An Hour of Silent Quaker Worship
In the Quaker tradition, waiting worship is never an empty silence; it is a profound, shared, expectant stillness. In this experimental episode, we gathered together for worship at Green St. Meeting in Philadelphia, placed field microphones around the worship space, and created an immersive, stereo audio documentary of communal waiting. You will hear the physical reality of people gathering together, complete with passing cars, the creaking of benches, and the distant coo of a happy infant. We invite you to grab your headphones and use this immersive hour to center down into a deep, worshipful silence wherever and whenever you are.
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FLAC (545 MB) – High-Fidelity Lossless: Highly recommended. Retains the dynamic range without the massive file size.
WAV (934 MB) – Uncompressed Studio Master: The raw, uncompressed audio file.
MP3 (85 MB) – Standard Quality: Quick to download, but the compression may cause you to lose some of the subtle spatial depth and quiet room tone.
Hosted, produced, and edited by Zack Jackson.
Original music and sound design by Jon Watts (Listen to more of Jon’s music here.)
This season’s cover art is by Todd Drake
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