Goldberg Graffiti 1

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Goldberg Graffiti 1

At the essence of Urban Flute Project is the excitement of sharing impressions – both visual and acoustic – of incredible spaces and locations. Some time ago, in visiting old haunts in Guelph, I discovered this pedsetrian underpass: a wonderfully graffitied tunnel that allows foot traffic to gain access to the Greyhound and Via platforms in the heart of the city.

On that first encounter, I either didn’t have music on me, or I didn’t have my recorder, was very short on time, my batteries were just out of juice, didn’t have my camera, etc, etc…or perhaps a combination of the above!

Yesterday, however, I got it right and had the music of Migot on the brain from reviewing soundfiles as I drove along the 401, as well as fresh batteries and disc-space on my Edirol.

When I cracked open the music, I discovered the theme for the Goldberg Variations tucked inside (warning to musicians: never tuck music inside music, as this creates incredible filing complexities!). In this case, inadvertently re-discovering music was actually the perfect surprise: music that I hadn’t laid eyes on since recording in a local TTC Station!