| Unsilent Night | |
|---|---|
| by Phil Kline | |
 Album cover for Unsilent Night, available on Cantaloupe Music | |
| Genre | |
| Composed | 1992 |
| Performed | 1992–present |
| Scoring | Recorded sounds and electronics for boomboxes and other music-playing devices |
Unsilent Night is a musical composition and participatory performance art piece by American composer Phil Kline which, since its creation in 1992, has been performed around the world annually in December. In the performance of this composition, volunteers carrying boomboxes and other music players parade through the streets of the participating city, presenting an ambient cacophony of recorded bells, harps, and electronic instruments composed by Kline.[1] Considered Kline's most popular work to date, performances began in the New York City neighborhood of Greenwich Village and have since spread to 124 cities around the world,[2][3] including the United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and Asia.[4][5][6][7]
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- ^ "Unsilent Night in New York City". MAD HATTERS NYC. 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Sunday in Brooklyn: Christmas Carousing". Brooklyn Based. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Phil Kline's Avant-Garde Holiday Tradition UNSILENT NIGHT to Parade Through 37 Cities This December". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (2000-12-03). "MUSIC; A Provocateur Takes On a New Challenge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Your Unsilent Night | WQXR | New York's Classical Music Radio Station". WQXR. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Goodson, Jessie (5 December 2018). "Unsilent Night Fills Downtown Athens With Seasonal Cheer". Flagpole Magazine | Athens, GA News, Music, Arts, Restaurants. Retrieved 2019-04-02.