of May 2026, 19:58
Back in 2025, Freesound turned 20 years old. As part of their celebrations, they had a call for a composition competition around the theme of Intangible Heritage, using only sounds from the Freesound archive. My submission "1972" for this call was awarded 2nd place and was premiered at the award ceremony on October 28th, 2025 at Sala Aranyó, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. In the future, I will write a proper article on the concept behind and making of this piece.
In conjunction to the competition, Freesound released all submissions to the Freesound 20th Anniversary Composition Contest that agreed to participate in the release. The release is entirely free and can be found here. A total of 26 pieces are included in this release, both awarded and others. The official release announcement can be read here. Enjoy!