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      • Featured Artists 2018
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      • 2017 MNI Vibrotactile Composing Workshop
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Sound Scene 2019: AMPLIFY!

Listen Closely

Full Schedule 2019

Sound Scene 2019: AMPLIFY! invites you to consider how sound, story and the natural world are amplified or quieted.  What do you hear?  Which cultural narratives are audible and which deserve additional amplification?

- Make music from your fingerprints
- 
Listen in on the sounds of your own inner ear
-Join a small group workshop to transform playground hand clap games into hip hop beats
- Travel through time and space with a VR sonic meditation
And SO MUCH MORE!
(Did we mention the Dinosaur?)

Find the Full Daily Schedule Below
Sound Scene audio artwork will be exhibited throughout the museum!
If you'd like to request sign language interpretation please email hirshhornexperience@si.edu

Inspired? Submit YOUR Proposal for 2020 Here
Proposals Accepted until Dec 15th, 2020

Audio art installations (detailed below) exhibited throughout the
Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 10am-5pm June 29+30, 2019.
Live performances outside on the Plaza unless otherwise noted.
Small group workshops meet at the welcome table just inside the museum's rotating door.


Saturday June 29

10am Performance (Plaza)
Henry Lowman

Ambient soundscapes for electric balalaika, harp guitar and electric violin.

10am -12pm Workshop (Plaza)
Instrument Petting Zoo

Try a trombone, bow a cello and any other instrument you've always wanted to play. All-ages welcome! Facilitators will be on-hand to assist. Made possible by support from the National Symphony Orchestra.

10am-12pm Workshop
(Ring Auditorium, indoors)
Oral History Pop-Up Studio

Head downstairs to the DC Oral History Collaborative's pop-up studio to record an oral history of your own or interview a friend (facilitators on-site will assist).

10am-1pm (ongoing/drop-in)
Workshop
(North Jefferson Lower Sculpture Garden)

OnRaé LaTeal, Hand Games Project
Join OnRaé LaTeal from the Hirshhorn ArtLab for an interactive audio workshop where participants remember childhood hand games and remix the sounds and stories into fresh hip-hop beats. Girls and women-identified participants of all-ages welcome.

10:30 Workshop (Welcome Table)
Sonic Meditation

Meet at the welcome table inside and then head out with facilitator Layne Garrett for a sonic meditation inspired by the work of Pauline Oliveros.

11am Performance (Plaza)
ARTLAB+School of Hip Hop
Top students from ARTLAB (a radically inclusive digital arts space for teens located in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden) will perform excerpts from their forthcoming School of Hip Hop 2019 mixtape.

12pm Performance (Plaza)
Amplified Percussion Ensemble

Enjoy a musical improvisation exploring the wide range of timbres and resonances obtainable through the medium of amplified percussion. Artists include: Layne Garrett, Amanda Huron, Nik Francis and friends.

12pm Performance (2nd Floor, indoors)
David²: Amplifying the Visual Art of
Enrico David
by David Schulman
How do you hear visual art? Join violinist and composer David Schulman for this exploration of the works of Italian artist Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release exhibited inside on the 2nd floor. Made possible by support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C.

12:30 Hirshhorn Shuffle (Lobby)

Hirshhorn Shuffle pairs artworks with songs, ranging from pop hits to protest anthems. Join a Hirshhorn Gallery Guide on this sonic and visual tour celebrating the Smithsonian’s Year of Music and Sound Scene XII.

12pm-5pm Audio Screening
(Ring Auditorium, indoors)
DC Listening Lounge: Selected Works 2019

Head downstairs to the Ring Theater for an audio screening of selected sound pieces by DC Listening Lounge audio collective members.  This 20 minute program repeats throughout the day.

1pm Performance (Plaza)
Urban Artistry presents:

Surviving the Times
Learn about the music and dance cultures that stem from various African American communities across the United States. Although these urban and hip-hop dance communities transpired amidst struggles and adversity, they have inspired a global commonwealth of artists, practitioners, and creatives. Surviving the Times celebrates the diverse communities and influences that contribute to urban dance culture through music and dance. The emcee, DJ, and dancers tell the story of where, when, and how these dance styles were developed through storytelling, dance demonstrations, call-and-response games, and interactive dance. Dance styles in the presentation may include tap dance, locking, popping, breakin’, house dance, waacking, and hip hop. Audiences of all ages welcome to celebrate the freedom to express ourselves, cultivate self-worth, and respectfully hold space (on and off the dance floor) for each other.

1:30 Workshop (Plaza)
Modulation Madness with Sonia Herrero

Explore the path of: raw sounds, to audio processing, to amplification, in this guided workshop with audio engineer Sonia Herrero.

1:30 Workshop (Welcome Table)
Mini Listening Lounge

Grab a seat and join members of the DC Listening Lounge audio collective for a faciliated listening session of diverse audio, including: found sound, original music, oral history, video sound and narrative. Feel free to bring a sound to share! Please meet at the Sound Scene welcome table

2pm Performance (Plaza)
Sandford & Gosti: Suspended Rocks
80 stones, 80 jars

Made possible by support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C.

2:30 Workshop (Plaza)
Modulation Madness with Sonia Herrero
Explore the path of: raw sounds, to audio processing, to amplification, in this guided workshop with audio engineer Sonia Herrero.

2:30 Workshop (Welcome Table)
Mini Listening Lounge

Grab a seat and join members of the DC Listening Lounge audio collective for a faciliated listening session of diverse audio, including: found sound, original music, oral history, video sound and narrative. Feel free to bring a sound to share! Please meet at the Sound Scene welcome table

3pm Performance (Plaza)
ARTLAB+School of Hip Hop

Top students from ARTLAB (a radically inclusive digital arts space for teens located in the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden) will perform excerpts from their forthcoming School of Hip Hop 2019 mixtape.

3:30 Workshop (Plaza)
Modulation Madness with Sonia Herrero

Explore the path of: raw sounds, to audio processing, to amplification, in this guided workshop with audio engineer Sonia Herrero.

4pm Performance (Plaza)
Errant Movement
Dance
Mariana C. Barros, Kaya Harrison, Emilia Kawashima, Blair Galiber, Stephanie Lamoreau, Ellen Rolfes, Julia Tomanovich, Rachel Turner

Sunday June 30

10am Performance (Plaza)
Sandford & Gosti: Suspended Rocks
80 stones, 80 jars

Made possible by support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C.

10am Performance (2nd Floor, indoors)
David²: Amplifying the Visual Art of
Enrico David
by David Schulman
How do you hear visual art? Join violinist and composer David Schulman for this exploration of the works of Italian artist Enrico David: Gradations of Slow Release exhibited inside on the 2nd floor. Made possible by support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C.

10am-12pm Workshop
(Ring Theater, indoors)
Oral History Collaborative

Head downstairs to the oral history collaborative's pop-up studio to record an oral history of your own or interview a friend (facilitators on-site will assist).

11am Performance (Plaza)
Carolina Mayorga: Pink Recital

with musician Alejandro Castaño
The pink artist and instrument contrast with the audio excerpts played on the wired upright piano. This performance art work gives voice to the unheard living in poverty and abandonment. The stereotypes and connotations of the color pink are re-mixed with music and personal stories to create awareness of the dissonance of our global migration challenges.

11am-12:15pm Cuenta Cuentos
Storytime En
Español (Lobby)
Kid-centric and on the theme "amplify!"
¿Quién eres? ¿Qué te hace especial? ¡Ven con nosotros a CUENTA-CUENTOS! Haremos una lectura de El día en que descubres quién eres por Jacqueline Woodson, y pensaremos en cómo el mundo “se abre y hace espacio para nosotros” cuando compartimos quienes somos en realidad. Después de la lectura, crearemos nuestros propios autoretratos para llevar a casa.
(Who are you? What makes you special? Join us for STORYTIME in Spanish! We’ll read aloud The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and consider how the world “opens up and makes room for us” when we share who we truly are. Following the book, create your own self portrait to take home.)


12pm Performance (Plaza)
I CAN’T HEAR YOU
by Sifu Sun, ashley shey, Koy McKoy and Rosalynd Harris
How does the soul move and how does it sound?  This performance explores both questions through a live sound and movement piece amplifying wishes and zeroing in on vibrations.

12pm-1pm Audio Screening
(Ring Theater, indoors)
DF Tram presents: History Listen
(with opening remarks from the artist) 

Listeners are invited to head downstairs to the Ring Theater for this audio (only) screening of a "history listen." Featuring actual sounds from the times including music, news reports, first-responder transmissions, and political addresses, this piece takes audiences on an audio journey that begins with the attack on 9/11 and continues forward to the election of President Donald Trump. (This work contains powerful content that may not be suitable for all-ages)

1pm-2pm Audio Screening
(Ring Theater, indoors)
DC Listening Lounge Presents:
Selected Works 2019

Head downstairs to the Ring Theater for an audio screening of selected sound art and narrative pieces by DC Listening Lounge audio collective members.  This 20 minute program repeats until 2pm.

1:30 Workshop (Plaza)
Modulation Madness with Sonia Herero and Sharreiff Muhammad

Explore the path of: raw sounds, to audio processing, to amplification, in this guided workshop with audio engineer Sonia Herrero and beat maker Sharreiff Muhammad.

1:30 Workshop (Welcome Table)
Mini Listening Lounge

Grab a seat and join members of the DC Listening Lounge audio collective for a faciliated listening session of diverse audio, including: found sound, original music, oral history, video sound and narrative. Feel free to bring a sound to share! Please meet at the Sound Scene welcome table

2pm Performance (Plaza)
Juan Zamora:  The Coliform Project, Performing Water Pollution
This performance is made possible with support from SPAIN arts & culture

2pm-4:00pm Film Screening and Talk
(Ring Auditorium, indoors)
Punk the Capital

This documentary celebrates D.C.'s punk heritage following the local evolution from the 1970s through the hardcore era of the 1980s and beyond. Co-creators James Schneider, Paul Bishow, and Sam Lavine will discuss the film following the screening.
This film is ticketed and currently at capacity. Check in will begin at 1:30 pm on the Lower Level.

2:30 Workshop (Plaza)
Modulation Madness with Sonia Herero and Sharreiff Muhammad

Explore the path of: raw sounds, to audio processing, to amplification, in this guided workshop with audio engineer Sonia Herrero and beat maker Sharreiff Muhammad.

2:30 Workshop (Welcome Table)
Mini Listening Lounge

Grab a seat and join members of the DC Listening Lounge audio collective for a faciliated listening session of diverse audio, including: found sound, original music, oral history, video sound and narrative. Feel free to bring a sound to share! Please meet at the Sound Scene welcome table

3pm Performance (Plaza)

BeatBoxheadTech:: A experiment in sonic interpolation.
by Thrtysmthng

Thrtysmthng will utilize sample loops, live beatbox loops, and midi controlled sound effects to (re)cover/interpret songs that remind him of home. 

4pm Performance (Plaza)
Errant Movement
Dance
Mariana C. Barros, Kaya Harrison, Emilia Kawashima, Blair Galiber, Stephanie Lamoreau, Ellen Rolfes, Julia Tomanovich, Rachel Turner

Interactive Audio Installations and locations
(10-5pm Saturday and Sunday)

Lower level: Reverberation Station by Stel Kline
Construct, play and amplify vibrations new and old.

Lower level: SexMoneyPower
by Bardia Saeedi,
David Norman, Carlos Villamar, Cristina Fletcher and Candice Gallmeyer
Interactive sculptures help audiences explore the intersection of sex, power and permission.

Lower Level: Polypulse Machine
by Ian
McDermott
(Saturday only 2pm-5pm)
Join ARTLAB educator Ian McDermott to create music with your heartbeat. A fusion of digital sequencers, analogue synthesizers, and solenoid motors, the mechanical beat machine creates music using the BPM of 12 different people and some euclidean math. Inspired by the work of Raphael Lozano-Hemmer, the instrument demonstrates the creative potential for collaboration through technology. 


Elevator: Enclosures by Amanda Hodes
Enclosures is a sound installation and audio poem exploring liminal spaces, enclosures, and narrative closure in our day to day lives.

3rd Level: Fingerprint music by Amanda Hodes
Compose through your fingerprints with artists and facilitators to guide your digit-based music.

3rd Level: The Monastery - in the mists of the mind
by Kiwako Sakamoto & ANDAND
Through this individual VR artwork participants explore the mental and emotional experience of Zazen (sitting meditation) surrounded by the smoke, mental chatters within a sonic interior world.

3rd Level, Barry Schmetter, Electromagnetic Fields
Make the invisible audible! Activate and amplify electromagnetic fields that exist around us. This interactive installation addresses the indirectness of perception and action, and includes voltage-controlled synthesizer modules, electromagnetic frequency sensors, dc motors, and a video display.

3rd Level: Great Grandpa Jones Radio
by Roger Cutler

Listen to radio like your great grandfather might have through crystal radios.

3rd Level: Seashells by Elizabeth Collins
Nature's amplification tools await you. What do you hear within? What can the natural world teach us?

2nd Level: #whichsideareyouon/Sackler Treatment by Gina Mamone & John Ryan Brubaker
#whichsideareyouon’, by Gina Mamone, is a 4-channel audio installation that invokes the spirit of Zoe Leonard’s 1992 poem I Want a President. It examines the intersectional fallout of race, class, ability,  privilege, sustainability and ecology of Appalachia’s opioid epidemic. It is paired with Brubaker's 'Sackler Treatment' a collection of pills made from crushed West Virginia coal.  It visualizes the effects of opioids in coal country, where heavy labor, poverty level wages and lack of access to healthcare make the physical and social effects of the drug particularly devastating.
 
Plaza:  Radio Power Tower by Roger Cutler

Plaza: T-Rex ROARS by Roger Cutler
When was the last time you heard a dinosaur sing?

Plaza: DIY Wind Chimes by Community Forklift
Build (AND KEEP!) your own wind chime made from recycled materials and help amplify the music of the wind with your beautiful original artwork on the plaza.

Plaza: Pink Recital by Carolina Mayorga
This enhanced, wired piano gives voice to the unheard living in poverty and fighting abandonment. Visitors are encouraged to play the piano themselves, incorporating the altered keys, to produce new stories of migration. Remix connotations, dissolve stereotypes and amplify awareness of the dissonance of our global migration challenges.

Plaza: Sonic Plants by Dag Yeshiwas
Using a bio sonification device attached to multiple plants, attendees will be able to synthesize electric impulses into music using a variety of instruments. This will be a guided hands-on activity where participants can work together to shape sounds with the help of notes transmitted directly from nature.