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Jonah Elrod, Ph.D.
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I’m having a great time being an artist-in-residence at L.a. Studio +ART14 Residency in Patton, PA. I am working on a variety of projects, including music for the Valparaiso University Dance Ensemble.
A big red-brick building with two dark-colored cars parked in front. The building is two stories tall and is very square. It used to be a religious school for children. A tall church with yellow and res bricks. There are stained-glass windows. A cloudy sky is in the background. Yellow bricks with the name of the town, Patton, pressed into them. Charming blades of grass grow between the bricks.
July 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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I’m having a great time gathering field recordings here at the Black Bayou!
A Zoom model H4n recorder sits on a tripod on a boardwalk out in the swamp. The recorder has a very fluffy sound filter covering the microphones. 🎙️
June 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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This weekend! Four performances by the Valparaiso University Dance Ensemble! I wrote about 10 minutes of music for the show and helped with sound design! Make and consume art as an act of rebellion!!!
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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January 10. Snowy day. I spent some very satisfying time in the electronic music lab getting ready to teach a class in there, and preparing it for some upgraded electroacoustic art-making. #valparaisouniversity
A black-and-white photograph of The Chapel of the Resurrection on the campus of Valparaiso University. There is a bare tree next to it. Snow is falling and there is a small layer of snow covering the ground. Super mid-west winter vibes.
January 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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December 30
Sunset over a desert landscape with a single star/planet visible in the sky.
December 31, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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December 27
A beautiful sky with whispy clouds. A beautiful Christmas tree next to a leather chair and a light-up lamppost next to a window. Serious hotel lobby in the mountains vibes.
December 28, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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I had a great time playing Outer Rim last night! #boardgame
The player game board shows the character Bossk, a sleek ship with room for just a pilot and no crew, a weapon and shield modifications, a blaster rifle for gear, and two bounties to collect. At the top there are about 5-6 thousand credits. I have zero fame but the game is still early.
December 24, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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Slow burn
A few tall plant stalks still have a mixture of green, orange, and red autumn leaves. They are surrounded by lower plants that are all brown. It looks like a fire burning.
November 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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The Department of Music at Valparaiso University New Music Ensemble will be performing on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:30pm. Please come and support local new music! We will be performing works by Christine Burke, Noah Durlam, and Jonah Morlock, among others. We hope to see you there!
November 10, 2024 at 6:24 AM
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I’m having a great time at the Central Washington University 2024 New Music Festival! My piece, Urban Sky Glow, will be performed tonight by percussionist Andrew Spencer.
Outside the front entrance of the music building.
October 12, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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I had a great time at Click Fest 2024 last weekend! Nice to make new friends and to listen to lots of music.
The official poster of Clock Fest. It lists the location as Glidden Recital Hall at Ohio University and the dates as September 20 and 21. The text is over a black background with multicolored ribbons running underneath. An electronic instrument an artist used at the show. One part is a small piano with no top, and the other part is a handmade box with many piano or guitar strings running through it. A small trap table in the back holds the computer that controls the instrument. A closeup of the handmade box that shows the strings with guitar pickups to collect their sounds. An artist is showing their gear after the show. They have two laptops and many MIDI controllers, and also a banjo in the back!
September 28, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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We had a great show last night! I am blessed to work with such talented people.
August 29, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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I’m having a great time at the Texas New Music Festival, hosted by the Texas New Music Ensemble.
A piano, bathed in purple light, sits on stage with the Texas New Music Festival logo projected behind it. The official poster of the Texas New Music Festival. The poster is dark red with white colored text listing the dates and guest artists. All of the participating composers of the festival have signed the poster with black ink. My hand, holding my official name tag, which says Jonah Elrod, Composer. I am holding it next to a stage door where the festival is being held. The door is white and has red colored text that says Matchbox 2 Stage Door.
July 15, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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Clouds from yesterday.
Some dark treetops on the bottom of the image, and a dark silhouette of a tree on the right side. Blue sky with lots of puffy white clouds of different shapes and sizes are in the rest of the image.
July 13, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Clouds from my walk yesterday.
A black-and-white photograph with some tree tops on the bottom and a large cloud in the center and on the left side with open sky on the right side. The cloud is white on its top and right side where the sun hits it, while the left side and bottom of the cloud are dark.
July 11, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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At Valparaiso University yesterday.
Chapel of the Resurrection and a tree with a clear sky at sunset and snow covering the ground.
January 21, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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I finished my new Jane Austen puzzle yesterday. It was a lot of fun to build. #puzzle #JaneAusten
A completed jigsaw puzzle with houses and characters from Jane Austen novels.
January 7, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Had a great 2-day session of Outer Rim with the nephews and my sister. I enjoy playing as Jyn Erso! #BoardGames
The game board showing the Millennium Falcon and three crew members with one mod and one cargo. The game board showing six fame, two pieces of gear, and one bounty.
January 4, 2024 at 3:16 AM
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Last light of 2023.
Sunset over a desert landscape with mostly blue sky and some lightly colored clouds.
January 1, 2024 at 12:52 AM