"Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026 is a 52-minute interspecies sonic landscape which reflects an eco-centric philosophy of connecting with all living creatures and the environment. The ensemble includes an African Grey parrot and experimental musicians working with the ambient sounds, specifically, the birds of Ohlone Park: Cedar Waxwings, Lesser Goldfinches, Bewick's Wrens, Oak Titmice, Western Bluebirds, Anna's Hummingbirds, California Scrub-Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Stone Pigeons, and American Crows - all part of an event that is intended to bring everyone and everything together, and honor the park's indigenous inhabitants, the Ohlone People."
"The structure of this work can be described as a musical process which attempts to reflect nature's manner of operations: a spatially notated score of sonic fragments transcribed from bird-human interactions and a Native American chant is interpreted and performed by the musicians within the ambient environment of Ohlone Park. Contextual in nature, the work allows performers to act according to unpredictable conditions and variables which arise within the musical continuity."
"In performance, an attempt is made at a spontaneous unforced growing of sound and silence in which emphasis is placed on formation rather than pre-established form, as in the building and shaping of cell-li"
An outdoor performance on May 16 at 7:30pm in Ohlone Park in Berkeley brings together an ensemble of musicians and an African Grey parrot with ambient bird sounds. Wendy Reid’s Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026 is a 52-minute interspecies sonic landscape shaped by an eco-centric philosophy of connecting with living creatures and the environment. The work centers on birds found in Ohlone Park, including Cedar Waxwings, Lesser Goldfinches, Bewick’s Wrens, Oak Titmice, Western Bluebirds, Anna’s Hummingbirds, California Scrub-Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Stone Pigeons, and American Crows. A spatially notated score of sonic fragments from bird-human interactions and a Native American chant are interpreted by musicians in the park. Performers respond to unpredictable conditions to grow sound and silence, emphasizing formation over fixed structure, with Dailybell involving everyone.
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