My research article on urban soundscape awareness for the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is now available online. “‘Our Sonic Playground’: A model for active engagement in urban soundscapes” is part of special section that “…engages with the idea of activating a ‘sonic turn’ in urban cultural studies scholarship, in part through the evocation of… Continue reading ‘Our Sonic Playground’ Journal of Urban Cultural Studies
Tag: Museum of Contemporary Art
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
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
Baschet Brothers Musical Sculpture
Experimental musicians Hal Rammel, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann will play and accompany François and Bernard Baschet’s Aluminum Piano (1962). Free with museum admission.
Crystal Baschet Concerts with Hal Rammel and Ed Herrmann
Friday, July 1 at 2–3 p.m. 4th floor gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art. Free with museum admission. Experimental musicians Hal Rammel, Eric Leonardson, and Ed Herrmann will play and accompany François and Bernard Baschet’s Aluminum Piano (1962) in the museum’s gallery. Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 This performance is… Continue reading Crystal Baschet Concerts with Hal Rammel and Ed Herrmann
Sculpture Magazine article and panel discussion on sound art in Chicago
Saturday, April 30 Sound Structure: Sound and Art in an Era of Flow 4:30-5:30 p.m. Presented by the International Sculpture Center Polly Ullrich’s feature article about sound in art in Chicago comes out in the May issue of Sculpture Magazine. Read her full article online with audio and video, “Making Worlds: Chicago Sound As Sculpture.”
Without You I’m Nothing: The Dialogues
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 18 Dexter Bullard’s The Dialogues is back from its successful run at Links Hall. I will create a live sound mix to accompany two performers who improvise a telephone conversation as the audience eavesdrops on headphones, for the MCA’s Without You I’m Nothing: Interactions series. Museum of Contemporary Art… Continue reading Without You I’m Nothing: The Dialogues
Giant Ear, August 30
Giant Ear))) curated by Eric Leonardson The August 2009 edition of Giant Ear features interviews with Bernie Krause and Jerome Joy; selected field recordings and audio streams from the global Locus Sonus sound map, geo-tagged recordings from radio aporee, my Sonic Playground at Lake Crescent Park, Chicago Phonography performing at the Museum of Contemporary Art,… Continue reading Giant Ear, August 30
Photos and Video: Chicago Phonography at the Museum of Contemporary Art
IMG_1938 Originally uploaded by giantmolecules This is Brett Balogh’s Flickr set of the install, opening, and today’s performance. Here’s the direct linked to the set below. Enjoy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/64339308@N00/sets/72157621846663812/ Chicago Phonography sound/video installation at MCAUploaded by eleonardson. – Discover more animation and arts videos.
Chicago Phonography in “Here/Not There” at Museum of Contemporary Art
I am creating an installation and five performances in Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art with Chad Clark, Brett Balogh, and fellow members of Chicago Phonography for the MCA’s Here/Not There series. Opening at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 21 Chicago Phonography in “Here/Not There” Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Tel:… Continue reading Chicago Phonography in “Here/Not There” at Museum of Contemporary Art