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Xris Espinoza - Reeds/Percussion A ndrew Clinkman - Guitar Norman W. Long - Synth/Persussion Recorded at Experimental Sound Studio by Ralph Loza and Alex Inglizian July 21, 2019 Thanks to ESS and Roman Susan Banner art by Gwyneth Zelany Anderson

MSAE Summer Soundwalks: Listening for Resilience Big Marsh Park, Chicago, IL  July 20, 2019 Norman W. Long Sara Zalek Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology Chicago Park District Night Out In the Parks Program Photo/Video by Katie Wood Norman W. Long has been following the revitalization of Big Marsh since 2015. He has done this by recording Big Marsh at several times during the year (when the City allows the public in to the area) and since it has opened as a Bike Park and Nature area. Listening is great tool to determine the health and resilience of this ecology. Since 2016 Norman has collaborated with movement artist and Butoh performer Sara Zalek on soundwalks at Big Marsh Park. They have engaged the park and walkers with dance, improvised music, performance, meditation practice and mindfulness exercises to connect the community to the ecology and soundscape to Big Marsh Park. This years theme is Listening for Resilience. Resilience is defined as:...

Sensitive Circuits: Listening Ground, June 30, 2019 Experimental Sound Studio As part of the Without Within exhibition, curated by Ruth Hodgins, a collaboration between Experimental Sound Studio and Roman Susan, I organized the soundwalk with performers and artists Gwyneth Z. Anderson and Sara Zalek. We collectively identified the listening hubs and actions/prompts associated with them. Listening as composing. Walking as performing. The sonic diversity of Edgewater. We travel through public and private spaces, an affluent community, public housing, senior housing, supportive housing,  commercial vs residential zones, private cemetary, public park and community gardens and fast food. The walk connects our inner-selves to the soundscape.  We mapped our route through Edgewater withsoundwalk, excercises and listening score lead by Norman W. Long, Gwyneth Z. Anderson and Sara Zalek. Starting at the ESS garden, with stops at Rosehill Cemetary, Clark/Ashland Island, ...