C.R. KASPRZYK

Bats in Northwest Ohio

// October 4th, 2011 // environment, field recordings

The recording presents sounds obtained while mist netting with biologists of Northwest Ohio studying local bats (e.g. Big Brown Bats.) Of primary concern is white nose syndrome, a deadly condition noted for its distinctive fungal growth around the muzzles and wings of the affected bats.

(My thanks to Jessica Sewald and the Department of Biological Sciences at BGSU, as well as the folks at Kinokophone (Manchester, England), who included my field recording at their July 24 Kinokophonography event.

Radius Sketchpad

// August 21st, 2011 // composition, field recordings

Be sure to tune in to free103point9 (WGXC 90.7 FM) Radius Sketchpad Series on August 27! I have curated an episode that features two of my works (i.e. 07.13.10b and W 31st and 8th,) alongside relevant music and sounds. My thanks to Jeff Kolar and Galen Joseph-Hunter, as well as Natasha Barrett, Alessandro Bosetti, Andrew Seager Cole, Richard Devine, Elainie Lillios, Jana Winderen, and Martyn Stewart! Listen here!

In Bowling Green…

// May 7th, 2011 // field recordings

For those in Bowling Green:
(headphones highly recommended)

Food-ish

// March 6th, 2011 // environment, field recordings, food

A few of my recent field recordings were presented at an event hosted by Kinokophone in Manchester. One theme involved in the selection criteria was the recording of food. The follow is an (unedited) recording of two things that hardly provide sustenance (i.e. a carbonated beverage being poured into a glass with carbonated candy).

Ice

// December 17th, 2010 // composition, field recordings

One semester down. I recently completed a short electronic work (11.20.10) and am currently working on a new piece, [41.5, -83.6]. The work, scored for piano, hydroacoustic sounds, and interactive electronics, explores melting ice and aquatic life in and around Perrysburg, OH. The work’s commissioner, Tom Rosenkranz, will premiere the piece on January 26th. In anticipation of these and other works….

~ 59.53 Hz

// August 22nd, 2010 // field recordings