The University of Tampa issued the following announcement on Oct. 11.
In a collaboration with the Tampa Bay SynchRays, a community synchronized swimming club, the students in Nichols’ Recording and Electronic Music class are creating AquaChoreoSonics. Synchronized swimmers choreograph a production to a soundtrack of experimental music, and they’ll perform in UT’s pool on Sunday, Oct. 17, 1-2 p.m. Guests are welcome to listen from the pool deck or under the water.
The music will be played underwater, as well as through speakers in the UT Aquatic Center for the audience. What is heard above water is more robust and layered with more water-type sounds than what is heard under, which Nichols said is to raise awareness of the biophony — or collective sound produced by all living organisms — and how that soundscape has musical components to it.
While the sound on land is different than water, Nichols said that the sound underwater is remarkably clear. He was swimming at the city of Tampa’s Interbay Pool in late August when he heard music that way for the first time. Curious, he struck up a conversation with the group responsible — the SynchRays — and this unique partnership was launched.
“This is a whimsical project that happened serendipitously. It gives the students something to work toward, to exhibit their work, to get them excited about being creative and using their new skills in experimental and electronic music,” Nichols said. “It’s experimental music on every level — we’re experimenting with the collaboration, and the students experimented with making the recording and with how to make their pieces. It’s definitely going to be interesting.”
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