Greetings, I hope you’re enjoy a great summer. I’m sharing info on tomorrow morning’s soundwalk at West Ridge Nature Preserve. TIME: 10-11:00am DATE: Saturday, August 27 LOCATION: 5801 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 This event is free and open to all ages. Starting at the Western Avenue entrance, our soundwalk explores the ecological restoration… Continue reading An invitation to learn and explore Chicago park soundscapes.
Category: Festivals
Spring Fest 2016, June 10
Spring Fest A Celebration of Citizen Science and Stewardship Palmisano Park 2700 S. Halsted Street, Chicago Illinois June 10 5:30 to 9:00 PM Come out for a day of celebration in one of Chicago’s beautiful natural spaces! Learn to identify local birds and plants, listen to the sounds of nature, and soak in musical and… Continue reading Spring Fest 2016, June 10
Report from Balance-Unbalance 2016 in Manizales, Colombia
Greetings! Here is some news from Balance-Unbalance in Manizales. Following my “Eco-sensing” talk on Monday, I presented briefly in a large global Live Audio Streaming Panel with Grant Smith on Wednesday. Video of the panel stream is now archived here on YouTube. We enjoyed discussing our experiences and ideas about real time location-based audio and… Continue reading Report from Balance-Unbalance 2016 in Manizales, Colombia
Balance-Unbalance 2016: Data Science + Eco Action
4:30 PM Monday, May 9, I am giving a presentation titled “Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape” in the Balance-Unbalance 2016: Data Science + Eco Action conference. The 5th edition of Balance-Unbalance (BunB 2016) will be held May 9–11, 2016 in Manizales, Colombia. BunB 2016 is designed “…to use art as a catalyst to explore intersections between… Continue reading Balance-Unbalance 2016: Data Science + Eco Action
WATER WORKS! Friday-Saturday 18-20 March
I am one of the curators for WATER WORKS! the 2016 Waterwheel online sharing event devoted to water in its social, economic, scientific, and artistic manifestations. Over this weekend people around the world can sign in for free to host or watch events at the Tap. My four selected works are “Railroad Storm Drain” by… Continue reading WATER WORKS! Friday-Saturday 18-20 March
Sound Department Colloquium Series – Feb 25
SOUND DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM SERIES SPRING 2016 ERIC LEONARDSON Thursday, Feb. 25th, 4.15 p.m. Room 522, 112 S Michigan This presentation open to all School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) students, staff, and faculty. Find the poster (PDF) here.
Pullman Soundwalk – October 3, 2015
Map of Pullman State Historic Site and National Monument where I led a soundwalk for the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, on October 3, 2015. I talked with Tony Sarabia about the event on WBEZ’s Morning Shift, on September 30, 2015. My plan is to visually indicate the path we followed with GPS coordinates, on… Continue reading Pullman Soundwalk – October 3, 2015
June 6: Frequenzgänge #52, Hamburg
Blurred Edges Festival | Elektroakustische Frequenzverschiebungen I Centro Sociale Sternstr. 2 20357 Hamburg www.centrosociale.de Eric Leonardson: springboard Lê Quan Ninh: percussion Birgit Ulher: trumpet, radio, speaker Angharad Davies: violin Gunnar Lettow: e-bass, objects, electronics
Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments
On March 25–26, I am participating in the pre-conference acoustic ecology workshop and overnight field trip to the Beaver Creek Biosphere Reserve, organized by the American Society for Acoustic Ecology. On March 27–29, I am honored to lead and present these panels and papers in the spectacular conference, Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining… Continue reading Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments
Review of Articular Facet in Rhinofest
Chicago Reader critic Justin Hayford reviews the Articular Facet performance of “Bracken (for Christian Wolff)” by Nicolas Collins, including Department of Sound faculty, Julia Miller in Rhinofest, February 4 at the Prop Thtr.