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Ernest Stuart and Friends

Vibes From the Avenue: A Meditation on Phil Ranelin

-86.183463, 39.78513

The Indiana Avenue neighborhood was home to dozens of nightclubs and music halls, the Pink Poodle is among the neighborhood’s most legendary venues. “Vibes From the Avenue: A Meditation on Phil Ranelin” celebrates the Indianapolis

Rob Funkhouser

Vox Metali

-86.141111, 39.746306

“Vox Metali” is a musical response to the historic Leedy Factory Building at the corner of Barth and Palmer in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Fountain Square, which was home to the Leedy Drum Company from

Oreo Jones

Meditation and Contemplation: A Sonic Reflection at Barton Towers

-86.149111, 39.774444

The John J. Barton Apartments, commonly known as Barton Tower, are located at 555 N. Massachusetts Avenue. Designed by the firm Woollen, Molzan & Partners under the direction of architect Evans Woollen III, the building

Leon Todd Johnson

vignette

-86.224822998, 39.8970943726

Crispus Attucks High School opened in 1927 as Indianapolis’ first public high school designated for African American students. The school was created in response to segregationist pressures. While Attucks is probably best known for its

Landon Caldwell

Bedlam Too

-86.155778, 39.777056

The Tyndall Armory (formerly Northside Armory) opened in 1926 at 711 North Pennsylvania Street. Constructed in an Italian Renaissance style, the Armory was built as a hub for the Indiana National Guard. Over the years,

Jlin

Cracked, Never Destroyed

-86.167, 39.775611

The intersection of N. West Street and Indiana Avenue offers a unique perspective on the Indiana Avenue neighborhood. From this vantage point, you can see the Walker Theatre, one of the few surviving landmarks from

Jess Dunn

Pathways

-86.080139, 39.772417

The Indianapolis Greenways System is a multi-generational effort stemming from the early 20th-century City Beautiful movement, which led to George Kessler’s pioneering Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System, aiming to connect public spaces via linear parks

Deantoni Parks

A Gateway to the Avenue

-86.1773596232, 39.7822016418

In mid-20th-century Indianapolis, approaching Indiana Avenue over Fall Creek brought you straight into the Avenue’s center. Just past General Hospital, you’d see Lockefield Gardens—a thriving Depression-era public housing development. From there, you’d encounter historic entertainment

Forrest Lewinger

Elevator – Cities and the Sky

-86.153403, 39.767859

In an ode to the ongoing construction in downtown Indianapolis, Forrest Lewinger tells the story of a changing city through the eyes of Gary, a municipal worker who sits each day on top of Indianapolis

Prototokyo

A Place to Sleep – Thin Cities

-86.18357, 39.765248

In Indianapolis, across from one of the city’s premiere tourist destinations, the Indianapolis Zoo, there exists a little-known encampment where dozens of the city’s residents make their home in a makeshift tent camp in the

Tamara Jafar

Orange Grove for Central State

-86.211892, 39.769519

Central State Hospital, known as a psychiatric treatment hospital, operated in Indianapolis from 1896-1994. Through a musical conversation with the former (involuntary and voluntary) inhabitants of Central State Hospital, Tamara Jafar created Orange Grove for

Jason Ajemian

FEVER DREAM 500 (For GOMER!)

-86.23494, 39.795635

Known as one of the greatest spectacles in Formula 1 ® Motor Sports, the Indianapolis Speedway track changes the soundscape of the entire city during the races each May. The sheer magnitude and sonic qualities

Roberto C. Lange

A New Tributary, Version One

-86.229105, 39.821359

Little Eagle Creek, one of Indianapolis’s six waterways, runs along streets, people, cement, trash, birds, and other contemporary environmental sounds. A New Tributary, Version One is a sound composition based on composer Roberto Lange’s impressionistic

Julianna Barwick

Thrasher

-86.197833, 39.820286

Major Taylor Velodrome Skatepark in Indianapolis is home to ledges, transition pyramids, quarterpipes, and a wedge half-bowl. A skater’s outdoor paradise on the prairies. Thrasher captures Julianna Barwick’s observation of a skater’s almost seamless and

MANA2

Water Mining

-86.191429, 39.82818

Water Mining was created as part of an interactive musical installation used to collect and amplify underwater sounds from the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park lake at Newfields (formerly the Indianapolis Museum of

Chris Kallmyer

Circles Circling

-86.189339, 39.826885

Created for the 2015 Equinox at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Circles Circling was performed live under “Align,” a work by Type A on September 19, 2015. Kallmyer, known internationally for his clever investigations of

Arrington de Dionyso

Music for Two Bromiophones

-86.188321, 39.827346

A tunnel is a wondrous place full of mystery and potential. Music for Two Bromiophones begins with the question: “what would be like to explore the acoustic resonances of a tunnel and how can this

Jordan Munson

Carbon & Oxygen

-86.186159, 39.830078

Carbon & Oxygen was written and recorded live by Jordan Munson at the opening of the 100 Acres Art and Nature Park on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art on June 19, 2010.

Dena El Saffar

Interactions with Nature: Urban Green Space, Indianapolis

-86.177061, 39.835739

The green spaces within Indianapolis, and the State parks, and forests throughout Indiana offer an escape for some from twenty-first century lifestyles that are rife with anxiety and stress. In the urban sprawl of Indianapolis,

Matthew Skjonsberg

POLYCHROMATICISM (carillon)

-86.171954, 39.843087

POLYCHROMATICISM, a term coined by Matthew Skjonsberg, for this original work created for the Canal, one of Indianapolis’s six waterways, and the only one that is human-made. This work was composed to be performed on

Shame Thugs

RITZ

-86.159392, 39.818124

The Ritz Theater, a large brick building covered with limestone carvings opened in Indianapolis 1927. After many changes in both the programmatic content and its name over the years, it eventually closed in 1972. To

Moses Sumney

Fall Creek

-86.14298, 39.810928

Fall Creek, one of the six waterways in Indianapolis, has maintained a lot of its natural beauty over the years, even though it is surrounded by noise pollution from the street traffic. It also suffers

Daniel Wohl

Melt

-86.129497, 39.79189

Abandoned and derelict homes are a reality in many cities across America. Through an exploration of eastside Indianapolis, past the Massachusetts Avenue industrial corridor, Daniel Wohl encountered a burned and abandoned house. Using an electro-acoustic

Sarah Hennies

The Monon Line

-86.141595, 39.784725

The Monon Line, a defunct railroad that once connected Indianapolis, to Louisville, Kentucky and to Chicago, Illinois, as well as other Midwest cities. All of these cities have played a part in the life of

Olga Bell

Voluntary Remediation

-86.11808, 39.752333

Pleasant Run, one of Indianapolis’s six waterways, is a devastating environmental story of the rapid onset of industry and its environmental fallout. This reality lives alongside the simultaneously passionate, prideful, and painful histories that are

Stuart Hyatt

What Is The City Hiding

-86.140359, 39.771207

In What is the City Hiding, Indianapolis-based artist Stuart Hyatt brings the partially invisible waterway to life by creating a track for the part of Pogue’s Run that runs under the city. The ominous opening

Clint Breeze

Through These Portals

-86.162548, 39.771996

Indianapolis is the home to some of jazz’s greatest legends, including Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, David Baker, Jimmie Coe, and several others. Add to this list, contemporary sound artist Clint Breeze known for

Ian Chang

Euell

-86.158545, 39.768947

The English Hotel & Opera House stood in the heart of downtown Indianapolis from 1880-1948. Through secondary sources (records, articles, and photographs) Ian Chang’s track tells the story of the 1917 murder case of Clarence

blottboyy

LIFE WITH COLOUR

-86.151635, 39.768293

At the site of the new Cummins Global Headquarters building in downtown Indianapolis, once home to Market Square Arena, this site acts as an aural memorial for the loss of the musician who performed his

Eluvium

The Tunnel

-86.150997, 39.764502

The Pogue’s Run tunnel, also known as The Box, is perhaps one of the most intriguing built structures in all of Indianapolis. This human-made structure allows the Pogue’s Run (a type of stream and one

Oliver Farshi

The Soundtrack of the Bureau of Manufactured History

-86.146929, 39.758767

French Philosopher Albert Camus said: “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” In The Soundtrack of the Bureau of Manufactured History, a remixed collection of rumors, dreams, historical moments, personal reports, and

Derek Johnson

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

-86.140922, 39.752849

The Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square has had a long life serving artists, and has been home to several music venues over the years. When asked to write a site-specific composition for a place

City Water

The Sunken Garden

-86.1425, 39.732447

Garfield Park is a 128-acre regional city park on the southside of Indianapolis that was established in the late-19th century. Today, it is the oldest city park in Indianapolis and is listed on the National

Hanna Benn

The White River

-86.174926, 39.754659

Created as a personification of the White River, the largest of Indianapolis’s six waterways, this piece is composed of three musical movements that mirror the history of this river: (I) from the start of its

Rafiq Bhatia

In Name

-86.159856, 39.768567

Composer Rafiq Bhatia tackled one of the city’s oldest and most entrenched histories that has been eroded—its name. Enshrined in the very name of the city—and of the state—the word “Indian” is all but invisible.

Bonnie Whiting

Control/Resist

-86.163573, 39.768653

The Indiana State Capitol is a site that relates to both state and federal politics, and is a location that contains the duality of action for both government and protest. The tensions of this duality

Caroline Shaw

From Rivers

-86.18348, 39.777588

Commissioned for the opening of new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Health Campus, Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Caroline Shaw, imagines this piece around the movements of water. From Rivers features vocalist Kristin Newborn, cellist

Sedcairn Archives

Trouble Slug

-86.169937, 39.78884

An unmarked alley in Indianapolis is the site of the unsolved murder of Indianapolis resident and blues trailblazer, Scrapper Blackwell. Ironically, today this site is home to a State Police forensics lab. Trouble Slug is

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Ernest Stuart and Friends

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Trouble Slug

Sedcairn Archives

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From Rivers

Caroline Shaw

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Control/Resist

Bonnie Whiting

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In Name

Rafiq Bhatia

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The White River

Hanna Benn

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The Sunken Garden

City Water

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YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

Derek Johnson

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The Soundtrack of the Bureau of Manufactured History

Oliver Farshi

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The Tunnel

Eluvium

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LIFE WITH COLOUR

blottboyy

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Euell

Ian Chang

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Through These Portals

Clint Breeze

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What Is The City Hiding

Stuart Hyatt

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Voluntary Remediation

Olga Bell

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The Monon Line

Sarah Hennies

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Melt

Daniel Wohl

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Fall Creek

Moses Sumney

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RITZ

Shame Thugs

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POLYCHROMATICISM (carillon)

Matthew Skjonsberg

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Interactions with Nature: Urban Green Space, Indianapolis

Dena El Saffar

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Carbon & Oxygen

Jordan Munson

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Music for Two Bromiophones

Arrington de Dionyso

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Circles Circling

Chris Kallmyer

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Water Mining

MANA2

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Thrasher

Julianna Barwick

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A New Tributary, Version One

Roberto C. Lange

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FEVER DREAM 500 (For GOMER!)

Jason Ajemian

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Orange Grove for Central State

Tamara Jafar

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A Place to Sleep – Thin Cities

Prototokyo

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Elevator – Cities and the Sky

Forrest Lewinger

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A Gateway to the Avenue

Deantoni Parks

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Pathways

Jess Dunn

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Cracked, Never Destroyed

Jlin

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Bedlam Too

Landon Caldwell

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vignette

Leon Todd Johnson

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Meditation and Contemplation: A Sonic Reflection at Barton Towers

Oreo Jones

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Vox Metali

Rob Funkhouser

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Vibes From the Avenue: A Meditation on Phil Ranelin

Ernest Stuart and Friends

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