ARTS ELECTRIC presents EAR TO THE EARTH 2008 :: October 15 - 25 :: Various venues in New York City.

Ear to the Earth 2008 began with the launch of New York Soundscape, a multi-year project to create a panoramic portrayal of the city’s audio personality and urban ecology by composers, sound artists, students, and New Yorkers from all walks of life. The composers this year include Walter Branchi, Francisco Lopez, Alvin Curran, Michael Schumacher, Miya Masaoka, Richard Lainhart, Lo Vid, Marina Rosenfeld, Andrea Polli, Ezequiel Vinao, Charlie Morrow, Helen Fisher, Matthew Burtner, and John Cage.

Don’t miss New York Big Fritz, a multimedia presentation of Times Square around the clock, produced by faculty and students of the NYU Music Technology program, among them Agnieszka Roginska, Paul Geluso, Robert Rowe, Joel Chadabe, and Tom Beyer. (Image above is: Recording New York Big Fritz - Photo by Izzi Ramkissoon)

The festival continued with other soundscapes and performances with an ecological bent, including music by Ezequiel Vinao, Charlie Morrow, Helen Fisher, Matthew Burtner and others, and performances by So Percussion, Matthew Burtner, Madeleine Shapiro, Stephen Gosling, and Jenny Chai.

The festival will close with a star-studded New York City first performance of John Cage’s Lecture on the Weather.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

For information about the ideas, the music, the artists, the events, ticketing, reservations, and venues, here are the contact points: http://www.emfproductions.org/ :: http://www.arts-electric.org/ :: and eartotheearth [at] emf.org :: Phone: (888) 749-9998 and (212)206-1505.

EVENTS

Soundwalks: Guided by members of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology :: Wednesday, October 15, 6pm :: Meet at Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/soundwalks.html

Citizen Sound :: A public forum on urban sound moderated by Andrea Polli :: Wednesday, October 15, 7pm :: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/citizensound.html

New York Society for Acoustic Ecology :: Works by Andrea Polli, Jonny Farrow, others :: Wednesday, October 15, 9pm ::
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South

Commissions 1 :: Richard Lainhart & LoVid :: Thursday, October 16, 8pm :: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/commissions1_2l.html

Commissions 2 :: World premieres by Michael Schumacher, Miya Masaoka, Marina Rosenfeld :: Friday, October 17, 8pm ::
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/commissions2_3m.html

Cloud Car :: An (auto)mobile installation by Andrea Polli :: Saturday, October 18, 12-6pm :: Eyebeam, 540 W 21st Street ::
Sunday, October 19, 10am-3pm :: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, Queens :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/cloudcar.html

New York Metropolis :: A public forum on culturally driven urban development :: Organized and moderated by Charlie Morrow :: Saturday, October 18, 3pm :: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/metropolis.html

Commissions 3 :: Alvin Curran: TransDadaExpress :: The Brooklyn Bridge :: Saturday, October 18, 8pm :: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/curran.html

Other Soundscapes 1 :: Music by Olivier Messiaen, Ezequiel Viñao, Helen Fisher, Matthew Burtner :: Performed by Madeleine Shapiro, cello, Jessica Schmitz, flute, Jenny Chai, piano, Stephen Gosling, piano :: Monday, October 20, 7:30pm :: Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W 22nd Street :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/othersoundscapes1.html

Other Soundscapes 2 :: Music by Charlie Morrow, Matthew Burtner :: Performed by MetasaxDRUMthings, Charlie Morrow ::
Tuesday, October 21, 7:30pm :: Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W 22nd Street :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/othersoundscapes2.html

Other Soundscapes 3 :: Music by John Cage, Orlando Garcia, Jason Treuting :: Performed by So Percussion, Madeleine Shapiro, cello :: Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 :: Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W 22nd Street

John Cage: Lecture on the Weather :: Performers include Merce Cunningham, Joan La Barbara, Jan Williams, Agnieszka Roginska, Chris Mann, others :: Friday, October 24 & Saturday, October 25, 7:30pm :: Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W 22nd Street :: http://www.emfproductions.org/upcoming/lectureontheweather.html

Many opportunities to contribute and to participate :: http://www.emf.org/joinus/invitation.html

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