Name: John Bischoff: A Sound Installation (Recordings, 1975–2025)
Start: 2026-02-22T16:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-22T18:30:00-08:00
Location: Nelson Duni

$John Bischoff: A Sound Installation (Recordings, 1975\u20132025)$

A sound installation by composer John Bischoff, surveying 50 years of electronic music in dialogue with the paintings of his father.
About this Event

John Bischoff: A Sound Installation; Recordings 1975 - 2025

In celebration of Nelson Duni’s exhibition, Elmer Bischoff, composer John Bischoff, the artist’s son, will present a sound installation that unfolds across the gallery space, offering a broad survey of his electronic work from the past fifty years. John is an accomplished composer best known as an early pioneer of live computer music.

Mirroring the temporal and stylistic range of his father’s paintings on view, the installation draws from recorded compositions spanning 1975 to 2025. An added live element will gradually move the stereo sound field through the space as the music proceeds.

Designed as an open, immersive environment, the installation allows visitors to enter and exit freely, move through the space, or sit and listen at their own pace. One portion of the gallery will serve as the primary sound field, while the remaining space remains open for reflection and conversation. A printed program and live display will guide listeners through the sequence of works, offering titles, dates, and technology. Bischoff will be present and available for dialogue, questions, and exchange throughout.

Saturday, February 22, 2026; 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Nelson Duni, San Francisco

Attendance is limited. RSVP required.

www.nelsonduni.com/exhibitions/elmer-bischoff

John Bischoff (b. 1949, San Francisco) is a composer known for his solo constructions in real-time synthesis and the pioneering development of computer network music. His recent performances combine hands-on analog circuitry and digital synthesis in open dialog. Bischoff was a founding member of the computer network bands The League of Automatic Music Composers (1978) and The Hub (1986). As a member of the Hub he was awarded a ZKM Giga-Hertz Prize for life-time achievement in 2018. He also received an Artist Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in New York in 1999. He was on faculty for many years in the legendary Music Department at Mills College.

www.johnbischoff.com