Resonancia Natural

for reed trio, electronics and video projections

music by Carolina Heredia

video art by Heather Bird Harris

created with local soundscape recordings, local soils, and native plant inks

for the Santa Cruz River Watershed

Tucson, Arizona

Sara Fraker, oboe and english horn

Jackie Glazier, clarinet

Marissa Olegario, bassoon

learn more about the creators:

Carolina Heredia, composer

Heather Bird Harris, video artist

Images for Resonancia Natural document the behavior of locally gathered earth pigments and plant inks as they move through water. Watershed sound recordings were transformed to create the electronic track. The piece unfolds past, present, and future, referring to times of deeper connection to the land, aggressive disruption, and an ultimate realization of our interconnectedness.

foraged plants

and their inks

photo: Heather Bird Harris

collecting soils

at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

burn scar

and new growth

Cottowood Gallery

Empire Ranch, LCNCA

artist workshop

University of Arizona

School of Art

Bird's plant inks

live performances

Living Lab at Watershed Management Group

Tucson, AZ • November 2024

Adobe Hay Barn at Empire Ranch

Sonoita, AZ • November 2024

additional performances:

Kendall-Benderley Opera House, Patagonia, AZ • January 2025

2025 Conference of the International Clarinet Association, Ft. Worth, TX • July 2025

landscape details

Santa Cruz Watershed

images: Google Earth

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

Sonoita, Arizona

filmed and edited by Tucson Media Studio

lighting by Rick Chavez

technical design by Carson Scott

Made with generous support from: the Technology Research Initiative Fund/

Water, Environmental, and Energy Solutions Initiative, administered by the University of Arizona Office of Research and Partnerships and the Arizona Institute for Resilience; the University of Arizona School of Music; and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.

Gratitude to:

Larry Fisher, project advisor

Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan, project advisor

Luc Barbaro and Anne Sourdril, soundscape recordings

Samantha Carrillo, Tucson Soil Survey Office (USDA-NRCS)

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area