Resonance Season 4

Explore distant realms of musical possibility with Resonance. The Exploratorium’s evening music series features contemporary musicians and sound artists performing and discussing their ideas, inspirations, and creative processes.

General museum admission is included in the price of Resonance tickets.

Resonance: Unheard Sounds & Undiscovered Music

Watch contemporary musicians and sound artists perform and discuss their work.

Please Note:

Resonance is on hiatus for the 2017–2018 season.

Past Programs

Apr
13

Chris Brown and Vân-Ánh Võ

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Traditional Vietnamese music and live electronics converge in the fascinating collaborations of Chris Brown and Vân-Ánh Võ. For Resonance, Võ performs on the đàn tranh zither, đàn bầu monochord, and other Vietnamese instruments in conversation with Brown’s interactive electronics.

Mar
9

Lisa Mezzacappa

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The formidable bassist, bandleader, composer, curator, and producer Lisa Mezzacappa presents ORGANELLE, a musical exploration of time from the nano to cosmic scale.

Feb
9

Okkyung Lee

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Experience the thrilling improvisations of renowned cellist Okkyung Lee. Drawing from noise and extended techniques, jazz, Western classical, and Korean traditional and popular music, Lee’s intensely physical performances cross exhilarating new territories of sound.

Jan
12

Hieroglyphic Being

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Dance to the cosmic transmissions of Hieroglyphic Being, a.k.a. Jamal Moss, whose album The Disco’s of Imhotep was rated one of the top 10 albums of 2016 by The Washington Post. Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. and continues until closing at 10:00 p.m.

Dec
8

Marielle Jakobsons

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Immerse yourself in the intricate dance of music and visual motion performed by composer and intermedia artist Marielle Jakobsons. Transcendent compositions for synthesizers, strings, flute, and voice will be accompanied by hypnotic projections of water and light.

Jun
9

Eric Glick Rieman

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Composer/improviser Eric Glick Rieman collaborates with both animals and musicians in his wide-ranging pieces.

Apr
14

Oren Ambarchi

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Oren Ambarchi shares his unique sound-world of fragile and visceral abstraction.

Feb
11

Resonance: Guillermo Galindo

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Galindo and his ensemble perform "Resonant Shadows/ Circular Calls" on instruments made from immigrants’ personal belongings found along the border between Mexico and the United States.

Dec
10

A.J. Racy

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Performer and composer A.J. Racy presents music from the Arab world.

Jun
11

Resonance: Colleen

Thursday, June 11, 2015

French musician Colleen’s atmospheric compositions range from mysterious and contemplative to kinetic and playful. For Resonance, Colleen will perform selections from her new album, Captain of None.

Apr
9

Resonance: Kronos Quartet

Thursday, April 9, 2015

For more than 40 years, the Kronos Quartet—David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola), and Sunny Yang (cello)—has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience.

Mar
12

Resonance: Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Bernie Krause

Thursday, March 12, 2015

One of ballet’s most visionary choreographers, Alonzo King, and pioneering natural soundscape artist Bernie Krause, offer a sneak preview of their collaborative work-in-progress, and discuss their shared creative vision.