exploring the role of sound and listening in natural and cultural environments
On Thursday March 22 a large multi-generational gathering of artists, activists, and educators were hosted at the Chicago home of MSAE founder and co-chair at Eric Leonardson to meet and talk with Hildegard Westerkamp, the renowned Vancouver-based composer, sound ecologist, and radio artist.
The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology mourns the loss musician, sound designer, and leading member of the World forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE), Nigel Frayne. Following a long battle with cancer, a time during which he remained active as WFAE’s Chair, and later Membership Secretary and Treasurer, he passed away on January 8, 2018.
The April-June 2015 WFAE News Quarterly is now online.
This issue focuses on of WFAE affiliate news; a tribute to Peter Grant; a call for papers for publication in Soundscape: The Journal of Acoustic Ecology, Balance-Unbalance 2015, and a summary of recent research projects.