Join the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, Chicago Phonography, World Listening Project, National Park Service, and the Chicago Park District Stargazers Saturday evening, July 23 at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, as we celebrate World Listening Day 2011.

The event takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Central Time).

Chicago Phonography will perform first. The evening soundwalk on Miller Woods trail follows.

More details are posted on the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology website: http://mwsae.org/?p=1480

The Chicago Phonography concert on Airplay is now available online. It was performed as a live broadcast from 4:30–7:00 p.m., Saturday, July 16

Find the blog post here on WNUR and listen via WNUR’s stream link.

COMING UP: Chicago Phonography performs at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for World Listening Day on Saturday, July 23. Find more information on the website of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE).

Chicago Phonography is an informal collective that performs with field recordings from around the Chicago land area: www.chicagophonography.org/

“Nature performs, we provide the secretarial services.” R. Murray Schafer

I’m happy to announce that the American Society for Acoustic Ecology’s Listening for the Future symposium will take place from Friday, July 9 through Sunday, July 11 in Chicago. Hosted by the ASAE’s Midwest chapter and the World Listening Project this conference is the first of its kind in the United States.

Please visit the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology website for details on how to participate.

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