For this New Sounds program, we’ll listen to music inspired by birdsong, whether it’s by composers who are birders, or naturalists. Some of these sounds are electronically processed, and some are recreated acoustically. We’ll listen to Alaska-based John Luther Adams’ recording “Songbirdsongs,” where an ocarina imitates the birdsong, along with music from Tasmanian Ron Nagorcka played on digeridoo and with samples from the cockatiel family. Plus music from producer Chris Hughes, his “Slow Motion Blackbird,” and music from Maria Schneider as well.
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