Author Talk: The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments
Tue, Dec 01
|Lerner Center
Thomas Patteson book talk with live performances with a trio performance from Tom Kraines, Mekhi Gladden, and Aaron Pond
Time & Location
Dec 01, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Lerner Center, 201 S 34th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
About the event
Join authors Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson for a discussion of their new book, The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments. The book presents a wide-ranging collection of musical instruments that never existed, showing how they reflect changing ideas about sound, invention and the limits of the possible. The authors will be joined by musicians Aaron Pond , Mekhi Gladden, & Tom Kraines for musical performances that explore the idea of instruments that can only be imagined.
About the Authors
Deirdre Loughridge is Professor of Music at Northeastern University, Boston. Her previous books include Sounding Human: Music and Machines, 1740/2020 (2023). Find her on Bluesky and Instagram @deirdrelough.
Thomas Patteson is a teacher, writer, and musician based in Philadelphia. He is the author of Instruments for New Music (2016), lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of People’s Music Supply.
Aaron Pond- Daxophone, Horn, Slide Whistle