Here’s a call for your participation in Ear to the Earth next year. About Ear to the Earth Ear to the Earth is an annual festival and worldwide network based on the idea that environmental sound can connect us to the environment with a special vibrancy and emotional depth. About next year’s festival The theme of next year’s Ear to the Earth festival, to take place in October 2010, will be water. Although the festival will be focused at different venues in New York City, it will have an international scope. We would like to demonstrate that artists around the world are concerned about the environment. We’re interested in the sounds of water and/or sounds or performances that will make us aware of water. We want to direct the public’s attention to environmental problems relating to water, including, as a few examples, drinkable water, melting ice, rising sea levels, and polluted rivers. The festival will incude documentary field recordings, instrumental and electronic compositions, performances, installations, interactive websites, and any other forms of experimental audio with imagery and multimedia. To create a clear context for the festival, we are also planning to invite scientists and artists to participate in panels and forums on different aspects of water-related issues. Call for works Send descriptions of your ideas or works, or send pointers to websites or downloads by email to emf@emf.org with the words ‘Ear to the Earth’ in the subject line. If you prefer to send examples of your works as CDs or DVDs, send them to EMF, 307 Seventh Avenue Ste 1402, New York, NY 10001. If you have an idea for a specific venue in New York City, let us know. If you plan to produce a water-related event anywhere throughout the world during October 2010, and if you would like us to include it as a festival event, let us know. Our deadline for receiving ideas and materials is January 7, 2010. We’re beginning now to curate the festival, so please act or be in touch as soon as you can.
