OSIS—One Square Inch of Silence

Many people are learning and talking about Gordon Hempton’s One Square Inch of Silence book and project at Olympic National Park. The MSAE is proud to have Elliott Berger as one of its members who also serves on the board of the One Square Inch 

ALERT: CHICAGO DESTROYS FIRST GROPIUS BUILDING

The destruction of Chicago’s Gropius architecture and Bauhaus legacy has begun. As reported here in August, the City of Chicago destroyed nearly all of the landscaping around the Michael Reese Hospital campus—the 37-acre site that was purchased by the city for construction of an Olympic 

Giant Ear))) webcast, August 30

Giant Ear is a weekly, two-hour webcast radio show of “…soundscape recordings, (wo)man-on-the-street public interest interviews, live on-site sound explorations, special guests, and more.” Curated by MSAE founder and director, Eric Leonardson, the August 30th Giant Ear will feature the recent Chicago Phonography performances at