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MUSIC FROM MARS : Opening reception for the Mars Williams Archive
May
25
3:00 PM15:00

MUSIC FROM MARS : Opening reception for the Mars Williams Archive

To celebrate what would have been Mars’ 70th birthday on May 29, and to launch the Mars Williams Archive now being hosted at Experimental Sound Studio, we’re glad to invite you to the culminating event of the weekend: This afternoon we invite the general public to come and check out Mars Williams’ extensive collection of recordings in every imaginable format, dating back to the mid-70’s. 

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Eric Barbosa - Sonografias |:| Urgent Latin American Sound Art
May
14
5:00 PM17:00

Eric Barbosa - Sonografias |:| Urgent Latin American Sound Art

ESS presents a special pop-up program, Sonografias |:| Urgent Latin American Sound Art, by Brazilian artist Eric Barbosa. Sonografias integrates sound performance, collaborations, creative processes, and a micro-exhibition composed of works, sound sculptures, video art, and installation creations.

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New Music Chicago Presents - Echoes and Influences: Sasha Ishov Plays Joji Yuasa
Apr
15
7:30 PM19:30

New Music Chicago Presents - Echoes and Influences: Sasha Ishov Plays Joji Yuasa

Curated by flutist Sasha Ishov, Echoes and Influences is an evening of solos and duos featuring music by Joji Yuasa, alongside works by Isang Yun and Jo Kondō — figures in the postwar Japanese and Korean avant-garde whose works reflect distinct yet interwoven aesthetic trajectories.

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Screening & Listening Party: Fred Anderson Trio in Osaka
Mar
29
6:30 PM18:30

Screening & Listening Party: Fred Anderson Trio in Osaka

Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025 as the Creative Audio Archive collaborates with Asian Improv Arts Midwest to present a free, public Listening Party and Screening of rarely seen archival footage documenting a live performance by the Fred Anderson Trio in Osaka in 1999. The screening will be followed by a live discussion with Aoki. 

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