Eric Leonardson

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May 13, music for Poetry Center’s 36th Annual Reading Series

PCC logoWednesday, May 13, 2009 - 6:30pm
SAIC Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Avenue
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

I perform with Global Warming featuring Elbio Barilari (guitar), Guillermo Gregorio(clarinet), Jeb Bishop (trombone), and Eric Hochberg (double bass), to celebrate the Poetry Center’s 36th Annual Reading Series.

Distinguished authors Stuart Dybek and Yusef Komunyakaa will read their work along with emerging artists Rachel Webster and the winners of the Poetry Center’s Hands on Stanzas Student Inaugural Poem Contest.

For more information about tickets and the contest visit http://poetrycenter.org

WFMU launch party for FreeMusicArchive.org

FMA logoOn April 4th WFMU threw a launch party for its FreeMusicArchive.org, a curated blog site for free and legally downloadable music. WFMU is currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States. It is listener-supported, broadcasting at 91.1 FM in New York, at 90.1 FM in the Hudson Valley, and on the Internet with a wealth of online offerings. Among them is “Beware of the Blog.” Here’s its February 20 post about the launch party for the Free Music Archive.

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Hardware Hacking book release party & concert at Quimby’s

HEM_bookcoverNic writes:

The new edition of my book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, is out!  Lots of new circuits and illustrations, more examples of artists’ designs, and a DVD with 87 1-minute video clips by hackers from all over the globe, as well as a series of step-by-step video tutorials by me.

Here’s a little reminder: on Saturday, May 2, at 3PM Quimby’s Bookstore (1854 W. North Avenue) is hosting a book release party. I’ll screen some video, sign books, and the Chicago Symphacking Orchestra (CSO) will perform.  See http://www.quimbys.com/.

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The White Airplane Soundtrack CD

TWA_CDTHE WHITE AIRPLANE“Soundtrack Album”

BRAZILDISC/PHANTOM SOUNDTRACKS release date: 05/26/09

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Listen to Trilogy, Wednesday, March 11, 2009

KXLU Trilogy is a weekly radio show for new and experimental music that airs from 9 to 10 p.m. PDT on Wednesdays on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles. It also streams live around the globe at www.kxlu.com.

This Wednesday March 11, 2009 join host Bonnie Barnett for an evening of recent acquisitions, including:

Objects In Motion: Plasticene’s “Light Cycle”

Plasticene performs in the Objects in Motion Festival, a three week festival of puppetry, toy-theater, and object-based performance opening Saturday, March 14, 2009, at The Building Stage: www.buildingstage.com.

We’ve taken some explorations and put them into a 17-minute low-tech chamber-piece called Light Cycle (featured in Program A) , performed by Mark Comiskey, Brian Shaw, and Laura Fisher, directed by Dexter Bullard, with me providing sound.

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The White Airplane

TWAI composed music for the world premiere production of Darren Callahan’s The White Airplane, directed by Susan Padveen and performed by the Polarity Ensemble Theatre.The White Airplane will run February 13 - March 22, 2009 at Polarity’s new space in the Josephinum Academy, 1500 N. Bell, Chicago.

Call 1-800-838-3006 for tickets. Join us for opening night, Monday February 16th!

Here is a download link to one song I composed (the link will expire in 14 days).

My compostion includes music created with Anna Friz (melodica, accordion, electronics) in Chicago, June 2008.

Read The White Airplane Reviews

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Video of January 17th show at Silverspace

This 8-minute video excerpt has just posted today, from last Saturday’s performance I played in with John Berndt (from Baltimore – electronics), Asimina Chremos (movement), Jim Baker (viola), and Carol Genetti (voice) at Silverspace, in Wicker Park.

Upcoming performances in January

FRIDAY January 16, 2009
7:00PM

ELASTIC VISION GALLERY
GUILLERMO GREGORIO
“Visual Music” : reception for exhibition of graphic scores

9:00PM
$10 suggested donation
ELASTRO ELECTRO/ACOUSTIC SERIES
music by Guillermo Gregorio

ELASTIC

Elastic Arts Foundation
2830 N. Milwaukee, 2nd Fl., Chicago
(1 block north-west of Diversey/Kimball)
above Friendship Chinese Restaurant
773-772-3616
*close to the Logan Square Blue Line
www.elasticarts.org
ALL AGES
BYOB

set one
“DIGITAL CLAMOR OF THE MASSES”
music for clarinet and electronics, accompanied by a video collage including scenes from the film “The Take” and other diverse materials.
Eric Leonardson, Chris Lange, Brian Labycz, Paul Giallorenzo - electronics
Guillermo Gregorio - clarinets
Silvia Dapia and Daniel Cook - Video Composition

set two
Guillermo Gregorio’s MADI ENSEMBLE
Jeb Bishop, trombone; Keefe Jackson - bass and contrabass clarinets; Guillermo Gregorio - clarinets, alto sax; Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello; Paul Giallorenzo - piano; Elbio Barilari - electric guitar; Eric Leonardson - springboard

ELASTIC in January http://www.elasticarts.org/events.htm


SATURDAY January 17, 2009
8:00PM
Donations Accepted
MUSIC & DANCE IMPROVISATIONS by Asmina Chremos - movement, John Berndt - electronics from Baltimore, Jim Baker - electronics, Eric Leonardson - springboard, Jaime Branch - brass, Carol Genetti - voice, others TBA

Silverspace
1474 N Milwaukee Ave., Wicker Park
Chicago IL, 60622
donations accepted, BYOB
RSVP: silverspacedance@gmail.com
 

SUNDAY January 18, 2009
2:00PM

Admission: $5  NEW MUSIC at the GREEN MILL (George Flynn, curator)greenmill.gifComposers: Flynn, Malone, Auris, Wolff, Raz, Ritch

Auris performs “Play” by Christian Wolff and a new composition by Auris with Julia Miller - guitar, Christopher Preissing - flute, Guillermo Gregorio - clarinet, and Eric Leonardson - springboard www.myspace.com/auristrio

Auris recording at MICGreen Mill Jazz Club
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773-878-5552
www.greenmilljazz.com

Upcoming Performances in November

Here’s an update, including three new performances added to my November schedule…

  1. 8 PM Friday, November 14 @ Elastic with Auris, plus Max Alexander, Julian Berke, and Andy Armstrong
  2. 2 - 5 PM Sunday, November 16 @ Green Mill performing solo Anaphora’s “Experimental (i)MPROVISATION” concert
  3. 8 - 10 PM, Sunday, November 16 @ Via Theatre with Chicago Phonography in “Exquisite City” exhibit
  4. 9 PM Friday, November 21 @ Enemy with Linda O’Keefe and Guillermo Gregorio

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