Electronic Music Foundation
presents

Ear to the Earth 2011
New York Soundscape

A sonic portrait of New York City
with events in the five boroughs

October 16 — 23, 2011


All events are free admission. For more information or to make a reservation, contact us at events@emf.org


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This event is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

 

Additional support for this program has been provided by Meet The Composer's Cary New Music Performance Fund, Amphion Foundation, New Spectrum Foundation, and several individuals.


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Brooklyn
Sunday, October 16 at 8:00pm
SHARE
Issue Project Room, Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor

For its first Ear to the Earth appearance, SHARE – the open forum renowned for fostering spontaneous collaborations between artists using a variety of art forms – will present a jam session exploring sounds and images recorded within the borough of Brooklyn. Boundaries will blur between participants and public as members of the audience are encouraged to join the jam. Bring your equipment/instruments/gear, or pop in simply to hang out, chat or exchange ideas.

Directions

Mass Transit
Subway F Line, Subway G Line to CARROLL ST-SMITH ST stop Walk East down Third St over Gowanus Canal to Third Av = 5 min walk.
Subway F Line, Subway M Line, Subway R Line to NINTH ST-FOURTH AVE stop Walk North on Fourth Av. West on Third St to Third Av = 5 min walk.

For more information visit Issue Project Room.

Bronx
Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00pm
MILICA PARANOSIC: A BRONX TALE
The Point CDC, 940 Garrison Avenue

Performing artist/composer Milica Paranosic will incorporate sounds gathered from Hunts Point in the Bronx for the premiere of A Bronx Tale, a work for recorded sounds, live vocals and electronics.

Directions

Mass Transit
Take the 6 train to Hunts Point Avenue. Walk under the Bruckner Expressway (right in front of you when you exit the train station onto Hunts Point Avenue) and make a right turn at the first light onto Garrison Avenue. THE POINT is on the corner of Garrison and Manida Street (the first street on your left walking on Garrison). The entrance is on Manida Street.

By Car
Take the FDR Drive to the Willis Avenue Bridge. Bear right on Bruckner Boulevard (and stay under the Bruckner Expressway) for 1 to 2 miles. Turn right onto Barretto Street. Turn left onto Garrison. THE POINT is located on the corner of Garrison and Manida. Park on the street. The entrance is on Manida.

For more information visit The Point.

Staten Island
Friday, October 21, 8pm
JOSEPH KUBERA: 100 x JOHN 1
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace

Longtime collaborator of John Cage, Joseph Kubera will perform 100 x John 1, a soundscape composed by Kubera and Joel Chadabe, modeled after Cage’s compositional process and using Staten Island sounds. The performance is a salute to John Cage at the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Directions

Mass Transit
Take subway to lower Manhattan, 1 to South Ferry, 4/5 to Bowling Green or R/W to White Hall. Exit and walk south to blue neon Staten Island terminal to take FREE ferry. After landing in Staten Island take the S40 bus at Gate D to travel along Richmond Terrace, less than a 10-minute ride. Let the bus driver know that you want to get off at Snug Harbor.

If traveling by car, a map is here.

For more information visit Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

Queens
Saturday, October 22, noon
IZZI RAMKISSOON & URBAN ART BEAT
Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway, Long Island

Izzi Ramkissoon will collaborate with the teenage group Urban Art Beat for a presentation of their own mixes and beats based on sounds recorded in Queens.

Directions

Mass Transit
Monday through Friday take the N or W train to the Broadway stop in Queens and walk eight blocks west on Broadway (toward the East River) to the intersection of Vernon Boulevard. On Saturday and Sunday, take the N train to the Broadway stop.

If traveling by car, visit here for specific directions.

For more information visit Socrates Sculpture Park.

Manhattan
Sunday, October 23, 4:30pm
SUZANNE THORPE addresses the public for Green City Challenge Race and Family Expo.

For more information visit Green City Challenge.

Manhattan
Sunday, October 23, 3—6pm
RICHARD LAINHART PERFORMS 100 x JOHN 2
HIGHLIGHTS FROM EAR TO THE EARTH 2011
Greenwich House Music School, 146 Barrow Street, Manhattan

On the hour at 3, 4, and 5pm
Anne Guthrie: Under the 7th line, Queens, for voice and field recordings.
Alban Bassuet: Near the S train, Brooklyn, for piano and field recordings.

3:15pm
100 x John 3, Joel Chadabe's sonic summary of New York Soundscape featuring sounds from all five boroughs.

4:15pm
100 x John 1, Joseph Kubera and Joel Chadabe's reprisal of the Staten Island Soundscape.
100 x John 2, Richard Lainhart's magic with guitar, electronics, and Manhattan's sounds.


5:15pm
A Bronx Tale, Milica Paranosic's composition and performance for Ear to the Earth 2011.

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST


Share
Founded in 2001 by Barry Manalog, geoffGDAM and Newclueless Share is an open forum of collaboration between artists using a variety of art forms. Boundaries blur between participants and public as members of the audience are encouraged to join. Share has collaborated with other festivals and events, including Electroluxe in NYC, Phonotaktik festival in Vienna, SAT in Montreal Canada, ClubTransmediale in Berlin Germany and at Transfert in Bordeaux France.

Milica Paranosic
Milica Paranosic is a composer, performance artist, music educator, and producer. One of the Kyle Gann's “favorite women composers of all time” her work ranges from one-woman multimedia shows to operatic and symphonic works, to sound installations and theatrical and movie soundtracks. Her work has been released on Bridge, Electroshock Records and The New Sound record labels.

Joe Kubera
Joe Kubera is a leading interpreter of contemporary music. He has worked closely with legendary composers John Cage, Morton Feldman, La Monte Young, Robert Ashley and others, and has had works composed for him by Larry Austin, Alvin Lucier, Roscoe Mitchell and more. Mr. Kubera has been awarded grants through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, and is a core member of S.E.M. Ensemble, the DownTown Ensemble and Ostravska Banda.

Izzi Ramkissoon
Izzi Ramkissoon is an award-winning composer, performer, and sound artist. He has written works for theater, dance, installations, alternative controllers, and interactive multimedia. His compositions have been featured at SEAMUS, NYCEMF, SPARK, NIME, MATA, Look and Listen Festival, Black Maria Film + Video Festival, World Maker Faire and other venues internationally. He leads the quintet Cracked Codez and the 13 piece Electric Eel Multimedia Ensemble.
Richard Lainhart
Richard Lainhart is a composer, performer, and filmmaker. He has composed over 100 electronic and acoustic works. His music has been performed in the US, England, Sweden, Germany, Australia, and Japan, and released on Periodic Music, Vacant Lot, XI Records, ExOvo and Airglow Music labels. His film A Haiku Setting won awards in several categories at the 2002 International Festival of Cinema and Technology in Toronto, and his animations and short films have been shown in festivals around the world. He lives and works in New York.

ABOUT EAR TO THE EARTH

A program of Electronic Music Foundation, Ear to the Earth is an annual festival and worldwide network that are based on the idea that listening to the sounds of the environment can connect us to the world with a special vibrancy and understanding.

http://www.eartotheearth.org/
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