LEWISTON — Music improvised by schoolchildren from Japan and Lewiston forms the basis of a collaborative sound and image project to be performed Friday, Dec. 10, at Bates College.

The project, “Listening In, Looking Out,” was undertaken by Hiroya Miura, a composer who directs the Bates College Orchestra, in collaboration with Bates students, intermedia artist Peter Bussigel, percussionist Masaki Endo and the schoolchildren.

 Endo will perform during the presentation of the piece. 

The composition of the piece is based on a game, often associated with the Dadaist art movement of the early 20th century, in which each member of a team adds a piece, in turn, to the work.

For “Listening In, Looking Out,” Miura, Mussigel and the Bates students conducted improvisation workshops this year with children in Sendai, Japan, and at Farwell Elementary School.

 The workshops are designed to get children to improvise simple musical instruments from everyday objects. Recordings from the workshops were edited by the Bates students to create a sound and image composition.

The performance will be at 7:30 p.m.  in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. For more information, call 786-6135 or visit [email protected].