Category: What’s New

Farm-to-Fork Dinner Waste Not, Want Not on May 18

I am serving up some sounds for a special dinner on Thursday, a part of the exhibition The Earth Will Not Abide. Nourish your body and feed your mind with conversation around the politics of sustainability.  Thursday, May 18, 2017 – 6:00PM to 8:00PM Gallery 400 400 S. Peoria St. Chicago IL Sorry, the RSVP… Continue reading Farm-to-Fork Dinner Waste Not, Want Not on May 18

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

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

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

February 17 Now Jazzed 1 – Contemporary Jazz and Improvisation Night at Resistor

Friday , February 17 9:00 PM 11:55 PM Sorry, No Pike: Lilianna Wosko (cello), Christopher Preissing (flute, percussion, electronics), and Eric Leonardson (Springboard) perform at Resistor Chicago. Headlining this new jazz series, “…focusing on in-the-moment improvisation and free jazz sonic manifestations, as well as live experimental music related to the jazz paradigm.” 5053 N. Lincoln… Continue reading February 17 Now Jazzed 1 – Contemporary Jazz and Improvisation Night at Resistor

WFAE, New Journal, New Website

On February 1, 2017 it was my great pleasure to introduce the new issue of a newly formatted WFAE Quarterly News announcing the launch of the organization’s rebuilt website, an active blog, and the publication of the WFAE’s first digital journal, Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, Volume 15.

Tribute for Pauline Oliveros at Fridman Gallery

Dear Friends, Happy New Year greetings! At 6pm Sunday, 8 January I will join the Apple Box Orchestra in a large tribute for Pauline Oliveros, the great female pioneer of electronic music and founder/exponent of Deep Listening, who died at age 84, on 26 November 2016. FRIDMAN GALLERY 287 Spring Street New York, NY 10013… Continue reading Tribute for Pauline Oliveros at Fridman Gallery