The music of Rosemary Duxbury played in art galleries
“One of the loveliest things that I hear quite regularly from people who have heard my music is that they went on a journey through the music....people experience being 'transported' out of the concert hall, often getting visual experiences. I am interested in dreams, in soul and its nature, and it may be that the music helps people to access that different state where they are able to experience freedom and gain insights away from physical constraints.”
The music of Rosemary Duxbury is increasingly being used in a variety of contexts. As well as being performed in the concert hall, and recorded on CD, various artists are using her music in different ways, to collaborate with, to work with in the studio, or to exhibit their work with. For example, the CD "Streams" was chosen to accompany an art exhibition of work by artists at an Eckankar seminar in Karlsruhe, entitled 'The Quest for Spiritual Truth'.
There seems to be a relationship to the visual with Rosemary's work because several artists report they work and create listening to the music. Also, the music played in art galleries can enhance the space of the venue and add to the experience whilst looking at the art. Here are some of the galleries using this music:
FERRERS GALLERY - ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH, LEICESTERSHIRE, UK
For more details please visit their website.
YEW TREE ART GALLERY - CORNWALL
One of the first galleries to promote Rosemary’s music was the Yew Tree Gallery. The owner, Gilly Wyatt-Smith, originally promoted Rosemary’s music at the Yew Tree Gallery in Slad, Gloucestershire and has now relocated to Morvah, to a beautiful site overlooking the sea near St Ives in Cornwall. www.yewtreegallery.com
GALLERY ANTHONY - CORNWALL, UK
Gallery Anthony www.galleryanthony.co.uk is another long standing supporter of Rosemary’s music in Cornwall. Anthony and Marjorie Smith have created a beautiful space in the Cornish Arts & Crafts Centre, Mullion Cove, Cornwall, in which they exhibit their individual styles of painting. It is a working artist's studio and one of the delightful features is their willingness to demonstrate their style, then offer visitors the opportunity to have fun trying the painting style themselves. They work to the music of "On Wings of Light" and "Streams".
GALERIE RöVER, NUREMBERG, GERMANY
http://www.galerie-röver.de
Exhibitions of Annette Horn photography in collaboration with the music of Rosemary Duxbury:
“Familienbande” (Family Ties)
Entrance - listen
Music to accompany photographic exhibition
Music for film
Nürnberg Festival Stadt (Ver)furungen
Germany June 2009
“Mehr als das Auge fassen kann” (More than meets the eye)
Photographic presentation with music
Galerie Röver, Nürnberg 2006
If you would like to know more about using this music with paintings or in art galleries, please email music@rosemaryduxbury.com
