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Paul Brody’s live electronics & poetry features wild and ambient compositions inspired by the voices of poets that Brody recorded in the past year. Trumpet, cello, accordion, and objects found on the streets of Berlin add an acoustic element to the Brody’s eclectic electronic landscape! Two of the writers, Uljana Wolf and Christian Hawkey, were already working with poetry via homophonic translation, or when a poem is translated from the sound of the phrases rather than the meaning of the words. Brody’s compositions and improvisations extend homophonic translation in that he draws inspiration from both the sonic element of the poems well as the expression of the poet’s own voice. Note: Come early. Stay late!The previous concerts have been full, and the audience has enjoyed an after-show party with ambient music based on the voices of the poets. Vowels expand into long tonal passages, consonants cut into grooves, and syllables are flushed with tonal