Cellist Dorothy Carlos talks about her recently commissioned piece “My Ideal is Windy,” which transformed the Lincoln Conservatory’s Fern Room into a mesmerizing and evocative experience like a magnetic storm.
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AntennaeProject and Experimental Sound Studio invite artists to submit proposals for the “urban+nature sonic pavilion", an exhibition of original soundworks to be showcased on the one-of-a-kind multi-channel system of Chicago’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park for summer 2024.
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Looking for a belated Christmas gift for the experimental music fan in your life? Look no further than ESS’s long-sleeve t-shirt, featuring a classic ESS logo on the front and both sleeves!
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ESS's co-director “origin stories” continue with reflections from Olivia Junell, who joined ESS in 2015.
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As we close the year, we're sharing the "origin stories" of ESS's co-directors, featuring tales from the past and giving you a sneak preview of 2024.
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The ESS Studio Group is a special ESS membership level that connects music, sound, and audio technology enthusiasts with a series of behind-the-scenes recording studio experiences in and around Chicago.
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Read about ESS Co-Director Olivia Junell's discussion about diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) practices and perspectives with the IFF.
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Check out the new OPTION Report! It compiles all the videos and interviews from this year’s OPTION series along with various press mentions and other fun info!
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The Annual Winter Recording Special is back on, now through December 31. Get it for for yourself or as a gift.
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Chicago ensemble Fulcrum Point will be joined by Ben Neill to perform La Monte Young's The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer.
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