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I hope this message finds you well. If you're in the area, I hope you can attend one of my live performances announced here. I will also point you to some recent events and publications that may be watched, read, and/or ordered online. Late-breaking news info can be found on my "what's new" page, Twitter, and Facebook, so please visit and follow!
All my best,
Eric
Upcoming and Recent Events
Wednesday, October 9 8:00 pm
Concert
Improvised music, solo and duet sets
Birgit Ulher, trumpet
Eric Leonardson, electronics, assorted devices
Address: Bond Chapel, 1025 East 58th St.
Admission: FREE
Nice brief description from the Renaissance Society, “Ulher and Leonardson are seasoned improvisers, with restraint being a key part of each of their repertoires. Her stark compositional sensibility will be set against the delightfully faceted tinkering of Chicago-based performer and composer Leonardson.”
Birgit will also be a guest artist presenting in the Sound Department’s Weekly Colloquium on Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11 in my Instrument Construction in the Department of Sound at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tuesday, October 22 6–8:00 pm
“Engage Sound: Play, Watch, Share, Listen” at Museum of Contemporary Art
Public interactive event led by Eric Leonardson with SAIC students and Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology. More info TBA.
Address: 220 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago IL
Admission: FREE
Thursday, November 7 7:00 pm
Concert
Solo at First Thursdays at City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center
Address: Peter White Public Library Community Room, 217 Front Street, Marquette MI
Admission: FREE
Recent Events
New CD/Mp3 release: Rub by Auris + Gino. CD recorded at Experimental Sound Studio, with the Auris Trio (Christopher Preissing, Julia Miller, Eric Leonardson) and renowned San Francisco percussionist Gino Robair. Purchase CD at our concerts or on Public Eyesore. Download a free MP3 version from Pan Y Rosas.
New video from 2013 MEGAPOLIS Fest with Anna Friz
October-December 2013 Report, WFAE Quarterly News
Intermission Radio Event, Sept 20-22
Springboard – New Video by Josh Baum and Eric Leonardson
World Listening Day 2013: R. Murray Schafer Tribute at Stratford Summer Music Festival
New book published: Ways of Listening, Figures of Thought: A Festschrift for R. Murray Schafer on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday, co-edited by Sabine Breitsameter and Eric Leonardson. Dieburg Series on Acoustic Ecology 3, Soundscape & Environmental Medialab/Hochschule Darmstadt (July 2013). E-mail festschrift@wfae.net for details on how to receive your copy. (Very few remain.)
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