Unsilent Night is an original composition by Phil Kline. Written specifically for outdoor performance in the month of December, it is a rousing street promenade in which the audience becomes the performer. Each participant gets one of four music tracks in the form of a cassette, CD, or Mp3. Together all four tracks comprise Unsilent Night. Carrying boomboxes, or anything that amplifies music, participants simultaneously start playing the music. They then walk a carefully chosen route through their city’s streets, creating a unique mobile sound sculpture.

 

Here’s how it works:

If you plan on using an mp3 player with portable speakers, you can download your track here or download the Unsilent Night iPhone/iPod app. You can find very cheap speakers that produce a loud enough sound with the iPhone/iPod online or you can even pick up a set for as little as $5 here in Austin. (though we certainly won’t turn you away if you just want to play your track from your device’s internal speakers) If you have your own boombox, or plan to get one for the event, we can provide you with a cassette or CD when you arrive.

We will gather outside of ND-501 Studios at 5th and Brushy at 9:30pm.  Once cassettes and CDs have been distributed to all participants, we will have a “push play” countdown and make our way through parts of downtown Austin, ultimately coming back to ND-501 over the course of 45 min.

Here’s a link to the official Facebook event.

Still have questions?  Check out the Unsilent Night FAQ page.