Harvestworks Sustaining Circle Spring 2025

Kat Mustatea, still from “BodyMouth” performance during Barnard residency A Special Invitation for You Harvestworks invites you to join our Sustaining Circle at the $300 level or at the $450 level with a plus one. We’re excited to present Janene Higgins and Elliott Sharp as they perform excerpts from their… Continue reading

[April 19] Artists-in-Residence Floy Krouchi and James Brandon Lewis Present the Process Behind Their New Project

Join artists-in-residence Floy Krouchi and James Brandon Lewis as they present their work-in-progress collaborative project, FKBass Meets Molecular Systematic Music. Blending electroacoustic experimentation with jazz, the duo explores biological principles—selection, repetition, mutation, and chance—to compose a bold, new multi-movement work. In this special session, they’ll share insights into their creative process… Continue reading

[March 24] Alex Chechile: On the Sensations of Tone

Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia to present Alex Chechile in a performance exploring the psychoacoustics of spectrally complex difference tones. Drawing from his research on auditory perception, Chechile will perform works from his On the Sensations of Tone series, investigating the spatial depth of tones generated within the ear and their… Continue reading

[March 1] TIP Master Class #2 with Chloe Alexandra Thompson

Chloe Alexandra Thompson will discuss her artistic practice, which draws from a background in sculpture, installation, poetry, sound art, performance, and technology. Her talk will focus on the value of thoughtfulness when integrating technology and exploring interactive and networked approaches to making work—emphasizing the “why” rather than the “what.” This… Continue reading

[Dec 12] Kevin Ramsay + Yuma Uesaka

Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia’s December 2024 Series to present Duo Daxophone / Electronics with Kevin Ramsay and Contrabass Clarinet Yuma Uesaka. A night of improvised performance with through composed miniatures as a base utilizing concatenative synthesis, granular synthesis techniques to blend spontaneous improvisation with noise. DATE:… Continue reading

[Dec 16]Jenn Grossman: (im)material resonance

Harvestworks is pleased to partner with Experimental Intermedia to present Jenn Grossman. A night of (im)material resonance — First, a live performance rendition of her multichannel sound object installation: Fenestra (Transparencies), made of acrylic panels and surface transducers; We listen through physical surfaces, like a sonic skin, a connective membrane.… Continue reading

Support the Future of Harvestworks!

A Special Invitation for You Harvestworks invites you to join our Sustaining Circle at the $300 level. This evening, we are pleased to honor special guest Zeena Parkins, a New York-based electro-acoustic composer and improviser and a pioneer of contemporary harp practices. Also presenting will be Eva Davidova, interdisciplinary artist… Continue reading

[Nov 30 and Dec 1]  音園 Oto Zono

The literal meaning of Oto Zono in Japanese is “Sound Garden,” here it is translated into a performance concept cultivating diverse experimental music/sound. New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world, a vibrant garden and forest of aural culture.  Not to mention the strata of city… Continue reading

[Aug 17th] Performance by Grace Schmidhauser and Jay Reinier

Inspired by safety guidance from the Governors Island Ferry, Grace Schmidhauser and Jay Reinier create a duo with found objects, radio waves, and misdirections. Both are young artists at the Harvestworks Art & Technology Building, where they assist with multimedia installations, and come from a background in music, sound &… Continue reading

[Aug 17th] Judy Dunaway: Amplified Solo Balloons (avant-garde music)

Judy Dunaway will perform solo free improvisations on amplified latex balloons. Location:House Fest in Nolan Park Date: Saturday August 17, 2024 Start Time: 4:30 pm Duration: 30 minutes As part of the closing event for her sound installation “Aeronaut,” Judy Dunaway will perform solo free improvisations on amplified latex “tenor”… Continue reading