World Listening Day occurs annually on July 18. The
first annual World Listening Day was held on July 18, 2009. The purposes
of World Listening Day are:
· To celebrate the practice of listening as it relates to the world
around us, environmental awareness, and acoustic ecology;
· To raise awareness about issues related to the World Soundscape Project, World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, World Listening Project, and individual and group efforts to creatively explore phonography;
· And, to design and implement educational initiatives which explore these concepts and practices.
World Listening Day is co-organized by the World Listening Project (WLP) and the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology
(MSAE). July 18 was chosen to happen on the birthday of the renowned
Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer. Schafer started the World Soundscape Project in
1971. The culmination of its pioneering research into the sound
environment is described in Schafer’s seminal book, The Tuning of the World.
Published in 1977, it spawned international interest and activity in
acoustic ecology, defining new terms and concepts that are commonly
accepted now in science, art, and cultural studies.
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