[{"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "For many years Alan Chamberlain has been fascinated by Pen Dinas, an Iron Age hill fort close to his home in the village of Penparcau, near Aberystwyth. Through his studies he has endeavoured to better understand the site and the various ways in which people have used it. Pen Dinas in Voice explores the sonic possibilities of the hill fort by combining technology, field recordings, interviews and archaeological data. The composition consists of three sections, each with its own distinct sonic qualities, which represent the evolution and construction of the site. Like the differing interpretations of the fort\u2019s significance and the multiple meanings it holds for those connected with it, the piece has been developed so that it can be performed in numerous ways. Within the piece there are elements which provide the structural \u2018backdrop\u2019, while the performers are given a series of audio \u2018fragments\u2019 which they can freely interpret. Despite the use of different approaches and techniques, the work retains recognisable elements each time it is performed."}]