Singing Insects Soundwalk at Northerly Island Park
@ Northerly Island Park
1521 S Linn White Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, September 6th, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
The Singing Insects Monitoring Program (https://singinginsects.net/) is a citizen science effort to familiarize people with common sounds of singing insects in the Chicago region, including grasshoppers, cicadas, katydids, and crickets.
Building on Dr. Carl Strang’s work (https://natureinquiries.wordpress.com/)documenting species across 22
counties, the purpose of the project is to collect local baseline data and help people keep their ears perked for unusual insect calls each summer. Data collected is publicly available to anyone
who wishes to use it, and walks are conducted informally site by site along a route prescribed by a surveyor. Key to this is listening.
To enjoy and to learn how to identify these insects by their “songs,” Eric Leonardson (https://ericleonardson.org/) prepares us for a soundwalk through engaging “Ear Listening” exercises with directions from Dr. Strang.
Eric Leonardson, a Chicago-based audio artist, serves as President of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, and President of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. He is Associate
Professor, Adjunct in the Department of Sound at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Leonardson performs internationally with the Springboard, a self-built instrument made in 1994 and often presents on acoustic ecology to new audiences beyond art world contexts; engaging and connecting communities in the interrelated aspects of sound, listening, and environment.
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Join Midwestern Society for Acoustic Ecology in our summer soundwalk series! Explore the beautiful nature of the Chicago Public Parks in an experience led by faculty and alumni from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and fellow teaching artists.
Experience the sounds of Chicago from a new perspective!
This series is in partnership with Chicago Park District and Night Out In the Parks which brings arts and culture to over 500 parks across the city, free and open for public participation.
For more information about our organization, visit mwsae.org
Any questions? Email pnaylor@mwsae.org
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