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
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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![Street scene featuring a live band performing outdoors on a colorful sidewalk, with yellow paper lanterns hanging overhead, storefronts with Chinese signage, and pedestrians in the background.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2024
August 31—October 12, 2024 | Discover an immersive soundtrack across New York City’s neighborhoods.
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![Bright green leaves and branches of trees against a partly cloudy sky.]()
Biophony Solstice 2024
June 20, 2024 | Music for sunrise and sunset at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![A street scene with musicians playing instruments including a double bass, clarinet, and cello, surrounded by buildings and a bridge in the background, with pedestrians and posters.]()
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 and relaxing along a waterfront park with a paved path, grassy areas, trees, and a wooden boardwalk, with a city skyline and cloudy sky in the background.]()
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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![Inside a greenhouse filled with lush green tropical plants. Wooden logs support the plants, and informational signs are displayed along a curved pathway with brick flooring. The structure has a glass roof and metal framing allowing sunlight to illuminate the interior.]()
Biophony SoundGarden 2023
February 11–12, 2023 | An immersive soundbath experience in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden conservatory ecosystems.
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![Digital art representation of a city skyline with skyscrapers and green park, with bright blue and white vertical streaks in the background.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2022
May 15–June 21, 2022 | Expanding community access to the performing arts across the city.
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![Close-up of a lush garden with vibrant pink, yellow, and green foliage, and purple flowering vines hanging from trees.]()
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 scenic garden with lush greenery and vibrant autumn foliage, a small stone bridge over a pond, 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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![A landscape with cloud-filled blue sky, distant mountains, green fields, and a body of water, but the image appears corrupted with digital artifacts.]()
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, wearing a black sleeveless top, sitting outdoors with greenery in the background, looking at the camera.]()
Claire Dickson
Composer, Vocals
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![Young man with dreadlocks wearing a red beanie, glasses, and a patterned shirt, adjusting his glasses while looking at the camera against a plain purple background.]()
Joel Ross
Composer, Percussion
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![Portrait of a young woman with curly black hair, wearing a black top, gold necklace, earrings, and a nose ring, against a red background.]()
Eden Girma
Vocals
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![A woman with light skin and light-colored eyes with her hair in a messy bun, standing outdoors in an urban setting with buildings and blurred city lights in the background.]()
Charlotte Greve
Composer, Saxophone
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![A man with an afro hairstyle and a beard, wearing a brown jacket over a blue shirt, standing against a gray background.]()
Matthew Evan Taylor
Composer, Flute
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![Close-up of a young woman's face with brown eyes and dark hair, wearing a dark blue shirt, with sunlight casting shadows on her face.]()
Ananya Ganesh
Piano
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![Person crouching with glasses and short hair, holding two large silver flutes, with two more flutes and a clarinet laid out on the floor in front of them, against a plain white background.]()
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher
Flute
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![A young man with long, wavy brown hair, wearing glasses and a white collared shirt, smiling outdoors with a blurred green and brown background.]()
Andres Abenante
Guitar
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![A woman with dark hair and wearing a black jacket, covering her mouth with her hand, looking at the camera against a colorful lighting background.]()
Hannah Sumner
Composer, Vocals
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![A man with glasses and long dreadlocks is wearing a black sweater and looking at the camera, standing against a neutral curtain background.]()
Immanuel Wilkins
Composer, saxophone
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![Close-up portrait of a woman with short curly hair, hoop earrings, and a nose ring, looking confidently at the camera against a plain background.]()
Shara Lunon
Composer, Vocals
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![A young man with dark hair and a mustache holding a silver clarinet and a wooden recorder against an orange background.]()
Pablo O’Connell
Composer, oboe
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![A man with dreadlocks standing outdoors with greenery in the background, wearing a checkered shirt and a backpack.]()
Tyrone Allen
Percussion
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![A man with curly hair holding a trumpet, illuminated by warm yellow lighting, with a neutral background.]()
Adam O'Farrill
Trumpet
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![A woman with shoulder-length black hair wearing a white blazer, looking at the camera with a serious expression against a plain white background.]()
Erika Dohi
Composer, Synths
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![A man with short black hair wearing a light purple shirt, holding a gold trumpet.]()
Burt Mason
Composer, Trombone
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![A young man with dark hair, a slight mustache and goatee, wearing a denim shirt, standing in front of a red background.]()
Yuma Uesaka
Composer, Clarinet
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![Close-up portrait of a woman with short wavy brown hair, wearing a leopard print top, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.]()
Sara Serpa
Composer, Vocals
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![A young man wearing glasses, a black cap, and a black shirt, smiling in front of a wooden shelf with electronic equipment and some plants.]()
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.