Aural Neighborhoods 2021

Aural Neighborhoods 2021

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and NON:op Open Opera Works are excited to be partnering with Chicago Architecture Center’s Open House Chicago to present a second season of Aural Neighborhoods—a series of virtual and in-person soundwalks that reveal the aural characteristics within the built environment of diverse Chicago neighborhoods. 

July 18th, Milwaukee Soundwalk

July 18th, Milwaukee Soundwalk

Now I will do nothing but listen… I hear all sounds running together, combined, fused or following, sounds of the city and sounds out of the city, sounds of the day and night – Walt Whitman, Song of Myself For World Listening Day 2021, MSAE 

Welcome Billie Howard and Farewell Amanda Gutierrez

Welcome Billie Howard and Farewell Amanda Gutierrez

Amanda Gutierrez has been both a great asset in MSAE’s 2018-19 transition toward building a sustainable and accountable leadership in Chicago and the Midwest region. Her exemplary soundwalks and media projects introduced new ideas and audiences bridge and incorporate the concerns of sound studies and