January 29, 2022
Artist in Residence – Allison Lynch
Allison Lynch is a multi-talented performance artist based in Calgary Alberta. During her residency at A Bear and Bison Inn, in August 2021, Allison focused her efforts in her poetry and music. Taking inspiration from the sights and sounds of the Beautiful Bow Valley, she took snippets of noise from a thunderstorm, the river and our Grand Piano, which will be used in upcoming works.
Allison Lynch – Musician
“Whether by the creation of pre-recorded cues, or through original vocal/choral/instrumental arrangements for a cast to perform live, Allison strives to develop a score that is energetic and moving… As a multi-instrumentalist, Allison has the ability to utilize a combination of live and software instruments in her studio recorded scores. For live instrumentation, Allison may draw upon her skills on fiddle, guitar, ukulele, Bodhrán, drum-set, tin whistle and flute. She also maintains an extensive software instrument library in order to access a wide range of musical genres in her composing. From lush classical orchestrations to traditional East coast fiddling, electronic, jazz and everything in between, Allison has the ability to explore a wide range of audio textures in each uniquely devised soundscape.”
Allison Lynch – Poet
Heavily influenced by the beauty of the Albertian landscape, in her poetry, Lynch draws effortless connections between nature and the human experience.
Artist Residency at A Bear and Bison Inn
“Have you ever seen a dreamier recording studio??”
“The more luxurious the bubble bath, the better the poem I’m gonna write in it!
Or something like that…”
“I just checked out of A Bear and Bison Inn and I cannot even express what an amazing time I had! I felt so inspired in the surroundings, and managed to get a ton of work done. I wrote a new poem, I recorded nature sounds (got some great ones during the lightning/thunder storm!) and sound-edited three more of the recorded poems.”
See more of Allison Lynch
Allison Lynch (allisonlynchmusic.com)
ALLISON LYNCH (@allisonlynchmusic) • Instagram photos and videos
Allison Lynch Music (facebook.com)
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