Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017): Sounds Emergent: Diverse Ecologies Part II

To resound on the insightful and varied career of 20th century composer and improviser Pauline Oliveros, is to think ecologically. Understanding the breadth of her musical, spiritual and communicative legacies requires us to extend our figurative margins and dream in volumes of thought and volumes of sound. This good work is ongoing and while some of Deep Listening’s life lessons and profound ideas are traced within this continuation of the Sounds Emergent thematic, it is designed as an overture to help chronicle aspects of her influence and to make evident an often unexplored but wonderfully nuanced kinship to Acoustic Ecology. It is my hope that the collective works in this edition serve to inspire and that those who might not be familiar with her work, now have several new reference points that are rich in detail and insight. Our authors have added to an already resonant ecology of words surrounding the important work of Pauline Oliveros and we are proud to present them here. – Jay Needham