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

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

July 27, Chronography: Animal in 46. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 2012

Jay Needham and Eric Leonardson perform Chronography: Animal 22:00 Friday, July 27 Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD) 603qm Alexanderstr. 264283 Darmstadt (Atelier Elektronik) This event happens within the Soundscape Composition program featuring Hildegard Westerkamp, and is organized in cooperation with the 46. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 2012 (46th International Summer Course for New Music… Continue reading July 27, Chronography: Animal in 46. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 2012

July 21, Phonophon Konzertreihe mit Eric Leonardson (US) – Belma Bešlić-Gál & Bernhard Gál (AT)

21. Juli 2012 | 20.00 Uhr | I will be giving a solo performance on a bill shared the renowned Belma Bešlić-Gál and Bernhard Gál for PHONOPHON INM – Institute for New Media in Frankfurt, Germany. Einlass 20:00 Uhr, Beginn 20:30 Uhr: Wir laden Sie / Euch und Ihre / Eure Freunde herzlich ein …… Continue reading July 21, Phonophon Konzertreihe mit Eric Leonardson (US) – Belma Bešlić-Gál & Bernhard Gál (AT)

Plasticene’s Final Performance: Graphomania

AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS, CHICAGO’S PIONEER PHYSICAL THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES OUR FINAL PERFORMANCE PIECE, GRAPHOMANIAx, A WORLD PREMIERE ORIGINAL WORK, MARCH 17th THROUGH APRIL 1st AT THE CHOPIN THEATER DOWNSTAIRS FOR TEN PERFORMANCES ONLY! Press Contact: Dexter Bullard

Make Sound Artists’ Reception On Friday, February 17

Friday, February 17, 2012 from 7PM-10PM the Zhou B Arts Center Sound MFA students Jonny Farrow and Ethan Rose are the featured artists in Make Sound, curated by Eric Leonardson, Julia A. Miller, and Christopher Preissing. The Zhou B Arts Center hosts its Third Friday opening with the Wet Paint exhibition of 49 emerging artists… Continue reading Make Sound Artists’ Reception On Friday, February 17

National Wet Paint | Make Sound Exhibition

Opening Friday, January 20, 7:00 to 10:00 pm National Wet Paint | Make Sound Exhibition SAIC Sound MFA students, Jonny Farrow and Ethan Rose, featured in the inaugural Make Sound 2012 exhibition at the Zhou B Art Center, curated by Julia A. Miller, Christopher Preissing, and me. Auris (Eric Leonardson, springboard; Julia A. Miller, guitar;… Continue reading National Wet Paint | Make Sound Exhibition

World Listening Day – Chicago Phonography and Nighttime Soundwalk at Indiana Dunes, July 23

Join the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, Chicago Phonography, World Listening Project, National Park Service, and the Chicago Park District Stargazers Saturday evening, July 23 at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, as we celebrate World Listening Day 2011. The event takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Central Time). Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education… Continue reading World Listening Day – Chicago Phonography and Nighttime Soundwalk at Indiana Dunes, July 23