Sound Portraits

Have you ever had your portrait painted? A visual artist will seek to create an image of the person who sits before them. It takes a really gifted and skilled artist to capture a true likeness. We believe that it’s possible to paint pictures with music as well as the brush or pen. With our instruments and voices we use improvised music as a means of creating a ‘sound portrait’ of the people we play for.

We don’t pretend to be able to capture an exact likeness of a person as an artist would on canvas, but simply allow ourselves to be guided by impressions that we get of a person (or couple), inspiring us to play a certain motif, chord structure or melody, interwoven to produce a piece of music that we believe captures some aspect of that person’s identity. Like a reflection in a mirror, the image is reflected back in music. The person whose portrait is being played may see themselves portrayed as they’ve never been before!

Upcoming Sound Portrait Events

Epiphany at Ashburnham

Starting: 17 May 2021, 16:00 | Ending: 21 May 2021, 10:00

Epiphany will be returning to Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex to work with the staff and your people who live and work there.

Epiphany at Ashburnham

Starting: 20 Jun 2021, 16:00 | Ending: 25 Jun 2021, 10:00

Epiphany will be returning to Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex to work with the staff and your people who live and work there.

Sparks weekend at Ashburnham

Starting: 02 Jul 2021, 16:00 | Ending: 04 Jul 2021, 14:00

Epiphany will be involved in a 'Sparks' weekend at Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex - a weekend for creative 'out of the box' thinkers!

Some of our previous projects

Epiphany at Ashburnham

Starting: 04 Oct 2020, 16:00 | Ending: 09 Oct 2020, 10:00

Epiphany spent a week at Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex. Our time together included opportunities to play for the staff and volunteers at Ashburnham. One one afternoon an artist friend, Faith Heath, created a live piece of artwork to one of our improvisations. We were also joined by photographer Rachel Kiley who took some stunning photos during the week. Click to see more.

Ashburnham, E. Sussex

Starting: 02 Mar 2020, 17:00 | Ending: 05 Mar 2020, 13:00

Epiphany returned to Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex in early March to play Sound Portraits and other improvisations for staff and student volunteers from around the world. We were also joined by visual artist Faith Heath and by photographer Rachel Kiley