Sluaisreadh is an onomatopoeic Gaelic word meaning the peaceful sound of the sea ebbing and swirling against the shore. The piece journeys from this tranquil sound to increasingly destructive, dangerous sea sounds which are the consequences of climate change.

The piece transitions through sections, each one representing a Gaelic word used to describe types of sea sounds in different contexts: sluaisreadh (swirling), cireasail (giggling), glumaradh (glugging against a boat), seathan (rolling on a wide open sea), ròcail (croaking, roaring into a cave), sachdadh (wheezing), corghlaich (noisy confusion), gaoir (wailing), sad (venomous). The wealth of such evocative descriptions is testament to the profound connection to the sea in Gaelic culture.

Composer: Lisa Robertson
Filmmaker: Gregor D. Sinclair
Musicians: Daniel Shao, David Alberman, Chihiro Ono, Valerie Welbanks, Rachel Gibson
Supported by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Jerwood Foundation