August 22, 1934:
John MacLeod Chowning is born in Salem, New Jersey, USA.
October 13, 1977:
Stria for tape by John Chowning (43) is performed for the first time, in the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
February 21, 1981:
Phone for electronics by John Chowning (46) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
July 16, 1988:
La Nouvelle Atlantide for speaker, chorus, and synthesizer by John Chowning (53), Michel Redolfi, and Jean-Claude Risset (50) to words of Bacon, is performed for the first time, in Saint Paul de Vence.
March 12, 2005:
Voices for soprano and electronics by John Chowning (70) is performed for the first time, in Paris.