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The Museum of Making Music presents a series of concerts and performance in conjunction with the special exhibition, "The Art of the Stompbox."  The exhibition is on display at the Museum from June 2010 through September 2010.

This  programming has been done with a view to explore the philosophy and art of using guitar effects pedals in contemporary music. Programs bring together the foremost artists in this area as well as a new generation of talented composers and musicians who expand the existing paradigms in the use of guitar pedals into the future. Intimate performances with demonstrations and discussions also explore and sample the use of guitar pedals in application to other brass, wind, and stringed instruments of the orchestra.

The Art of the Stompbox Events

September 18: The Art of the Stompbox: "Cyborg Orchestra & Telephone Chains" 

At 7 PM, composer and poet Steve Willard guides a participating audience in  interactive performances featuring voice, electronic and acoustic instruments, and stompboxes from the exhibition.  Audience members will help to collaboratively compose a short piece for the assembled group. Tickets are $10, $7 for Museum members.