This exhibition presents the Mexican artist Leslie García’s intervention in El Saturn Collection—an archive of around 600 tapes and cassettes by the jazz musician Sun Ra—through synthesizers, electronic processing and artificial intelligence.
In a one-time performance, Chicago-based composer and sound artist Lia Kohl presents the world premiere of her latest composition "Music for Union Station," a chamber work responding to the Great Hall of Chicago's central train station.
To celebrate what would have been Mars’ 70th birthday, and to launch the Mars Williams Archive now hosted at ESS, we’re glad to invite you to the third in a series of events: Mars Williams Toy Story featuring a new composition by Lia Kohl.
To celebrate what would have been Mars’ 70th birthday on May 29, and to launch the Mars Williams Archive now being hosted at Experimental Sound Studio, we’re glad to invite you to the culminating event of the weekend: This afternoon we invite the general public to come and check out Mars Williams’ extensive collection of recordings in every imaginable format, dating back to the mid-70’s.
Join us for an evening of improvised sound-making as we welcome Oakland-based pianist, composer, and electronics musician Chris Brown to ESS for a special duet concert with Chicago percussionist Tim Daisy.
The OPTION 2025 season kicks off with Potliquor, a new experimental duo with pianist Sharon Udoh and turnablist Allen Moore.
Chia Amisola performs an experimental ambient atmosphere in PAGASA, which uses historical & real-time climate data provide the basis of sound, image, & samples in a simulation of the tropics, going from its mythological formations to future geographies.
Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist and composer Patrick Shiroishi performs on the OPTION stage for the first time.
EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO
5925 N RAVENSWOOD, CHICAGO IL 60660
