Summer Solstice Celebration — June 21, 2026
Music for sunrise and sunset at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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Biophony is a series of citywide site-specific music experiences for everyone.
30,000+
audience participants since 2021
650
musicians and composers employed
43
new original works commissioned
125
event locations across New York City
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2026
An immersive soundtrack for New York City.
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Expanding community access to the arts
The annual Biophony festival and pop-up concert series brings new music to world-class institutions, open streets, and public parks across the city in multi-year partnerships with organizations including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Make Music New York, and NYC Department of Transportation.
Recent and upcoming Biophony events
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Summer Solstice Celebration
June 20, 2025 | Music for sunrise and sunset at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![A street scene with a small musical band performing outdoors on a colorful section of the pavement, with a large sign for a beauty salon, signs for employment agencies, and a blue banner for a Biophony pop-up event. There are buildings with fire escapes and yellow paper lanterns hanging above.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2024
August 31—October 12, 2024 | Discover an immersive soundtrack across New York City’s neighborhoods.
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Biophony Solstice 2024
June 20, 2024 | Music for sunrise and sunset at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![Musicians playing instruments on a city street, with a bridge visible in the background and buildings lining the street.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2023
June 10–24, 2023 | New music in new places that celebrate our city’s diverse neighborhoods.
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![People walking, sitting, and relaxing along a waterfront park with pathways, green grass, trees, and city buildings in the background on a cloudy day.]()
Face the Music 2023
May 6, 2023 | Choose your own sonic adventure with Metropolis and Kaufman Music Center’s teen new music program.
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Biophony SoundGarden 2023
February 11–12, 2023 | An immersive soundbath experience in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden conservatory ecosystems.
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![Abstract digital art depicting a city skyline with tall buildings and a lush green park in the foreground, with vibrant blue and yellow streaks creating a glitch effect.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2022
May 15–June 21, 2022 | Expanding community access to the performing arts across the city.
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Biophony Festival 2022
May 14, 2022 | An outdoor musical adventure at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, inspired by nature’s first musicians: birds.
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![A lush green garden with a wooden bridge crossing a pond, surrounded by various trees with green, yellow, and orange leaves, and a red torii gate in the background.]()
Biophony Festival 2021
September 18, 2021 | Our inaugural “pandemic proof” festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2021
July 21–September 17, 2021 | Introducing a city-wide ritual bringing new music to new places.
Supporting 650+ expert musicians since 2021
Our diverse independent artists in the Metropolis community collaborate to create each site-specific Biophony event using a self-organizing digital platform and present flexible musical works for any combination of instruments at a variety of scales.
Meet some of our Biophony artists
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Ricardo Romaneiro
Composer, Electronics
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![A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair and light skin, wearing a black sleeveless top, sitting outdoors with greenery in the background, illuminated by sunlight.]()
Claire Dickson
Composer, Vocals
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![Young man with dreadlocks wearing a red beanie, glasses, and a patterned shirt, adjusting his glasses.]()
Joel Ross
Composer, Percussion
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![Portrait of a woman with natural curly hair against a red background.]()
Eden Girma
Vocals
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![A young woman with blonde hair in a bun standing outdoors in an urban setting, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.]()
Charlotte Greve
Composer, Saxophone
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![A man with an afro hairstyle, beard, and mustache wearing a brown blazer and blue shirt, standing against a gray background.]()
Matthew Evan Taylor
Composer, Flute
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![Close-up of a young woman with brown eyes and dark hair, wearing a navy blue shirt, in natural light.]()
Ananya Ganesh
Piano
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![Person squatting with multiple flutes and a recorder, holding one flute upright and another in the left hand, with additional instruments on the floor.]()
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher
Flute
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![A young man with long wavy hair, glasses, and a beard, smiling outdoors in front of a blurred green and orange nature background, wearing a white button-up shirt.]()
Andres Abenante
Guitar
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![A woman with dark hair, wearing a black shirt, covering her mouth with her hand, looking at the camera with a playful expression, with colorful studio lighting in the background.]()
Hannah Sumner
Composer, Vocals
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![Portrait of a person with long dreadlocks wearing glasses and a black ribbed sweater, standing against a light-colored background, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression, hands clasped together.]()
Immanuel Wilkins
Composer, saxophone
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![A portrait of a shirtless woman with short curly hair, gold hoop earrings, a nose ring, and minimal makeup, against a plain background.]()
Shara Lunon
Composer, Vocals
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![A young man with shoulder-length dark hair and a goatee holds a clarinet and an oboe crossed in front of him against an orange background.]()
Pablo O’Connell
Composer, oboe
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![A young man with dreadlocks and a beard, wearing a plaid shirt, standing outdoors with a blurred green forest background.]()
Tyrone Allen
Percussion
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![A young man with dark, curly hair holding a trumpet lever with a serious expression, illuminated in yellow lighting.]()
Adam O'Farrill
Trumpet
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![A woman with shoulder-length black hair wearing a white blazer, looking confidently at the camera against a plain white background.]()
Erika Dohi
Composer, Synths
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![Portrait of a man with dark skin and short hair, wearing a light purple shirt, holding a brass trumpet.]()
Burt Mason
Composer, Trombone
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![A young man with black hair, light facial hair, and wearing a denim jacket standing in front of a red wall.]()
Yuma Uesaka
Composer, Clarinet
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![A woman with short, brown, slightly messy hair, wearing a beige top with black polka dots, standing against a brown background.]()
Sara Serpa
Composer, Vocals
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![A young man smiling, wearing glasses, a black cap, and a black polo shirt, in a room with a wooden shelf and stereo equipment in the background.]()
Zekkereya El Magharbel
Composer, Trombone
Producing immersive musical adventures
Biophony events are free, accessible, and “pandemic proof” experiences that draw thousands of participants to unexpected areas in the city that are rarely offered new music, uniting neighbors and artists together in locally-relevant spaces.
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Creative Collaborators
Special thanks to the Metropolis Brain Trust: our thought-partners who helped make each Biophony project possible:
Jakub Ciupinski • Ryan Francis • Kate Gilmore • Paula Matthusen • Phong Tran • Amelia Brey • Jay Julio • Lesley Mok • Isabel Crespo Pardo • Ricardo Romaneiro
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100% of your donation can brings our Biophony projects to life, empowering and employing hundreds of artists. Together we can amplify impact and promote greater access to the arts.