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Quantum Monk II with Fujima Yoshinojo a.k.a. Rika Lin at Links Hall
Photo from a scene during “Quantum Monk II,” my performance collaboration with Fujima Yoshinojo, a.k.a. Rika Lin and company on Saturday, April 22 at Links Hall at Constellation Chicago. Quantum Monk II with Eric Leonardson #linkshall #beyondthebox #quantummonkII A post shared by Fujima Yoshinojo (@fujima.yoshinojo) on May 7, 2017 at 11:20am PDT Quantum Monk II… Continue reading Quantum Monk II with Fujima Yoshinojo a.k.a. Rika Lin at Links Hall
Soundwalks In The Parks Series, Summer 2017
It is my pleasure to announce the next set of soundwalks led by Chicago teaching artists, alum of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology. The Summer Soundwalks In The Parks Series kicks off at 5:00 PM on Saturday, May 8 at Ping Tom Park with “A… Continue reading Soundwalks In The Parks Series, Summer 2017
Illinois News: Soundwalks in Urbana parks put participants in touch with sonic environments
On April 26, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign news posted this well-written online article by Jodi Heckel about my public soundwalks in Urbana parks, all part of the Sonified Sustainability Festival. Thanks go to Jason Finkelman and the Student Sustainability Committee for their interest and support. In coming months look for a video documenting… Continue reading Illinois News: Soundwalks in Urbana parks put participants in touch with sonic environments
Monday, May 8, Original Instruments Concert
3:00-4:00 PM Monday, May 8 Students of Eric Leonardson’s Instrument Construction 4004 course perform on unique and newly invented instruments for acoustic and electronic sound. The LeRoy Neiman Center, 1st floor The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago IL 60603 Free beverages and snacks will be provided courtesy… Continue reading Monday, May 8, Original Instruments Concert
Sonified Sustainability: Six Soundwalks on April 27 & 28
Ecology and the arts are focus of Sonified Sustainability Festival Sonified Sustainability Festival starts April 20 at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. On April 27 I will lead three soundwalks in Meadowbrook Park and three on April 28 at Busey Woods. For Illinois News Bureau Arts blog Jodi Heckel wrote: The festival will conclude with… Continue reading Sonified Sustainability: Six Soundwalks on April 27 & 28
Quantum Monk II: Links Hall on Friday, April 22
Quantum Monk II: A dance piece with Yoshinojo Fujima (a.k.a Rika Lin) at Links Hall 7:30 PM Friday, April 22 Sound/Music: Eric Leonardson (Springboard, electronics) Dance:Grandmaster Shunojo Fujima, GrandmasterYoshinojoFujima, Erin Ikeuchi Address: Links Hall at Constellation, 3111 N Western Chicago, IL 60618 Tickets Beyond the Box is a Spring 2017 performance series at Links Hall.… Continue reading Quantum Monk II: Links Hall on Friday, April 22
Invisible Places 2017
On Friday, April 8 Amanda Gutierrez and I led a workshop entitled How do soundwalks engage urban communities in soundscape awareness? for Invisible Places: Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. With Norman W. Long in Chicago, fellow teaching artist who led soundwalks in our Soundwalks In the… Continue reading Invisible Places 2017
Chicago ‘Soundwalks’ Ask You To Stop Talking And Listen To Your City | DNAinfo
Chicago ‘Soundwalks’ Ask You To Stop Talking And Listen To Your City By Justin Breen — ericleonardson (@eleona) March 16, 2017
Go at Art Institute of Chicago
Sound composition created for the exhibition Go in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. February 23–June 4, 2017 Modern Wing, Abbott Galleries 182–184 Art Institute of Chicago 159 East Monroe Street Chicago IL 60603 My audio composition reflects and embodies the sensation of speed, rapid technological change, and cacophony using selected works… Continue reading Go at Art Institute of Chicago