David Chesworth's “Southgate” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 1993, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
'Southgate' was composed to celebrate a, city. The work describes Melbourne, Australia, which was settled on the banks of the Yarra River close to the sea some 150 years ago. The work was performed over a huge sound system along both banks of the Yarra River in November 1992.
About David Chesworth
David Chesworth (AUS), horn 1958, is currently working on an opera, composes soundscapes for zoos and aquariums all over the world as well as for Biosphere in Arizona.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.