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April 2014 WFAE President’s Report

My President’s Report for April-June issue of the online World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News has been published. This issue includes a research report by E. Sirin Özgün on political street action in Istanbul, and a feature article by Carmen Braden entitled, “Ice As Instrument: Using Natural Forms Of Ice For Sound Production.”… Continue reading April 2014 WFAE President’s Report

February 5, Concert With CPA Trio at Beat Kitchen

8:00pm Wednesday, February 5 Beat Kitchen (Upstairs) 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60618 (773) 281-4444 I will be a special guest performing with the CPA Trio, an improvised music group consisting of Christopher Preissing (flute, percussion), Peter Maunu (guitar, mandolin, violin), Albert Wildeman (bass). Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/495597550551316/ Listen to the CPA Trio on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/cpasound/sets/cpa

Invisible Places | Sounding Cities Symposium

I am working on the international scientific committee for Invisible Places | Sounding Cities, a symposium on sound, urbanism, and sense of place happening 18–20 July, 2014 in Viseu, Portugal. The call for submissions was announced January 13. Three sections will be featured with a keynote by Jean-Paul Thibaud from CRNS at CRESSON for the… Continue reading Invisible Places | Sounding Cities Symposium

Urban Soundscapes & Critical Citizenship

I will be giving a presentation in Urban Soundscapes & Critical Citizenship, March 27th and 28th, at the University of Limerick. Titled “Our Sonic Playground: A Model For Active Engagement in Urban Soundscape,” my focus will be on recent events that engage public participation actively in the urban soundscape. Urban Soundscapes and Critical Citizenship poster… Continue reading Urban Soundscapes & Critical Citizenship

Janaury 2014 WFAE President’s Report

My President’s Report for the year-end issue of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News has been published. This issue includes “Teaching Sound and Listening: Auditory Experiments”, a feature article by Leonardo Cardoso and a research/project report “Mapping the Sounds of Collections: Listening to Museums and Archives” By John Kannenberg. My report provides… Continue reading Janaury 2014 WFAE President’s Report

Saturday, December 7, Performance by Jay Needham and Report on Acoustic Ecology

3PM Saturday, December 7 Experimental Sound Studio 5925 North Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60660 Admission free, more details at www.mwsae.org. The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) hosts a performance by sound artist and President of the American Society for Acoustic Ecology (ASAE), Jay Needham, entitled This is a Recording, a work for radio and… Continue reading Saturday, December 7, Performance by Jay Needham and Report on Acoustic Ecology

New Video With Birgit Ulher at the Renaissance Society

Birgit Ulher and Eric Leonardson from The Renaissance Society on Vimeo. This video includes the full duration of our one hour concert at Bond Chapel, on the campus of the University of Chicago. The concert begins with a solo by Birgit (trumpet) and then myself (radios, oscillator, springboard), and concludes with our duo.

November 21, Concert With CPA Trio at Elastic Arts Foundation

9:00 p.m., Thursday, November 21 Elastic Arts Foundation 2830 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Fl Chicago, IL 60618 Phone: 773-772-3616 This evening I will be a special guest performing with the improvised music group, CPA Trio: Christopher Preissing (flute,percussion), Peter Maunu (guitar, violin), Albert Wildeman (bass).

October 22 “Our Sonic Playground” At Musuem of Contemporary Art

6–8:00 pm Oct 22, 2013 Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60611 Admission: FREE I am leading a public, interactive event on Oct. 22, part of a weekly Tuesday evening series organized by the Education Department at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The activities planned will actively engage the… Continue reading October 22 “Our Sonic Playground” At Musuem of Contemporary Art