“Conversation, Improvisation, and Locality” at Theater of the Ionian Academy

Conference of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, “Crossing Listening Paths” in Corfu Monday, October 3, 2011 7:00 – 8:30 PM Municipal Theater of Corfu Kerkyra, Greece The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology hosts a collaborative, hybrid lecture-performance, entitled “Conversation, Improvisation, and Locality,” by Eric Leonardson (Faculty, Sound SAIC), Jay Needham (Faculty, Radio-Television, SIU, Carbondale),… Continue reading “Conversation, Improvisation, and Locality” at Theater of the Ionian Academy

Bachet Concerts Friday, September 30 at MCA

Gregory O’Drobinak, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann play the Baschet Brother’s Aluminum Piano 2:00 pm, Friday, September 30 Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 Admission to the museum is $12 or $7 students. Free for SAIC students. No extra charge for the performance. This is another chance to hear a… Continue reading Bachet Concerts Friday, September 30 at MCA

World Listening Project podcast by Maile Colbert

Sounding Out! Podcast Episode #4: Within a Grain of Sand Listen at http://soundstudiesblog.com/2011/09/22/sounding-out-podcast-episode-4-within-a-grain-of-sand/ Just posted September 22 by Maile Colbert, author of the online article Within a Grain of Sand: Our Sonic Environment and Some of Its Shapers for Sounding Out: The Sound Studies Blog Maile Colbert explores how several key field recordists define and explore… Continue reading World Listening Project podcast by Maile Colbert

Annette Krebs at Enemy, Friday, September 23

9:00 PM Friday, September 23 Annette Krebs / Eric Leonardson Duo Aaron Zarzutzki / Brent Gutzeit Duo Brian Labycz / Daniel Fandino / Jim Baker Trio Annette Krebs / Julia Miller Duo Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd floor Chicago IL 60622 www.enemysound.com Annette Krebs studied music and concert guitar in Frankfurt/Main, and has lived… Continue reading Annette Krebs at Enemy, Friday, September 23

“What If Sound Matters?” MSAE and The Department of Audio Art & Acoustics Host Scott Bernstein

The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) is pleased to announce its Fall Event Series, kicking off with “What If Sound Matters Too: Revisiting the Potential for Healthy Soundscape.” This lecture by Scott Bernstein is co-hosted by The Department of Audio Arts & Acoustics at Columbia College Chicago, and takes place on campus, at 33… Continue reading “What If Sound Matters?” MSAE and The Department of Audio Art & Acoustics Host Scott Bernstein

9/11 Memorial Broadcast On WFMT

Sunday, September 11 between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. (Central US time) WFMT 98.7 FM observes the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with Flags From Ashes, music and text conceived as a memorial for Sept. 11, 2001. WFMT asked Latin American composer, Elbio Barilari to create a special work for radio broadcast to observe this day of… Continue reading 9/11 Memorial Broadcast On WFMT

Respire: Performance with Anna Friz at ESS on SoundCloud

ESS posted my performance with Anna Friz for the opening of Respire at Audible on its SoundCloud profile. What you hear, amongst a roomful of radios receiving the sounds of breathing and other bodily exclamations typically absent from regular radio programming, is Anna playing amplified sruti, mbira, and electronics. I performed on the Springboard and… Continue reading Respire: Performance with Anna Friz at ESS on SoundCloud