Amherst College Copeland Colloquia on Art in Place / the Place of Art

Beginning in January I will be an artist-in-residence at Amherst College. I was selected by faculty at Amherst College to be a Copeland Fellow in their colloquium on “Art in Place/the Place of Art.” The Copeland Fellows for the spring semester also include saxophonist Matana Roberts, filmmaker Catherine Masud, and choreographer Idan Cohen. The Copeland… Continue reading Amherst College Copeland Colloquia on Art in Place / the Place of Art

Malformation, 60×60 PianoForte Mix

My one-minute composition, Malformation was selected for the 60×60 PianoForte mix at the PianoForte Foundation, coordinated by Christopher Preissing. Founder/organizer Robert Voisey describes 60×60 as a one-hour music extravaganza featuring 60 one-minute slices of New Music. Malformation is a digital sound creation that uses one small piano sample read by a self-made application, built from… Continue reading Malformation, 60×60 PianoForte Mix

December 5, Variations VI Performance at Neiman Center, SAIC

7:00–9:00 pm Wednesday, December 5 Leroy Neiman Center School of the Art Institute of Chicago 37 S. Wabash Avenue Chicago IL 60603 Variations VI (1966), for a plurality of sound-systems (any sources, components and loud-speakers) will be performed by students, faculty, and others in the Leroy Neiman Center at The School of the Art Institute… Continue reading December 5, Variations VI Performance at Neiman Center, SAIC

Photos From AUDIOPARC Launch In Laval, Québec

Launch of a series of sonic art events curated by Magali Babin and hosted by Galerie Verticale in Laval, Québec. On Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 Natalia Petkova performed, with amplified horns transmitting their sounds to handheld, portable FM radios. Jen Reimer and Max Stein collaboratively performed a multi-channel sound composition. Douglas Moffat… Continue reading Photos From AUDIOPARC Launch In Laval, Québec

November 20, X-Act Sound On Free Radio SAIC

X-Act Sound, a live one-hour radio listening experience created by students of Eric Leonardson’s Introduction To Sound course, at the SAIC Department of Sound. Date: Tuesday, November 20 Time: 2:30 – 3:30 PM (US CST / GMT -6) Listen at Free Radio SAIC What you can expect to hear: sounds made live and recorded in… Continue reading November 20, X-Act Sound On Free Radio SAIC

November 19 at Myopic With Albert Wildeman (bass)

7:30 PM, Monday, November 19 Myopic Bookstore 1564 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 Find us up on the second floor. Albert Wildeman (bass) and Eric Leonardson (springboard, electronics) perform in the weekly Myopic Improvised/Experimental Music Series, curated by Fred Lonberg-Holm, Brian Labycz and Aaron Zarzutzki. More info the Myopic Improvised/Experimental Music Series: www.myopicbookstore.com/music.html Find us… Continue reading November 19 at Myopic With Albert Wildeman (bass)

Oct 6, EcoMedia Panel at International Sculpture Conference

Time/Date: 10:00—11:30 AM Saturday, October 6 Location: Columbus Auditorium at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603 During the 23rd International Sculpture Conference I will speak on a panel entitled, EcoMedia: Environmental Science & Technology & Interaction in Public Art. The panel’s moderator is Andrea Polli. The panelists… Continue reading Oct 6, EcoMedia Panel at International Sculpture Conference

October 13, MiniSoundFestival at Prak-Sis

8:00 PM Saturday, October 13, 2012 Prak-Sis Gallery, 1917 W Irving Park Road North Center, Chicago IL 60613 (Located between Wolcott and Damen Avenues, a 2-minute walk west from the Irving Park stop on the CTA Brown Line.) From the organizer, Gwenn-Aël Lynn: Chicago has long been known for a cradle of innovative music. The… Continue reading October 13, MiniSoundFestival at Prak-Sis

AUDIOPARC et lancement de la programmation de l’automne 2012

Andra McCartney and Eric Leonardson speak and lead soundwalks around the Métro de la Concorde, for Audioparc, a series of sonic art events curated by Magali Babin and hosted by Galerie Verticale in Laval, Québec. AUDIOPARC is meant to present new and captivating projects with the bold idea to make Laval a playground for the… Continue reading AUDIOPARC et lancement de la programmation de l’automne 2012

New Music at the Green Mill, 2–5 PM Sunday, September 23

Please join me for this concert with the SEXTET of Abbinanti/Gregorio/Leonardson/Preissing/Wildeman/Wosko  at 2–5 PM Sunday, September 23. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 4802 N. Broadway Avenue (Corner of Lawrence & Broadway) Chicago, IL 60640 773.878.5552 (21 and over) Frank Abbinanti – piano Guillermo Gregorio – reeds Eric Leonardson – springboard Christopher Preissing – flute Albert Wildeman… Continue reading New Music at the Green Mill, 2–5 PM Sunday, September 23