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normanlong · Forsythia - March wind, contact mics, forsythia, March 2021

normanlong · Winter Grass Wind, Grass, Contact mics, Late Winter 2021

Re-emergence Marian R. Byrnes Park, previously known as Park No. 562 or Van Vlissingen Prairie, is located in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood. At approximately 135 acres, it is one of the largest natural areas in Chicago. The site includes marsh, wet prairie, prairie, savanna, and woodland and is a great place to observe wildlife including frogs, snakes, birds, and deer. The video provides a brief history of the park from Norman W. Long’s personal perspective as an artist and local resident of Jeffery Manor. Then Long and Zalek guide us in relaxation and sensation exercises to the sounds and sights provided by this diverse ecology.

  Xris Espinoza - Tenor Saxophone, Drums, Percussion Norman Long - Electronics, Percussion Sara Zalek - Electronics, Metal,  Movement

  MOTHERSHIP9 Virtual Exodus: The Great Cosmic Migration PART 11 Featuring - Sura Dupart, Xris Espinoza, Norman Long Greetings Mystic Travelers & Psychic Healers, Curated by Angel Bat Dawid The mythological Mothership9 sound craft took a year to build and is readily equipped to leave racists planet earth. Launching into virtual space on BLACK Friday, join Mothership9 special taskforce of BIPOC Creative Musicians, DJ's, Sound Artists, Scholars, Dancers, the Youth and even a June Tyson Tribute as they explore the nebulous galaxies of Blackness with epic performances, discussions and most importantly community! ALL ABOARD THE MOTHERSHIP9!

  Molly Jones - Tenor Sax, percussion, electronics Norman W. Long - Electronics