Join the mitchell center and buffalo bayou partnership for unsilent night, our annual interactive holiday event. There are more than 30 other cities doing unsilent night with you. Download a preselected app or electronic track from, play it on your sonic device of choice, and join the 45minute procession as. Unsilent night returns to the neon district for this holiday season. Friends and family are invited to an informal reception at 6 pm to enjoy hot chocolate and coffee from katz coffee, beer from saint arnold brewing company, a small craft for the kids and a special visit from santa. New york composer, phil kline, created this 43 minute piece, written specifically to be heard outdoors in the month of december. Its also an allweather event well hold it rain or moonshine. Unsilent night is a free, outdoor, electronic musical parade that brings together arts, music and people during the holiday season. To enhance the walk, over 30 light installations will be illuminated along the route for attendees to enjoy and interact with.
Join our mailing list stay up to date on unsilent night happening in your area. Hundreds of residents stroll the riverfront streets of cambridge, ontario, in christmas celebration of phil klines boombox symphony in motion, unsilent night. Each participant gets one of four tracks of music in the form of a. Each participant gets one of four tracks of music in the form of a cassette, cd, or mp3. Join us as unsilent night becomes a part of the msum presidents winter celebration of the arts. Listen to wuots radio interview with andrew bliss about unsilent night knoxville. Unsilent night is an original composition by phil kline, written specifically to be heard outdoors in the month of december, always as a free event. Unsilent night 2009 took place in more than 25 cities and for the first time in london, denver and dallas. Unsilent night is an original composition by phil kline, written specifically to be heard outdoors in the month of december. Stream tracks and playlists from unsilentnight on your desktop or mobile device. Or dust off your boombox, download one of the four tracks, get it on a cassette or cd, and rock it old school.
Unsilent parade from washington square park to tompkins park, nyc. Phil klines unsilent night is a free, outdoor participatory sound sculpture. Dec 10, 2015 unsilent night is a sound sculpture created when many individuals simultaneously play one of four tracks by composer phil kline. Dec 04, 2019 invite family and friends for kids crafts, music and more. Dec 19, 2015 carolers merely need to download the unsilent night app and bring a portable device to play the tracks. It takes the form of a street promenade in which the audience becomes the performer. The star of vh1s upcoming daytime divas, vanessa williams, will also grace us with her musical talents on vh1 divas holiday. Nov 19, 2015 to download music to phones and mobile devices, the free unsilent night app is available through the apple store and amazon for android devices. Unsilent night brings music to neon district and downtown december 2 at 5. Unsilent night cynthia woods mitchell center for the arts. This year marks the 25th anniversary of unsilent night so please join us for this extra special holiday celebration unsilent night is a soundscape created when many individuals simultaneously play one of four different tracks on.
Join us for our 5th annual unsilent night in sacramento. Dec 15, 2019 new york flagship event sunday, december 15, 2019, 6. Phil klines unsilent night is a free outdoor participatory sound sculpture of many individual parts, recorded on cassettes, cds and mp3s, and played through a roving swarm of boomboxes carried through city streets every december. Phil klines unsilent nights profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Think strolling and caroling, but with boom boxes and a magical soundtrack. Carolers merely need to download the unsilent night app and bring a portable device to play the tracks. It takes the form of a street promenade in which the audience becomes the p. Phil klines unsilent night listen and stream free music. Unsilent definition and meaning collins english dictionary. As both a solo artist and the front woman of the 1970s funk band rufus. Anyone is welcome to join the event is family and dogfriendly. Join the mitchell center, in collaboration with buffalo bayou partnership for unsilent night, a free interactive holiday event.
To download music to phones and mobile devices, the free unsilent night app is available through the apple store and amazon for android devices. With angela dimarco, stefan hayek, rachelle henry, david s. Unsilent night is about the holiday spirit in general, as it might relate to solstice, christmas or chanukah. A luminous soundscape played by the audience on boomboxes carried through city streets. A dysfunctional family gets a surprise visit on the holidays. Track 1 please see details, pick one track to play during. Over the past quarter century, unsilent night has become an international phenomenon, taking place in more than 100 cities, big and small, across five continents from new york to san francisco. Share photos and videos of yours with the rest of the worldwide community. Usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike topics unsilent, night, nyc, music, parade. May 10, 2017 relive the sights and sounds of unsilent night 2016. It is very much in the tradition of a festival of lights, although in this case the lights are for the most part sonic however some cities take this literally and involve lighting in the boombox parade, which is great. To add to the event, download the music for free to your phone and bring your portal speaker or borrow one of ours.
A true renaissance woman and icon, chaka khan has been entertaining audiences as the queen of funk for over four decades. Unsilent night documents the seasonal sound sculpture project of new york citybased composer phil kline. Everyone presses play at the same time and revelers hit the streets surrounded in a wash of beautiful noise and holiday ambiance. Classic horror films and great underground horror films. Dec 14, 2019 this is a free, public event for all ages. Unsilent night 2010 will take place in cities around the world, with debuts in hong kong, oxford, uk and charleston, wv. November 2015 the 2nd annual unsilent night is scheduled for december 2 at 5. New york flagship event sunday, december 15, 2019, 6. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Unsilent night participants are encouraged to download klines composition before the event and to wear comfortable shoes for the stroll along buffalo bayou.
Jan 02, 2017 on december 8, 2016 the city of cambridge put on the event called unsilent night that is well known originally made by phil kline for more go to the blog. Join in virginia arts festival, downtown norfolk and the neon districts 6th annual unsilent night, an outdoor boombox parade that brings together art, music, and people during the holidays. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 12 july 2015. The flagship event in new york city sunday, december 15, 2019, 6. Since 1992, phil klines unsilent night has been performed each december in cities around the world. To enhance the walk, over 30 light installations will be illuminated along the. A gathering of friends and fans, armed with boomboxes, goes caroling through the streets of new york by playing prerecorded tapes. Unsilent night music festival dec 27th, 2015 dallas, tx. Relive the sights and sounds of unsilent night 2016. Invite family and friends for kids crafts, music and more. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. New cities are being added, so be sure to visit the schedule page of this site for updates. Phil klines public sound sculpture unsilent night is created when many individuals simultaneously play one of four tracks on cassette, mp3, or mobile devices, and blast each through a roving swarm of boomboxes and speakers carried through city streets. Download the music find the event nearest you start your own unsilent night.
Unsilent night is a sound sculpture created when many individuals simultaneously play one of four tracks by composer phil kline. The more participants, the better it sounds, so please invite your friends. Join us for this free seasonal worldwide music event designed for all ages. It is very much in the tradition of a festival of lights, although in this case the lights are for the most part sonic however some cities take this literally and involve lighting in. On december 8, 2016 the city of cambridge put on the event called unsilent night that is well known originally made by phil kline for more go to the blog. Vanessa williams joins starstudded lineup for vh1 divas. A film made for the 2015 seattle 48 hour film project. Dec 29, 2008 hundreds of residents stroll the riverfront streets of cambridge, ontario, in christmas celebration of phil klines boombox symphony in motion, unsilent night. December 15th 2018 will be the 16th annual unsilent night in san francsico. Phil klines unsilent night is an event held in more than 30 cities around the world. Aug 06, 2015 a film made for the 2015 seattle 48 hour film project.
Wear appropriate footwear for a walk around the neighborhood. Boomboxtoting participants gather under the washington square arch, where they are given a cassette or cd of one of four different atmospheric tracks. Dec 19, 2015 music unsilent night caroling with a twist. Stay tuned for more details about this unsilent night. Dec 20, 2006 an annual holiday tradition in new york.
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