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).
November 7 and 8, Concert and Soundwalk in Marquette, MI
Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m., in the Peter White Public Library’s Community Room I perform at the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center’s “First Thursdays” Concert Series. My concert will be followed by a lecture-demonstration about the Springboard, including the technical, historical, musical and creative concerns that inspired its invention and performance. Friday,… Continue reading November 7 and 8, Concert and Soundwalk in Marquette, MI
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
New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Fest with Anna Friz
New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival, just in from Justin Groteleuschen, shows Anna Friz and me performing and talking about our work with 100 radios as “breathing instruments” and “players,” accompanied by Springboard, reeds, and electronics. This performance and talk happened at Union Docs in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, April 13. Anna Friz +… Continue reading New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Fest with Anna Friz
“Rub” New CD Release on Public Eyesore and Pan Y Rosas
Just in and out this week, a new CD recorded with the Auris Trio (Christopher Preissing, Julia Miller, and me) and renowned the San Francisco percussionist Gino Robair. Purchase yours on Public Eyesore or download a free MP3 version from the Pan Y Rosas netlabel. The CD (PE 125) feature duos and quartets with the… Continue reading “Rub” New CD Release on Public Eyesore and Pan Y Rosas
World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News
This week I finished my President’s Report for the year-end issue of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News. Please visit to learn what this diverse community and field of artistic, scientific, and educational activity is about. This issue includes “Misconceptions of a Silent North”, a feature article by Carmen Braden and a… Continue reading World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) Quarterly News
Broadcast & Live Web Stream Radio Event, Sept 20-22
A BROADCAST & LIVE WEB STREAM RADIO EVENT, 20-22 SEPTEMBER INTERMISSION: AN AUDIO PORTRAIT OF PLACE – MAPPING THE SPACE BETWEEN A AND B A collaboration between Jennie Savage and Echoes To make a map is to create a visual register of place. To actively use a map is to make connections and perceptually… Continue reading Broadcast & Live Web Stream Radio Event, Sept 20-22
New Springboard Video On YouTube
A short video by Josh Baum created at Amherst College, offering up close details and sounds of the Springboard.
October 9 8:00 pm, Concert at Bond Chapel with Birgit Ulher
8:00 pm, Wednesday, Oct 9 A concert of improvised music, solo and duet sets with Birgit Ulher, from Hamburg, on trumpet, radio, electronics, assorted devices, with myself performing on Springboard, electronics, assorted devices. Address: Bond Chapel, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago IL Admission: FREE Hosted by the Renaissance Society Read Bill Meyer’s recommendation from the Chicago… Continue reading October 9 8:00 pm, Concert at Bond Chapel with Birgit Ulher
Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
While living in Amherst, MA and traveling in Europe this spring, I co-edited a 72-page book with Sabine Breitsameter, entitled Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday. Published in July by Hochschule Darmstadt, the Festschrift collects statements from 25 internationally esteemed authors, composers,… Continue reading Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday