Leah Barclay Explained

Leah Barclay (born 1985, Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian sound artist, composer and researcher known for acoustic ecology, environmental field recording, sound walks.[1] She is the president of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology, and is currently a research fellow at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre.[2] She is a multi-talented sound artist, sound activist and composer,[3] raising environmental awareness through sound.[4]

Leah Barclay organised the Sonic Environments Conference in 2016 hosted by The Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Australia.

Leah Barclay was part of the 100 Ways to Listen component of the World Science Festival 2017, where she ran Augmented Reality Soundwalks.[5] Numerous sound artists and electronic musicians from the Queensland Conservatorium performed and did demonstrations as part of the 100 Ways to Listen component of the World Science Festival 2017.[6]

Barclay primarily explores Biosphere Soundscapes and River Listening and raises environmental awareness utilising field recordings of endangered ecosystems as a form of acoustic ecology in her compositions and sound walks.[7]

Leah Barclay organised the 100 Ways to Listen along with other prominent sound artists, performers and researchers, including Vanessa Tomlinson, John Ferguson and Erik Griswald, creating sonic playgrounds and installations for 100 Ways to Listen in 2017, along with student led demonstrations and performances[8] from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Technology department.[9] At the 2021 APRA Art Music Awards she won an Award for Excellence in Experimental Music for Listening in the Wild (shared with Lyndon Davis and Tricia King).[10]

Biography

Barclay is the president of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology, currently a research fellow at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre.

Leah Barclay organised the Sonic Environments Conference in 2016 hosted by the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane, Australia.[11]

An academic at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Research Centre specialising in the fields of:

Career

Leah Barclay primarily explores Biosphere Soundscapes and River Listening and raises environmental awareness utilising field recordings of endangered eco systems as a form of acoustic ecology in her compositions and sound walks.

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leah Barclay Australian composer, sound artist, creative producer and researcher. leahbarclay.com. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917153524/http://leahbarclay.com/. 17 September 2017. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Leah Barclay Biography. leahbarclay.com. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419071445/http://leahbarclay.com/biography/. 19 April 2017. dmy-all.
  3. News: 5 Questions to Leah Barclay (composer, sound activist). 4 February 2016. I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424135753/https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2016/02/5-questions-to-leah-barclay-composer-sound-activist/. 24 April 2017. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Ear to the Earth – Leah Barclay. eartotheearth.org. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202192927/http://eartotheearth.org/2015/11/leah-barclay-2/. 2 February 2017. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Sound Walks. 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811220430/http://www.100waystolisten.com/soundwalks.html. 11 August 2017. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180107114611/http://www.100waystolisten.com/. 7 January 2018. dmy-all.
  7. News: Leah Barclay. Arts Queensland. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311062824/https://www.arts.qld.gov.au/case-studies/topic/environment/leah-barclay. 11 March 2018. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: BLOG. 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831003756/http://www.100waystolisten.com/blog. 31 August 2017. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: EVENTS. 100 WAYS TO LISTEN. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730031028/http://www.100waystolisten.com/events.html. 30 July 2017. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Winners & Finalists . APRA AMCOS Australian Music Centre (AMC) . 9 September 2021 . 9 September 2021 .
  11. Web site: PEOPLE. SONIC ENVIRONMENTS :: ACMC 2016. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819104632/http://www.sonicenvironments.org/people.html. 19 August 2016. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Leah Barclay. Griffith Experts. 11 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311062824/https://experts.griffith.edu.au/academic/l.barclay. 11 March 2018. dmy-all.

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