Experimental Sound Studio and Frequency Series are proud to present a rare Chicago appearance by influential composer, violinist, and improviser Malcolm Goldstein. Works to be performed may include gentle rain preceding mushrooms (in memoriam John Cage), my feet is tired but my soul is rested (for Rosa Parks), and Soundings—the name Goldstein gives to his open improvisations, which have long been credited for expanding the sonic palette and expressive potential of the violin.

Francisco López’s concerts are immersive sonic experiences in the dark, with multi-channel surround systems and blindfolds provided for the public. Created from a myriad original sound environments (both natural and artificial) collected all over the world, the performance will not present “soundscapes,” but rather virtual worlds of sound in which the listener develops his/her own experience in an environment where the rules and the parameters are defined by the sounds themselves—felt as space and as a physical dynamic force. Reknowned for the intensity, richness and complexity of these virtual worlds, López's performances are truly not-to-be-missed experiences.

For this rare Chicago solo performance, Ikue Mori will perform her audio-visual work 'Nymphs, witches, and fairies.'

An evening of voice and electronics from Norway's most dynamic composer/performer, Maja Ratkje, an artist "who can genuinely be said to be extending the expressive range of the voice through technical and technological means." (The Wire)

ESS is pleased to present American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer Elliott Sharp in his first solo appearance in Chicago in over a decade at Constellation

A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City for over 30 years, Elliott Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from orchestral music to blues, jazz, noise, no wave rock, and techno music. He leads the projects Carbon and Orchestra Carbon, Tectonics, and Terraplane and has pioneered ways of applying fractal geometry, chaos theory, and genetic metaphors to musical composition and interaction.