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

Bristol visit

Starting: 25 Jan 2020, 10:00 | Ending: 25 Jan 2020, 16:00

Epiphany will be spending a day in Bristol playing Sound Portraits and other improvisations.

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Headteachers conference in Wells

Starting: 31 Jan 2020, 09:00 | Ending: 31 Jan 2020, 15:00

Epiphany will be playing Sound Portraits and other improvisations for a headteachers conference in Wells Cathedral in Somerset

Ashburnham, E. Sussex

Starting: 02 Mar 2020, 17:00 | Ending: 06 Mar 2020, 09:00

Epiphany will be returning to Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex to play Sound Portraits and other improvisations for staff and students, and to lead some teaching for the creative 'Catalyst' stream for young people from many different countries around the world.

Epiphany at Ashburnham

Starting: 11 May 2020, 17:00 | Ending: 15 May 2020, 10:00

Epiphany in E. Yorkshire

Starting: 22 May 2020, 12:00 | Ending: 24 May 2020, 13:00

Epiphany will be involved in several events over a weekend in E. Yorkshire, including Bridlington and Eastfield, playing Sound Portraits and other improvisations

Pioneer day at Chilton Manor

Starting: 17 Jul 2020, 10:00 | Ending: 17 Jul 2020, 15:00

Epiphany will be playing Sound Portraits and other improvisations at a 'Pioneer Day' at Chilton Manor, in the village of Chilton Candover in Hampshire.

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Ashburnham 'Sparks' weekend

Starting: 17 Jan 2020, 17:00 | Ending: 19 Jan 2020, 14:00

Epiphany enjoyed taking part in an annual gathering called 'Sparks' which is designed for creative people who 'think outside the box' at Ashburnham Place in E. Sussex. We offered Sound Portraits and general improvisations throughout the weekend.

Bristol Sound Portraits

Starting: 08 Jan 2020, 12:00 | Ending: 10 Jan 2020, 12:00

Epiphany enjoyed playing in and around Bristol over 3 days in early January, including in The Galleries shopping centre, in a backpackers hostel and a care home for the elderly - as well as putting on an improvisation training session for musicians.