Went for a performance of the new queen Elizabeth hall organ. It was billed as multi media event with visuals accompanying the organ.
I don’t think it worked. We were treated to astonishing music by gubaidulina and Bach orgiastic, grand, swirling and what visuals do we get? Lots of pretty shots of nature .
They were beautifully shot and in and of themselves they were artistic but they didn’t seem to dialogue with the sound at all. At points I closed my eyes for a while to see whether the visuals were having any effect but I could discern none.
Maybe we’re too used to sound accompanying ritual and visuals. When we ask of something to accompany sound it is actually incredibly complex and it falls flat.