The WXPN/STAR'S END Member Concert 2026

on

Saturday 25 April 2026 - 7:00PM to 10:00PM

at

WXPN
World Cafe Performance Studio
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

with

Chuck van Zyl

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The WXPN/Star's End 2026 Member Concert took place on Saturday 25 April 2026
in the intimacy of WXPN's Performance Studio, 3025 Walnut Street in Philadelphia.
This event was free for XPN Members, but a reservation was required as seating was limited to just 40 attendees.

7-8pm Reception & Light Refreshment
8-10pm Electronic Music Performances/Demos/Discussions/Q & A
w/Stefano Daddi, Chaka Benson, Sandy James & June Lopez (moderated by Chuck van Zyl)

Thanks to everyone who attended!

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Jim McGuinn (Associate General Manager for Programming) warmly welcomes WXPN Members

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Stefano Daddi
makes experimental music with modular synthesizers and performs regularly.
For the past several years he has co-hosted Modular on the Spot (MotS) events in Philadelphia
- a monthly modular synthesizer outdoor free picnic series.
His music is to ask listeners to ponder an expression of timbre made in electronic sound.

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Chaka Benson
plays with an ear for color, motion and texture, forsaking conventional narrative clarity.
His performances are an experience by way of the senses, rather than through pure mental interpretation.

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Sandy James
makes experimental music with Modular Synthesizers and performs regularly as part of
Modular on the Spot picnics. As one moment triggers the next
her work is constantly asking us to fathom atonal space.

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June Lopez
enjoys focusing on how cultural and musical influences shape sound.
He is deeply invested in Latin-Jazz-Afro-Roots
and in preserving the art of sonic design in live improvised performances.

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Throughout The Electrical Spectacle Members enjoyed chat with the musicians and learning more about the art & craft of Electronic Music

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Modular Synthesizers
were the first commercial Electronic instruments.
Eventually supplanted by portable, internally hardwired models, and digital devices,
in recent times they have made a big come-back. The basic feature of the Modular Synthesizer
is that the artist decides everything. Each module is a discrete part chosen and arranged
according to the taste and direction of the individual. Filters, oscillators, mixers,
ring modulators, envelopes, and other even more esoteric components provide an
unprecedented flexibility in sound design and music making. Modular Synthesizers are systems
that are not fixed in the way conventional instruments are,
and attract an interesting mix of musicians and engineers.

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Thanks also to Kate Brett, Jim McGuinn, Emily Pavie and Paul Severin of WXPN

Special Thanks to Roycee Martin (technical support)

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