Soundbox 9 takes place May 29–30, 2026, at Oregon State University.
Festival events are centered at PRAx, with performances in the Edward J. Ray Theater and select online and hybrid programming presented via a web‑based virtual platform. All events are FREE, open to the public, and ALL AGES.
Adventurous Music/ Telematic Inaugural
10:00 AM – 9:45 PM
Installations, VR, and Listening Room open all day
Renée Columbe — Time Slips for Oregon
• VR / spatial audio
Johnny Beaver — CHMBR
• Interactive spatial audio work
Rebecca Briar — The Retro Universe
• Astrophotography installation
Jeff Hino—Supernova Symphony
• Astrophysical Sonification Video
Melody Owen
• Augmented reality collage, online virtual world
URSA Creative Research Cohort: Astrophotography, Video, Theatre, Composition + Sonification Projects
24‑Hour Video Game + Music Hackathon — kickoff and work period begins
Victor Villegas — Orion Nebula Sonogram + Improvisation
Live electronics with projection
Rebecca Briar — Little Astronaut
Read‑aloud performance
James Grant — Launch Day
Mellophone quartet
Dandi Lions — Asters
Voice and piano
Emily Truckenbrod & Nathan Boal — Living in the Body (Lori Laitman/Joyce Sutphen)
Voice and saxophone collaboration with video by Joan Truckenbrod
URSA Engage — Live Performance
(installation components remain open throughout the day)
Project 1: Astrophotography, Sculpture, and Sonification
Tate Parker
Mason McCanta
Sophia (August) Dubal
Project 2: Claves Celestes
Aidric Curtis
Calvin Howarth
Isaac Ward
Project 3: Reflective Stargazing and the Human Experience
Tadhgan Doll
Jackie Kuang
Olena Aguilar
Project 4: Communication of Historical and Cultural Space via Artistic Means
Madison Kirk
Megan Ritenour
Hazel Buotte
David C. Wright, Graduate Student Mentor and Principal Investigator
Randal Milstein, Professor of Physics, Co‑Principal Investigator
Dana Reason, Professor of Music, Co‑Principal Investigator
Alex Montz, Student Mentor
Tom Carrico, Faculty Astrophotography Mentor (Guest)
"Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun"+ Workshop
Dr. Randall Milstein
Joshua Phillips — Oleo (Improviso)
Solo multi‑instrument improvisation
Leonardo Barron — Set in Stone
Live blues / folk song set
Apple Juice and Exploding Star
Live band performance
Telematics Concert Inaugural with York University, Toronto, Canada
Premiere of "Syzygy" by Rory Hoy (Ph.D Candidate, York University)
With Sound Benders Collective
Dr. Dana Reason, Peter Valsamis, Mike Gamble, Bob Brudvig, Philip Gelb and more….
Live networked performance
Danielle Painter — Coffee Shop AU
• Audio narrative
Evan Mount — Starlight
• String quartet audio work
Sasha Petrenko — Moon Trees 1971
• Video / hybrid ensemble work
John Hansel — Dominoes
• Video; space‑radiation sonification
Fredi Alberti — Klangreise “space” cello + SoundTravel84
• Hybrid / remote video work
Naomi Fitter — Illuminating (Human–Robot Clowning)
Featured performance segments
Blake Harrison and The OSU 8‑Channel Spatial Audio Class Project
Multichannel presentation and focused listening
Pieces by Adrian Mcallister, Cooper Spring, Elena Ralls, Evan Mount, Falin Catalan, Fiona Daley, Gwen Woods, Chun Yin “Jaden” Au, John Comer, Taylor Hall, and Tyson Belsick.
soundgazing
Todd Barton, Robert Coburn, Phillip Gelb
Live concert
Concert / Performance Focus
11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Installations, VR, and Listening Room open all day
URSA Engage — Expanded Live Performance
Video Game Music Hackathon - Submissions due at NOON (Closes)
Project 1: Astrophotography, Sculpture, and Sonification
Tate Parker
Mason McCanta
Sophia (August) Dubal
Project 2: Claves Celestes
Aidric Curtis
Calvin Howarth
Isaac Ward
Project 3: Reflective Stargazing and the Human Experience
Tadhgan Doll
Jackie Kuang
Olena Aguilar
Project 4: Communication of Historical and Cultural Space via Artistic Means
Madison Kirk
Megan Ritenour
Hazel Buotte
David C. Wright, Graduate Student Mentor and Principal Investigator
Randal Milstein, Professor of Physics, Co‑Principal Investigator
Dana Reason, Professor of Music, Co‑Principal Investigator
Alex Montz, Student Mentor
Tom Carrico, Faculty Astrophotography Mentor (Guest)
Jessica Dodge‑Overstreet & Connie Mak
Saxophone and Piano Full concert
Dinner / Reset
Installations and VR remain open
Hazel Buotte w/ Cleavon Smith and Bryon Seward
— Project 42
Performance art, spoken word, and music
Round Table: Sound, Space, and Technology
Dr. Randall Milstein, David C. Wright, Sands Fish, Joan Truckenbrod
Robert Brudvig — Tierkreis: 12 Pieces for the Zodiac (Marimba + Electronics (Stockhausen)
Featured performance segments
Sands Fish The Telemetron: The Invention of a Musical Instrument for Zero- G
Talk, and demonstration
9:30 – 10:00 PM
$abe
(live set)