorgio Nottoli. He enhanced his knowledge by attending the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where he was awarded with the diploma of merit in Music for Film by Ennio Morricone and the diploma of merit in Composition by Franco Donatoni.
His compositions have been performed in more than one hundred concerts in Italy and abroad (China, Latvia, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Romania, Malta, USA, Ireland, UK, Spain, Austria, Brazil, France, Ecuador, Australia, Poland, Germany, South Korea, Portugal, Peru, Thailand, Switzerland, Ukraine, Netherlands, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, etc).

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22-24 May 2026 - 48hours of Radio Art