Join me for a soundwalk exploring our summer soundscape at night at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, for Nature on Tap! Fellow Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) members and School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) students will perform their nature-inspired music. 6-9:00 PM Wednesday, September 7 2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago IL… Continue reading September 7, Nature on Tap! The Sounds of Summer: Music of the Night
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Framework Radio #561 the World Listening Day Episode
So much was happening on World Listening Day last week I couldn’t find time to mention that extracts of one my field recordings are included in framework radio episode #561. Below are words about framework and my recording. Framework radio is a weekly internationally broadcast program on phonography and field recording. It has been produced… Continue reading Framework Radio #561 the World Listening Day Episode
Artist residency program to start along 606 Trail | abc7chicago.com
Tuesday, April 26: Chicago local ABC Channel 7 News announced I am one of the artists creating cultural programming in the landscape of The 606 park system along the Bloomingdale Trail. My series of events will invite communities to explore urban soundscape awareness through a series of soundwalks, original instrument-making classes, beginning in May and… Continue reading Artist residency program to start along 606 Trail | abc7chicago.com
Extreme Weather Exhibition
My Radius Episode 63, “SoundTent at Camp Sherwin” (2015) was among the works featured in EXTREME WEATHER, an exhibition at Murmur Gallery, Atlanta, from December 3 – 28, 2015, curated by Meredith Kooi. EXTREME WEATHER received very favorable reviews, including this one in Burn Away.
Pullman Soundwalk – October 3, 2015
Map of Pullman State Historic Site and National Monument where I led a soundwalk for the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, on October 3, 2015. I talked with Tony Sarabia about the event on WBEZ’s Morning Shift, on September 30, 2015. My plan is to visually indicate the path we followed with GPS coordinates, on… Continue reading Pullman Soundwalk – October 3, 2015
Bison Herd at Crane Trust, Platte River
This American Bison herd lives at the Crane Trust and is one of the few that are genetically pure. Researchers are studying their restorative ecological role for cranes and other migratory birds along the Platte River, in Nebraska. We observed them during the Grassland Soundscapes Workshop, organized by the Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network (on Facebook)… Continue reading Bison Herd at Crane Trust, Platte River
ACRE The Verdant Visit
From July 22-26 I was honored to be one of several visiting artists at the ACRE Summer Residency in a rural landscape near Steuben, Wisconsin. From their website: ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) is a volunteer-run non-profit based in Chicago devoted to employing various systems of support for emerging artists and to creating a… Continue reading ACRE The Verdant Visit
June 6: Frequenzgänge #52, Hamburg
Blurred Edges Festival | Elektroakustische Frequenzverschiebungen I Centro Sociale Sternstr. 2 20357 Hamburg www.centrosociale.de Eric Leonardson: springboard Lê Quan Ninh: percussion Birgit Ulher: trumpet, radio, speaker Angharad Davies: violin Gunnar Lettow: e-bass, objects, electronics
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.
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