"The PRS Foundation has worked with FX Rentals on several occasions, and their ongoing support is hugely significant," says PRS Foundation manager David Francis. "They are extremely helpful in working with us to ensure that our events run smoothly and successfully, and their technical knowledge and experience is second to none."
The PRS Foundation for New Music is providing £50,000 for the creation of an original piece of new British music - the most financially significant award for music in the UK. PRS Foundation Trustee and chief executive of the Roundhouse, Marcus Davey, and broadcaster Verity Sharp awarded the inaugural cash prize to musician and Pogues founder member Jem Finer to realize his 'Score for A Hole In The Ground'. Finer has until September 2006 to create his award-winning work and present it to the public.
Finer plans to use a deep shaft in the countryside as the venue for his performance, using the sounds of water dripping through the earth amplified through a 20ft brass horn. Drips of water will strike bowls positioned at different heights throughout the shaft, and their timbres will change as they fill, while tunings pivoted about their centre of gravity will allow the tones to be modulated as they sway, and water drips into the bowls beneath. Using simple acoustic tubes, the sound will be pushed through a brass horn, rising 20ft above ground level.
(Lee Baldock)
