June 5: Lecture in Klingt Gut! Symposium on Sound

On Friday, June 5 I give a lecture on “Soundscape Awareness” at 3:00pm in “Lecture 3: Understanding Sound” with lectures until 6:00pm by Helmut Wittek: On the Sound of Microphones, and Lars Ohlendorf: Funktionale Klänge.

Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound

On April 15 my article for Volume 22, Issue 1 of the Journal of Radio and Audio Media was published. “Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound” describes how World Listening Day engages and educates individuals and groups in soundscape awareness, and the socio-aesthetic potential of radio and audio media for communicating and… Continue reading Sound and Listening: Beyond the Wall of Broadcast Sound

Radius Episode 63, SoundTent at Camp Sherwin May 2

On International Dawn Chorus Day I am inviting local citizens to join me at the shoreline of Lake Michigan at 5:00-6:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2. My “SoundTent” will be located on the beach one block east of Sheridan Road, 20 paces past 1205 W Sherwin Avenue, in Chicago.

WFAE NEWS April-June 2015 edition now online

The April-June edition of World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) News Quarterly is now online. My “President’s Report” updates readers about publication of the next Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, and previewed some of the many exciting events concerning artistic and technological responses to impending disasters concerning water and climate at the Balance-Unbalance 2015… Continue reading WFAE NEWS April-June 2015 edition now online

Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments

On March 25–26, I am participating in the pre-conference acoustic ecology workshop and overnight field trip to the Beaver Creek Biosphere Reserve, organized by the American Society for Acoustic Ecology. On March 27–29, I am honored to lead and present these panels and papers in the spectacular conference, Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining… Continue reading Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate and Place, Reimagining Environments

Oct. 16-17, Listen(n) Symposium: Acoustic Ecologies of the American Southwest Deserts

2:30pm MST Friday, October 17th I am giving a talk in the Listenn Symposium on Acoustic Ecologies of the American Southwest Deserts, at Arizona State University. My talk is titled, “Acoustic Ecology and Ethical Listening,” on the fundamental role of listening in everyday experience, the arts, sciences, and humanities. Listen online. Presentations will stream live. Dr.… Continue reading Oct. 16-17, Listen(n) Symposium: Acoustic Ecologies of the American Southwest Deserts

October 2014 WFAE President’s Report

As President of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) reporting for its online newsletter is one of my routine tasks. My President’s Report report for the October-December 2014 WFAE Quarterly News announces: Administrative changes on the WFAE Board Upcoming conferences Review of July’s WFAE-endorsed Invisible Places | Sounding Cities symposium in Viseu, Portugal In… Continue reading October 2014 WFAE President’s Report

What’s New For July 2014

Life and art continues to keep me busy well into the summer. This July, or what remains of it has me doing: WFAE President’s Report World Listening Day Invisible Places | Sounding Cities Sounding Out! Podcast #32: The World Listening Update – 2014 Edition Articular Facet Residency at Ragdale 25 Years In Wicker Park, Moving Out… Continue reading What’s New For July 2014