An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 18 November 2013 entitled, "Song Song".
New Zealand lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire – the belt of vulnerable, unpredictable fault lines which are the primary cause for earthquakes in this country. Most recently, as evident in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake -the destruction of the city centre led to the emergence of sub centres in different parts of the city each with different, desperate needs. The lack of preparedness in the wake of an earthquake hence, exacerbated this destitution. This research explores architecture’s role in the sub-centre. How can architecture facilitate resilience through this decentralised typology? The design-led approach critiques the implications of architecture as a tool for resilience whilst highlighting the desperate need for the engagement of architecture in planning before a disaster strikes. The resulting response explores resilience through an architectural lens that has a wider infrastructural, contextual and user-focussed need.
The song 'Antartica' is the latest offering from nine-year-old Christchurch songwriter Bob Gaudin. It's not the first song he's had released - in fact it's the third. He wrote his first song - a one minute thirty second symphony - when he was seven about the Christchurch earthquake, which was played and recorded by the NZ Symphony Orchestra!
A photograph of the audience at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of the audience at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
The score for the song 'Remember'. Lyrics by Naomi Ferguson and music by Naomi Ferguson and Alex van den Broek.
An audio recording of the song 'Remember'. Lyrics by Naomi Ferguson and music by Naomi Ferguson and Alex van den Broek.
The lyrics of the song 'Remember'. Lyrics by Naomi Ferguson and music by Naomi Ferguson and Alex van den Broek.
A music video for the song 'Remember'. Lyrics by Naomi Ferguson and music by Naomi Ferguson and Alex van den Broek.
A photograph of a band performing at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of a group of people at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of a group of people at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
Site where artists can donate songs which are compiled into an album to raise money for Christchurch earthquake relief. Includes information about the first album, how to submit a song, and an online shop; and news blog of quake- and album-related information.
A photograph of a turbaned man sitting on top of a pillar at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A zip file containing the .sib (music notation software) file of the score for the song 'Remember'. Lyrics by Naomi Ferguson and music by Naomi Ferguson and Alex van den Broek.
A black and white photograph of performers at the Songs For Christchurch launch. In the foreground, an audience member gives the thumbs up to the camera.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Music specialist Dale McKay and the children of Bluestone School record her earthquake song".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Music specialist Dale McKay and the children of Bluestone School record her earthquake song".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Music specialist Dale McKay and the children of Bluestone School record her earthquake song".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Music specialist Dale McKay and the children of Bluestone School record her earthquake song".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Music specialist Dale McKay and the children of Bluestone School record her earthquake song".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jordan Luck sings the last song during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
A PDF copy of pages 374-375 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Songs for Christchurch Launch'. Photos: Barnaby Bennett, FLEDGE
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jordan Luck and Ray Columbus sing the last song during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jordan Luck and Ray Columbus sing the last song during the Band Together concert for Canterbury in Hagley Park".
Lyttelton-based musician Fiona Pears is putting her life back together after the Christchurch earthquake. She's written a song, called Calm After The Storm.
Lyttelton singer-songwriter Adam McGrath talks about songwriting, free concerts after the Christchurch earthquakes, and lending his song - and its title - to TV mini-series Hope and Wire.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembles an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the Earthquake. Simon Rennie (bass- Southern Opera Chorus) entertains with song".
Several thousand people attended the Christchurch red-zoned suburb of Brooklands' swan song gala. About five hundred homes have had to be abandoned because of earthquake damage, meaning Brooklands as it has been known will soon no longer exist.
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