Soundwalks

Inspired by the Art of Gathering and the power of gathering, and Chromic Duo’s soundwalks transform public spaces into places of discovery and invite us to reimagine how we connect with each other and our communities.

Each soundwalk is site-specific and tailored to the stories and voices of that community, using an AR App to trigger a specific story and music based on the listener’s location.

Chromic Duo’s soundwalks urge us to reconsider our day-to-day surroundings by slowing down to look at the familiar, allowing for the overlooked to be heard.

Listen to Chinatown, Homecoming

(2021-2022)

Chromic Duo reimagines the concert hall’s audiences by bringing an immersive site-specific soundwalk to the heart of New York City’s Chinatown. Working with local nonprofits, community organizations, and AR, Listen to Chinatown brings stories beyond the storefront to life to celebrate Chinatown’s vibrant community and stories beyond the storefronts.

Listen to Chinatown was later adapted into Homecoming for concert performances.

“Homecoming” at Baryshnikov Arts Center. Photo: Maria Baranova

Mural Art: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya. Photo: MK Luff

“In the wake of exclusion, noticing how much oppression there is in our world right now, we want to create a hybrid experience to experience concerts in public spaces that is the epitome of accessibility and inclusion,”

Emerald Futures was adapted into an installation at George Washington University for the New Music District Coalition 2021.

Emerald Futures

(2021)

An innovative way to experience music and storytelling, Emerald Futures gives listeners a multi-sensory experience as they experience the freedom of exploring the city while immersed in the sounds of original compositions.

A collaboration between New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers’ program, the scripted audio sound walk features original compositions from young composers (ages 12-16), and leads listeners on a path through New York’s Central Park to the Lincoln Center using a GPS trigger to create site-specific concert experience, accessible to the participant at any time.

The experience culminates with Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya’s “We Belong Here” mural as a moment of reflection and response to ending AAPI hate. Phingbodhipakkiya created the “We Belong Here” campaign to confront the surge in bias and xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.