A City Full of Stories
Listen to this big mess
This relentless chaos –
See something you’ve never seen before…
This city is full of stories, many unseen and unheard. The windows and the bricks of buildings older than any of us: What have they seen? Who are the strangers that find themselves sitting next to each other on a bench? Where have they been and where are they going? Who are the creatures that we share the city with? What might the fox or the pigeon tell us if we took the time to listen? This SoundWalk brings to life the imagined stories of the buildings and pathways that surround us. A City Full of Stories asks us to slow down, look around and listen…
A City Full of Stories is an immersive audio experience, created alongside people experiencing homelessness. It is free to the public, and is best experienced using a smartphone and headphones.
To do the SoundWalk, visit St-Martin-in-the-Fields Church, pick up a leaflet and scan the QR code.
Credits
Music and words by participants at The Connection at St Martin’s and The Outside Project
Artistic direction and workshop facilitation by composer Jackie Walduck and writer Hazel Gould
Music performed by participants at The Connection, members of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and students and Fellows from Royal Academy of Music’s Open Academy department
Spoken word performed by David Ogundare
Recorded and edited by Matt Catlow
Illustrations by Ruby Wright
Contributors (* Those involved in recording sessions)
If you are unable to do the SoundWalk, you can listen to the tracks on Soundcloud:
In partnership with:
ASMF are very grateful for the generous support of:
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Patrick and Helena Frost Foundation
Westminster City Council Culture & Community Grants Programme
ASMF’s friends and patrons
DISCOVER MORE
Read More About our Social Purpose Work
Read More About our work with People Experiencing Homelessness
Read our players’ reflections on their work with people experiencing homelessness.
