The HTA Podcast: Music and Public Places
By Maximilien Sonier
This is a milestone for the HTA Podcast: the first episode produced by one of our students. Maximilien Sonier is a recent (spring 2023) graduate of the History & Theory of Architecture program – and, as you will discover, he is also an accomplished pianist. This podcast was produced in the Winter 2023 term as his final project for ARTH 4800: The Sound of Place and Place of Sound in Architecture.
The Podcast:
What happens when you add spontaneous, live music to a public space? Maximilien Sonier explores this question by playing three publicly located pianos on the campus of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ University. Join him as he guides us through these spaces by ear, rather than by the eye.
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This podcast was conceived, written, narrated, performed, recorded, and edited by Maximilien Sonier. The author would like to thank his fellow-student, Jeremie Lafleche, for being a ‘second pair of eyes’, observing audience reactions while Maximilien concentrated on playing.
Maximilien performed the following pieces in this podcast:
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28, No. 7
Joe Hisaishi: Bygone Days
Chopin: Nocturne op. 9, No. 2
Chopin: Etude Op. 25, No. 5
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 – 2. Larghetto