HearRing

HearRing is an offshoot of the Unpopular Music project, an outdoor 8-channel music listening space made for Guerrilla-style deployment in urban parks. The first HearRing appearances are occuring September 14, 15, and 21, 2019, in Chicago city parks, featuring a collection of 8-channel compositions by Chicago-based composers and sound-makers.



HearRing is funded through the Chicago Park District's Night Out In The Parks program. Thanks to Oulayvone Anodeth for coordination and support from inside the system. Experimental Sound Studio, especially Olivia Junell, provided application and marketing support. The HearRing system was organized and executed by Stephan Moore. The music program was assembled and programmed by Jonesy Jones. Many thanks to Andrea Wathanaphone, Megan Lubin, Oona Evans, Sam Clapp, Jonesy Jones, and Bill Parod for help with setup and tear-down.





Chicago September 2019 listenings

Jackson Park, September 14, 2019 map
Palmisano Park, September 15, 2019 map
Pottawattomie Park, September 21, 2019 map

All programs run 12:30 to 6:30pm

Program for each day:

Composer	Title	Start Time
Nicolas Collins	Immortal Coil	12:30
localStyle (Jay Alan Yim & Marlena Novak)	Ignis Noster	12:33
Russell Gillespie	Center	12:47
Evidence	Visuals (excerpt)	12:53
Sam Pluta	Endangered Species	1:23
Madhav Ghei	Partial Occluder	1:31
Chris Mercer	Collatz (excerpt)	1:36
Jonesy Jones	Purgatory Park	2:05
Matt Test	Bloop	2:10
Hannah Foerschler	Over Under	2:20
Bill Parod	Brastagi	2:27
Stephan Moore	A Grid Against The Sky	2:38
Whitney Johnson (Matchess)	Plasmęther	3:09
Olivia Block	Dissolution	3:16
Jeffrey Nils Gardner	Five Twenty Three AM	3:27
Beth Bradfish	Catch Your Breath	3:42
Bill Parod	Raja Berneh	4:23
Stephan Moore	Toowoomba Looproom	4:29
Katherine Young	Diligence	4:41
Andy Slater	Old Castlemaine Gaol	5:04
Bill Parod	Garnet	5:12
Chris Mercer	The Audible Phylogeny of Lemurs	5:24
Matt Test	Viola	5:42
Bill Parod	Lovina Morning	5:48
Stephan Moore	Calling Up	6:03