An Ear to the Earth:

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Calendar Event: December 11, 2005

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Knowing the World through Sound

Symposium and Concert

Sunday, December 11, 2005
Frederick Loewe Theater
35 West 4th Street
New York City

Admission: free

This symposium and concert, produced by EMF in collaboration with the Music Technology Program at NYU, is an introductory event to An Ear to the Earth, a citywide festival of music and sound that explores the nature of our sonic environment and how it affects us. The goal of this symposium is to explore the use of music and sound to illuminate environmental issues and to engage the public in environmental awareness.

http://www.eartotheearth.org/symposium.html

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ABOUT THE EVENT:

Electronic Music Foundation
In collaboration with the NYU Music Technology Program
presents
Knowing the World through Sound
A symposium and concert exploring the use of sound to understand the world

Sunday, December 11
10am to 10pm
Admission: free

NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre
35 West 4th Street
New York City

More information:
http://www.eartotheearth.org/symposium.html
mailto:eartotheearth@emf.org
Knowing the World through Sound is an introductory event to An Ear to the Earth: A Festival of Music, Sound and Ecology, a citywide festival of music, sound and media art that explores how we relate to the natural world and human environments through sound. During a ten-day period in October 2006, the festival will offer concerts, installations, public art, encounters, soundwalks, and educational programs in locations across New York City. Information about the festival, the symposium, and the artists is available at

http://www.eartotheearth.org



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SCHEDULE:

10 - 11am
Workshop: New York Society for Acoustic Ecology
Members of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology will discuss the citywide NYSoundmap Project and learn how to use the Googlemap API to create their own online interactive maps. The workshop will be led by Andrea Polli, Ned Mooney, Michelle Nagai, and Robbin Gheesling.

11am - noon
Workshop: Steven Feld
Ethnomusicologist and composer Steven Feld will discuss techniques of field recordings in the Bosavi Rainforest, Africa, Europe, and Japan.

1 - 1:45pm
Welcome and Keynote Speech
Author and performer David Rothenberg will introduce the keynote address by E. J. McAdams, Executive Director, New York City Audubon. Mr. McAdams will discuss the role of the arts in engaging the public in environmental issues.

2 - 3:30pm
Panel: Listening to the World
Media artist Andrea Polli will moderate and participate as a panelist. Other panelists will include UNESCO DigiArts Portal director Tereza Wagner; ethnomusicologist, author, and composer Steven Feld; and composer and sound artist Annea Lockwood.

4 - 5:30pm
Panel: Interspecies Communication
Sound artist Steven M. Miller, moderator, will introduce author and sound artist David Dunn; author and performer David Rothenberg; and E. J. McAdams, Executive Director, New York City Audubon.

8pm
Concert: Knowing the World Through Sound
Music by Miya Masaoka, Steven Feld, David Rothenberg, and David Dunn.
http://www.eartotheearth.org/symposiumconcert.html


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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:


Article: Introduction to the Festival
Joel Chadabe
http://www.eartotheearth.org/introduction.html

Introduction to Acoustic Ecology
Article: Jim Cummings
http://www.eartotheearth.org/guidance/introacousticecology.html

Interview: Sound and Science
David Dunn interviewed by Steven M. Miller
http://www.arts-electric.org/articles/051205.dunn.html

Interview: Managing our Soundscape
Nicholas P. Miller interviewed by Steven M. Miller
http://www.arts-electric.org/articles/051030.millern.html

Interview: Sound and the Earth
AE asks Steven M. Miller, Jim Cummings, and Andrea Polli ...
http://www.arts-electric.org/articles/050916.soundandtheearth.html

Website: The Acoustic Ecology Institute
http://www.acousticecology.org/

Website: New York City Audubon
http://www.nycaudubon.org/home/

Website: The Acoustic Ecology Institute
http://www.acousticecology.org/

Website: UNESCO Digi-arts
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1391&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html


Website: UNESCO Young Digital Creators
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5334&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html