I’m very excited to announce that Outside Sound will be performing/presenting as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s prestigious “Art After 5” series on Friday May 27th at 5pm. We will be playing compositions set to visual collages of artwork, as well as some new compositions that have not yet been heard. Please consider attending and bringing a friend. It is free with admission to the museum and, speaking from experience, it is a very nice way to spend a Friday night. More info at http://www.philamuseum.org/artafter5

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Bandcamp is a great way for artists to share their music and now Outside Sound can be found there! It is a great, easy way for people to stream, download or purchase the music that has been created through the project. Check it out here: outsidesoundproject.bandcamp.com

In September, Outside Sound was featured on WHYY’s NewsWorks Tonight program here in the Philadelphia area. You can hear the piece here, done by Alex Lewis:

With our Sept event only 2 months away, Outside Sound is in full preparation mode. We will be completing a new recording within the next month and are excited to share new music, new artwork, and our unique visual collages. Updates on tickets to come ASAP!

We are happy to announce that the next OS public concert/gallery event will take place at the Free Library of Philadelphia (1901 Vine St.) on Sept. 16, 2015 at 6:30pm! This will be a very special evening to say the least. It will be the first OS event in Philadelphia (where the project started) since April of 2013 and we are using the opportunity to premiere a whole program of new music and unreleased art collages. We are also partnering with our friends from Center for Creative Works and (for the first time) with SpArc Philadelphia – two important art programs serving adults with disabilities in the Philadelphia area. More information to come. We have another event in the works, an open house music day at Center for Creative Works that will happen in late August or early September…check back soon for date and time.

This just in…American Composers Forum has awarded new funding to Outside Sound! ACF has supported the project before and we are humbled to have their recognition and help. The funding will be used for upcoming activities and events later in 2015. Stay tuned for more information! In the meantime, please take some time to read about ACF and maybe to pass along their website to any musicians who may be interested: ACF

Thanks to help from the wonderful music-education organization Musicopia, Outside Sound was able to put on workshops and presentations at four Philadelphia area schools this past spring! We look forward to more work in schools this upcoming year and it is great to see students of all ages and backgrounds responding to artwork, creative music, and inspiring stories. Please check Musicopia out at www.musicopia.net

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