Biophony
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
Recent and upcoming Biophony events
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![A lush green park with trees and shrubs under a clear blue sky during sunset.]()
Biophony Solstice 2026
June 20, 2026 | An exhilarating sunrise and sunset sonic adventure awaits at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![An outdoor concert in a park with a large audience. A band is performing on a stage with keyboards in the foreground, and lush trees and a blue sky with scattered clouds are in the background. Bright stage lights illuminate the performers.]()
Summer Solstice Celebration
June 20, 2025 | Transformative music for sunrise and sunset at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![A group of five people posing outdoors in front of a dragon sculpture, with musical instruments and equipment in front of them, including a keyboard and a melodica, indicating they are likely street performers or musicians.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2024
August 31—October 12, 2024 | An immersive soundtrack across NYC’s diverse neighborhoods.
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![An outdoor concert at sunset with a large crowd gathered in a park, band members in white attire playing percussion instruments near a pond with pink flowers in the foreground, trees and a building with a red roof in the background, and a partly cloudy sky with orange hues.]()
Biophony Solstice 2024
June 20, 2024 | Sweeping performances of Simeon ten Holt’s “Canto Ostinato” in Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![Street scene with musicians performing on a blue and red painted sidewalk, surrounded by shops with colorful awnings, decorations hanging overhead, and a sign for Biophony Pop-Up.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2023
June 10–24, 2023 | New music in new places celebrating New York City’s diverse communities.
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![Three people playing musical instruments outdoors on a sunny day near a body of water, with city buildings and green trees in the background.]()
Face the Music
May 6, 2023 | A choose-your-own sonic adventure in Riverside Park with Kaufman Music Center.
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![A woman with short dark hair in a white dress singing into a microphone, a young woman playing a keyboard and a woman playing a violin in a lush greenhouse surrounded by green plants and hanging orchids, with a few audience members in the background.]()
Biophony SoundGarden
February 11–12, 2023 | An immersive soundbath in Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s conservatory ecosystems.
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![Jazz band performing outdoors in a city square with buildings, traffic lights, and blue sky.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2022
May 15–June 21, 2022 | A local sonic adventure uniting neighbors across Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.
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![Four people perform on a wooden gazebo by a pond in a lush green park; one woman sings with a music book, another plays violin, one man plays guitar, and another woman plays a cello.]()
Biophony Festival 2022
May 12, 2022 | An outdoor music adventure inspired by the birds at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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![People standing under a large leafy tree with sunlight filtering through the leaves, partially visible in a lush green outdoor setting.]()
Biophony Festival 2021
September 18, 2021 | Interactive performances planted throughout Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s topography.
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![A group of six musicians playing instruments outdoors by a lakeside, with trees and water in the background. They are seated on the ground, and each has a music stand in front of them.]()
Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2021
July 21–September 17, 2021 | The inaugural Biophony series crowd-sourced by Metropolis artists.
