Transportation is one of the central functions of music. When we listen to music, we’re transported into a new soundscape shaped by myriad, swirling frequencies, harmonies, and colors of instruments, voices, and sounds.
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Grandfather’s Medicine: Intertribal Powwow Music in Western Massachusetts (2017)
Grandfather’s Medicine explores the history of the group and the enduring presence of Native American powwow music in Western Massachusetts.
It Takes More Than Two: Argentine Tango in the Pioneer Valley (2017)
Argentine tango, as it is performed and danced today, was developed in the middle of the twentieth century in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. Today, it is danced all over the world, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.
Calling All Horns: French Horn Playing in the Pioneer Valley (2017)
There has long been a thriving community of horn players in the Pioneer Valley, especially in Belchertown and Amherst, where a supportive cohort of horn players is long established.
Building Klez-munity: The Diverse Klezmer Music Scene in the Pioneer Valley (2017)
Building Klez-munity focuses on three musicians who are deeply involved in the klezmer music scene around the valley and the bands they work with.
Ask a Punk: An Incomplete Portrait of Western Mass DIY (2017)
Western Mass DIY (Do-It-Yourself concert organizing) has been notable for decades, yet still somehow manages to keep itself somewhat hidden in plain sight.
Underground Sound: Hip-hop and Rap in the Pioneer Valley (2017)
The Pioneer Valley is home to a young, active, and dedicated community of aspiring hip-hop artists.
Soundscape Explorations: Sensing Place on Mount Tom (2014)
For the past years, the Pioneer Valley Soundscapes website has largely featured student documentary works. These have mostly been centered
Buttons, Bridges, and Brass: A Look into Repair Shops in the Pioneer Valley (2014)
Buttons, Bridges, and Brass is a video project that focuses on members and businesses of the Pioneer Valley with not
Rapping in the 413: LuieGO and the eGOmaniAKS (2014)
Luis Fernandez aka LuieGo and his band the eGOmaniAKs are pioneers in a soundscape without much of a rap history