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See & Hear
Explore eclectic, sonically cool videos and sound files—from Reggie Watts improvising in the Exploratorium's old Sound Column to the Sound Uncovered iPad app. We'll be adding more soon, including videos of each Resonance performance.
Hieroglyphic Being: Performance
Inspired and seeded by Afrofuturist concepts, Moss’s singular vision draws from Chicago house music and free jazz to create what he calls “synth expressionism” and “rhythmic cubism.”
Chris Brown and Vân-Ánh Võ | Interview
Traditional Vietnamese music and live electronics converge in the fascinating collaborations of Chris Brown and Vân-Ánh Võ. Võ performs on the đàn tranh zither and other Vietnamese instruments in conversation with Brown’s interactive electronics.
Chris Brown and Vân-Ánh Võ | Performance
Traditional Vietnamese music and live electronics converge in the fascinating collaborations of Chris Brown and Vân-Ánh Võ. Võ performs on the đàn tranh zither and other Vietnamese instruments in conversation with Brown’s interactive electronics.
Marielle Jakobsons: Interview
Interview with composer and intermedia artist Marielle Jakobsons.
Marielle Jakobsons Performance
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.
Okkyung Lee Interview
Listen in on the mind behind cellist Okkyung Lee's kinetic and magnetic style of composition and play with this live interview for the Exploratorium series Resonance.
Okkyung Lee Performance
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.
Lisa Mezzacappa Interview
Resonance live interview with artist Lisa Mezzacappa.
Lisa Mezzacappa Performance
The formidable bassist, bandleader, composer, curator, and producer Lisa Mezzacappa presents ORGANELLE, an exploration of time from the nano to the cosmic scale performed by percussion quartet.
Eric Glick Rieman: Interview
Bay Area composer and improviser Eric Glick Rieman collaborates with snails, cats, and musicians to embrace a variety of perspectives in his wide-ranging pieces.
Eric Glick Rieman: Performance
Bay Area composer and improviser Eric Glick Rieman collaborates with snails, cats, and musicians to embrace a variety of perspectives in his wide-ranging pieces. He's known for his improvisations on the prepared and extended Rhodes electric piano, which he plays with coral, wire brush, bow, and marbles while muting its interior with rubber washers, cloth, and paper.
Oren Ambarchi: Performance
At Resonance, Ambarchi shares his unique sound-world of deep, visceral guitar abstraction combined with fragile, light-as-air textures made from glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, drums, and percussion.
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Speaking of Music Rewind
Listen in on conversations with Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, and others in Speaking of Music Rewind.
Science of Music
Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions.
Listen: Making Sense of Sound
Examine the art and science of listening through a series of online activities, videos, and more.
