Index of Edelstein Works, Events, Venues, Projects

(consider this a work in progress please as of May 2026)

Legend – [C]Catalog , [R] Recording, [V] video, [P] Performance, [I] Installation, [L] Lighting Design, [S] Sound & Sound Design, [W] Workshop(s), [Ry] Residency, [Hw] Hardware design and fabrication, [Sw] Software, [C] Consulting, [E] CIE ensemble

Note: some of the pages here are restricted and require authenticated and authorized access. Dates sometimes approximate.

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General Chronology

Upcoming – Open Minds concert June 2026, Oakland CA [P,E,Sw]
Pepscillator with Rotating Loudspeakers, as part of exhibition David Tudor: a View from Inside , Bowerbird, Philadelphia, March 6,7 2026 [P,W]
Forest Speech (D.Tudor) Bowerbird, Philadelphia, March 6, 2026 [P,W,E] with D. Fishkin, E. Lew, V. Keddie, G.Santucci, D. Fishkin
RF+, Fridman Gallery [W,P] w/Dan Fishkin and ensemble
Sound Vision, Eclipse Gallery North Adams – sketches [W,L,S, Sw] – August 2025
Arter Fall Festival Performances and Workshop (Dec 2024) with Michael Johnsen, John DS Adams and Gokhan Denec [P,V,Sw,W]
Gestures and Clusters – showing updated version of the Cluster Fields collaboration with John Driscoll (Nov 2024-Feb 2025) with workshop and performance as part of EarFest. [I,W,P,L]
Eclipse Gallery Sketches with Tom Ditto, July 2024 [I,L,Sw,V]
Getty Research Institute Performances Sept 2024 [P] Pepscillator, Microphone, for PST 2024 – D. Tudor Microphone and Pepscillator w/. John Driscoll and Michael Johnsen
Getty Research Institute [C] E.A.T. Sensing the Future (2023-24) for PST 2024
LocaleS3 – a triptych with Michelle Jaffe, David Reeder at Nolan House on Governors Island. [S,Sw]
Subject to Change (2022) [P,V,Sw] for Unexpected Territories, Berlin w/Jakob Edelstein – an adaptation of the Philharmonia algorithm in MAX Jitter.
Pepsi Modulator for 8 Thumbs (2022) [I,Hw,Sw] for Unexpected Territories, Berlin (using 4 game pads, Pepsi Modulator Revisited (2021) [I,S,Sw] (with iPad) for Teasing Chaos at MdM Salburg – source material from Michael Johnsons recreation of the Pepsi Pavilion Sound modifier console designed by Gordon Mumma and David Tudor manipulated by gallery visitors.
Pepsi Modulator Revisited (2021) [I,Sw]
Shrieks and Nuptials (1977, 2018) [P,Hw,Sw] Kitchen NYC, M.H.Harris, M. Johnsen – an electronic theatre duet using sensors to influence the parameters of a chaotic oscillator
Forest Speech (D. Tudor) [P,E,Sw]– 2018, Kitchen NYC
Philharmonia Revisited (2014- ) [V,Sw] – a new work based on the original algorithim
Impulsions (2014- ) [P,Sw] – Wesleyan 2015, Kitchen 2018, Stony Brook fEAT – a performable chaotic mix using convolution reverb with inputs based on an extensive CIE impulse library
FEDATA (2009) [R,Sw] sonification of interest rates
SEISMO (2010) [R,Sw]
Various works in PD (~2007-) [R,Sw]
Episodes (198?) [I,Hw,Sw] Univ Bridgeport, Arnot Gallery “G.R.I.D. (Generic Real-Time Interactive Digital) Installation” link
Street Terrain (1983) [I,H] Essen Germany – interactive acoustic fence
Terrain with Ruler and Saw [P] Arrau Museum, ARS Electronica
Terrain (1980) [P,Hw,Sw] Harvestworks NYC, Koprod Zurich,
At Once – Simultaneous Pieces for Well-Defined Spaces (~1973) [P]
Zabriskie Point (1974-5?) [R] [H] a chaotic oscillator on a modular Moog
Called Off (1972?) [P,L,H-S] eba Albany – isolated visual space, shared acoustic space
Or Those 3 Trk Blues (1971) [R] ] early composition for tape and synthesizer
C-SNG (1971?) [R] first composition for tape and modular Moog

With John Driscoll

Stall (198?) w/ Maida Withers Dance Company [P,Hw,Sw]– Washington DC, AdK Berlin link
Interfeed (197?) [P,Hw] SUNY Albany w/J. Driscoll
Cluster Fields (2019- ) [I,Sw,Hw] Univ MD, New Bedford Art Museum, Zuccaire Gallery Stony Brook

With Andres Bosshard, Koprod, Daniela Zehnder

Reflessione de Una Diga (198?) [P,Hw,Sw]
Papermusic (~1982) [P,I,Ry] – Koprod Zurich

With Cynthia Black

Papermusic (1981) [P,Hw,Sw] Holland Festival, Amsterdam

With CIE / David Tudor (in memoriam)

Rainforest V variations 1-4 (principally with John Driscoll) (2009- ) collection of MoMA, MAC Lyon, Mdm Salzburg, Arter (Istanbul) *[c] and loans: MAC Lyon (201?), Modern Museum Warsaw (201?), Kresfeld (2022) [I,Sw] w/J. Driscoll
Pepscillator w/John Driscoll (2022) [P,Sw] Unexpected Territories, Berlin, GRI for PST 2024
Composers Inside Electronics at the Kitchen released on CD (20??) [R]
Forest Speech (2018,19) – The Kitchen, MoMA [P,S] Bowerbird (2026)
Weatherings 2018-19 – Lyon Opera Ballet (Lyon, Montpelier, Paris and elsewhere) [S,P,Sw]
Pulsers (w/Michael Johnsen) (2019- ) – commission by GRM/INA [P,S,Sw]
Microphone (Socrates Sculpture Park, MdM, Modern Museum Warsaw, …) [P,Sw]
Rainforest IV
- Rainforest IV Berlin released on vinyl by Edition Block (1981) [R]
- Rainforest IV UCSD released on CD by Neuma Records (2022) [R]
- Rainforest IV (1973 – ) [P,Hw,Sw]

With Tom (DeWitt) Ditto

Pantomation (1974-7) [V,Hw,Sw] h/w and software for motion capture
Philharmonia (197?) [V]Studies for Philharmonia (197?) [V], Studies for Philharmonia (197?) [V]– technical director and systems integration

With eba (1972-76)

Parachute to a Weather Balloon [L]
Horn (George Kindler) [L.Hw,Sw]
A Child’s Christmas [L]
Called Off [P,Hw,Sw,L]
At Once [P]

with You Nakai and Jakob Kierkegaard

Monobirds Orchestra (2022) [P],Sw] for Unexpected Territories Berlin

With Genji Ito

sound design for Sleepless City (1987) [S.P,Hw] at LaMama (link)

Other Projects and Residencies, Venues, Exhibitions, Publications, Workshops

GRI E.A.T. Exhibition for PST 2024 [I] [P,C]
Unexpected Territories – Berlin 2022 siguhr projects (2022) – installations, performance, workshops [P,I]
50 Looks within Rainforest V – Cunningham choreography with RF5v3 at Arter on video – (2022) [V]
Distopia 2020? [V,I]
Teasing Chaos – MdM Salzburg 2021 [C,I,P]
Arter Zoom Workshops w. MIAM and Columbia Computer Music (Seth Cluett) (2020) [W]
Montpelier Dance Festival (Petronio, Lyon Opera Ballet) – 2018? [S,P]
CIE with Stephen Petronio Dance Company Bloodlines (2017-2019): RainForest, Signals, … [P]
Lyon Biennial (2017?) [C,I]
E.A.T. – MdM Salzburg (201?) [C,I,P]
Forest Speech Workshop and Performances at MoMa 2019 (w/John Driscoll) [W,P,S]
Rainforest IV workshop at Caramoor Music Festival (2014)
Harvestworks International Electronics Arts Festival (IEAF) – 2011 – workshop and RV5 at Governors Island [W,I]
Idio Entre Fesival… (Wesleyan University) (2015) [P,W]
E.A.T. Revisited at Stevens Institute (2007) [P,W]
fEAT (- SUNY Stony Brook (2015) [P]
Experimental Intermedia Foundation (various 197?-201?) [P] – Snug Harbor (1988) [P]
Mexico City Radar Festival – 2009 – Rainforest V [I]
Rainfrorest IV Lincoln Center (1996) [W,C,V]
ZBS Media with Cynthia Black (for Papermusic) (1982?)
CIE at Für Augen und Ohren, Akadamie der Kunste (1980) [C,P]
CIE at the Center for Music Experiment (1977) [R,P,R]
CIE performance series at the Kitchen 1977, 2018 [P]
Arnot Museum of Art (1986) [I] “G.R.I.D. (Generic Real-Time Interactive Digital) Installation”
Soundings , Rainforest IV at the Neuberger Museum (198?) [I]
Holland Festival (1982) [P,I]
Experimental Television Center (ETC) Residencies various (198?) [Ry]
WNET-TV Lab Residency (~1974-5) [R]
CIE residency at the Center for Music Experiment (1977) [P]
CIE at the Festival du Automne (1976) [P]
New Music In New Hampshire (1973) [W]
SUNY CEMS and Free Music Store (1970-1976) [Hw,Sw]

With Michelle Jaffe and David Reeder

JER collaboration (Jaffé, Edelstein, Reeder) – working titles under cover of “LocaleS3” [I,Hw,Sw] (2023)

Projects in development as of December 2022

Mini Residency at Ramapo College Aug 6, 9 2026 [Ry]
Project with the Cunningham Trust at the Baryshnikov Arts Center Nov 2026 [P]
Acoustic Automata Gallery
Montage and Collages – [Sw,V,S] Software framework for collaborative or individual work based on image and sound co-generation
Longhouse proposal with Ed Potokar and John Driscoll [I,P,Hw,Sw]
David Tudor Sound Lab (DTSL) [P,I,W]
Release of Rainforest V recordings from MdM and Arter [R]
eba archive and exhibition with Maude Baum and others (2020- ) [Sw]
RF @ 50 – Matt Rogalksy [W]
3d AR and VR realizations [Sw] – latest iteration is prototypes web apps with AI assisted code generation
Further evolution of Cluster Fields (with John Driscoll) [I,Sw,Hw]
Sound Motion – workshops, performances, installations, research & development
New work with J. Driscoll extending work on rotating loudspeakers including development of software for orchestration and collaboration

There is also older documentation here http://composers-inside-electronics.net/pedelstein/home/PE_Home.html. This dates back to 2012-15 built in iWeb which is no longer supported by Apple. Audio and other links broken in modern browsers. Text and image will be carried forward at some future point in time (PE Dec. 2022) and work in progress here … https://composers-inside-electronics.net/cie-wp20/chronology-2014/ to be merged.

Some older selected materials sitting on Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/philedel from 2012.