Breakthrough on 30th Anniversary | pivotal moment of environmental awakening

Summary of 2023 WFAE Conference at Atlantic Center for the Arts From 19 through 26 March 2023 I convened and participated in ‘Listening Pasts – Listening Futures’ a hybrid virtual and in-person conference at the Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA), in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. This was the first international conference held by the… Continue reading Breakthrough on 30th Anniversary | pivotal moment of environmental awakening

Learning to love Chicago with your ears by Kerry Cardoza

Feb. 6, 2019 article by Kerry Cardoza published in the Chicago Reader today

Balance-Unbalance 2018 New Value Systems | September 20-21

Balance-Unbalance 2018 New Value Systems is hosted September 20th and 21st 2018 by The Patching Zone, the City of Rotterdam and partners in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Walking In Between Soundscapes | August 4 | Comfort Station

Join us for a night of experimental music based in soundscapes, acoustic instruments, walking, and microtonal improvisations by New York and Chicago artists Eric Leonardson, Jenn Grossman, Amanda Gutierrez, and Stuart Jackson. 9 PM–12 AM Saturday, August 4 Comfort Station Logan Square 2579 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60647 Program Amanda Gutiérrez, in collaboration with… Continue reading Walking In Between Soundscapes | August 4 | Comfort Station

Proceedings of Invisible Places 2017

The proceedings of Invisible Places 2017 | Sound Urbanism and Sense of Place were finally released last month and are free to download! Get them in a single, exquisitely designed 685-page PDF from http://invisibleplaces.org/#proceedings. Reflections about our workshop titled, “How do Soundwalks Engage Urban Communities in Soundscape Awareness?” was co-written with fellow Midwest Society for… Continue reading Proceedings of Invisible Places 2017

Advances In Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape / Balance-Unbalance 2017

Watch the archived video stream here. Advances In Eco-Sensing and the Soundscape / Balance-Unbalance 2017 #BunB17 @BalanceConf @LeahBarclay @NEXT_cc archi https://t.co/MXaPyU95mv pic.twitter.com/X5XYy8l3tK — ericleonardson (@eleona) August 27, 2017

Invisible Places 2017

On Friday, April 8 Amanda Gutierrez and I led a workshop entitled How do soundwalks engage urban communities in soundscape awareness? for Invisible Places: Sound, Urbanism and Sense of Place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. With Norman W. Long in Chicago, fellow teaching artist who led soundwalks in our Soundwalks In the… Continue reading Invisible Places 2017

Video: What is a soundwalk?

Amanda Gutierrez produced this short video document of our soundwalks in Chicago parks, to help answer a frequently asked question, “What is a soundwalk?” What is a soundwalk? from amanda gutierrez on Vimeo. The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology’s Soundwalks In The Parks Series continues through October, November, and December. Please join us. These soundwalks… Continue reading Video: What is a soundwalk?

An invitation to new music performances and explorations of Chicago park soundscapes.

I’m happy to share a bundle of news about my fall season events, starting this week! These include debut performance of the Eric Leonardson Springboard Trio and soundwalks hosted by the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, Night Out in the Parks 2016 Partner. Here’s a list. I hope you will join us, listen, share, and… Continue reading An invitation to new music performances and explorations of Chicago park soundscapes.

Singing Insects Monitoring Program – Night Out In The Parks 2016

Please join me for a soundwalk with Carl Strang’s Singing Insects Monitoring Program, starting at 7 PM Friday, June 24 at North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, Illinois 60646. Limited places are available. Please contact singinginsects@gmail.com or 312-741-5472 or register on Eventbrite for Friday’s Soundwalk at North Park Village Nature Center.… Continue reading Singing Insects Monitoring Program – Night Out In The Parks 2016