10/10/24: Kenneth Moss, Sonos Insectorum electro-acoustic performance
7:00pm, Emery Performance Space
Free and open to the public
Human beings have a tendency to center themselves in everything that occurs on Earth. Even scientific hypotheses and theories are subject to anthropocentric bias, and this is no less evident in how humans interpret insect sounds. In the first part of this program, Moss will define characteristics of insect sound-making and discuss how those sounds are used by insects and other animals. They will discuss what sounds insects make, the perceived uses for those sounds, and how they have impactrd human society. Then, in the second part, they will perform an improvised electro-acoustic piece using insect sounds as the source material.
Kenneth E. M. Moss (he/they) is a graduate from the University of Maine at Farmington (’06 and ’10) and received his Master’s in Entomology and Plant Pathology from Oklahoma State University in 2014, studying arthropod assemblages and their availability as prey for dwindling Northern bobwhite populations. Kenneth has released several albums of experimental and/or improvised electronic music on various labels including Dragon’s Eye Recordings. This program will pull from both aspects of Kenneth’s background, exploring a place where insects and experimental improvisation meet through the medium of sound.
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