John Kannenberg


Major Sound Works

A Sound Map of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

A Sound Map of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo [2011]

Soundscape composition preserving the sonic collection of the Egyptian National Museum near Cairo's Tahrir Square before the uprising of 2011.

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Collections: UMMA [2010]

A site-specific sound performance using a video score composed using images of the architectural spaces inside the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

Landscape 1 Vanishing Point score

The Landscape Series [2004-2009]

Trilogy of graphic scores whose forms are derived from techniques used by visual artists to depict landscape. 1: Vanishing Point (2004) 2: Horizons (2005) 3: Aerial Perspective (2009)

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Autumn Enso [2005]

A collection of sonic meditations on the cyclical nature of autumn, released as a limited edition CDR by Why Not Limited.

Landscape 2 Horizons Score

A Canticle For Leibowitz [2005]

Conceptual soundtrack recording based on the novel by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Released by the Nishi mp3 label.

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Four Painters [2004]

Sonic illustrations representing the visual works of Paul Klee, Agnes Martin, Kazimir Malevich and Cy Twombly. Released on Stasisfield.

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Gelidus [2004]

A sonic interpretation of extreme cold in six parts, accompanied by a series of six digital image compositions and illustrative photography. Released by Retinascan records, Osnabrueck, Germany.

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Lave [2001 / revised for broadcast 2002]

Abstracted sonic tale of a journey from the depths of space to a microscopic landscape. Part of Crouton records' Folktales series exploring the literary aspects of sound.