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Sacred Noise
14 – 15 February 2025
Part of Into the New 2025
Contemporary Music And Performance
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By Gemma Legan
Composer: Tom MacFadyen
Religiously raging. May aw rise and scream.
Wan microphone wae a beaming light oan it. The heights ae heaven and the depths ae hell and in the middle; a lassie trying tae find her voice.
Sacred Noise is an auto-fictional performance, fusing the echoes ae a church hall, the distortion ae a punk gig and raw Scottish storytelling aw in wan. Expect music that rattles yer bones and touches yer soul, and that yearning in yer chest yer left wae after it aw ends.
Singin, shoutin, screamin; the lassie tries tae find the words, the noise, the music that rings true. Join her as she hums through the contradictions: praying wae wan eye open.
Let us gather. Bring yersel, yer questions and yer earplugs
Gemma Legan is a Glasgow-based noisemaking artist working with voice, writing, and multimedia. At the core of her work are explorations of identity, non-conformity and barriers to self-expression. As a performer, deviser, facilitator, and musician, Gemma collaborates with artists and communities to create playful spaces that embrace catharsis, connection and belonging
Tom Macfadyen is a Scottish electro-acoustic composer and performer based in Glasgow. His artistic practice spans multiple contexts, including fixed media electroacoustic music, works for solo instruments and live electronics, interdisciplinary collaborations, and music for chamber ensembles. Specialising in computer-based sound design and composition, Tom’s music is a reflection on his relationship to the sounds, people and environments around him.
Image by the artist.
CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts
Runtime: 30 mins
Price: £4 – £5
Age Restrictions: 18+
Contains loud noises and strobe.
Wheelchair accessible, creative captioning.