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SUMMARY:WENDY REID’S AMBIENT BIRD
DESCRIPTION:Ambient Bird – Shorebird Park  (premiere) \nwith sfSOUND\, bird ensemble \n&  the dailybell* at sunset \n  \nmusicians: \nLulu\, african grey parrot \nWendy Reid\, violin \nBrenda Hutchinson\, long tube \nKrys Bobrowski\, glisglass \nAurora Josephson\, voice \nRon Heglin\, tuba \nDavid Samas\, percussion \nKanoko Nishi\, koto \nBen Davis\, cello \nMatt Ingalls\, clarinet \nKyle Bruckmann\, oboe \nJohn Ingle\, saxophone \n  \nWendy Reid’s site-specific work\, ‘Ambient Bird-Shorebird Park’ is a 44-minute interspecies sonic landscape which reflects an ecocentric philosophy of connecting with all living creatures and the environment. The ensemble includes experimental musicians and a bird  working with the ambient sounds\, specifically\, the birds of Shorebird Park: Long-billed Curlews\, Marbled Godwits\, Black-necked Stilts\, American Avocets\, Sanderlings\, American Rock Pigeons\, Pacific Loons\, American Crows\, Yellow-billed Magpies\, Common Ravens\, and Wild Turkeys  (among others) \nThe 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 is interpreted and performed by the musicians within the ambient environment. 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-like units in living processes. \nThis site-specific piece\, as with the first incantation\, ‘Ambient Bird 433’\,  pays homage to John Cage’s composition\, 4’33”(1952). \n*At sunset\, immediately following the performance\, Brenda Hutchinson leads everyone in bell-ringing:  dailybell\, created by composer and sound artist Brenda Hutchinson in 2008\, is an ongoing aspirational project based on the premise that something as inarguable as the movement of the Earth can be used as a point of unity and awareness among  groups of people who might otherwise find it impossible to agree. \nLocation:  Shorebird Park\,  160 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA. There is no formal seating: the audience sits on the grass\, stands\, or wanders \nAbout the site:  Shorebird Park was originally the land of the Ohlone people\, who consider their connection to the earth to be sacred. It remains a place of cultural significance that people protect and recognize its history. It is the hope of many that one day it will be returned to its indigenous inhabitants. \nSpecial Thanks to City of Berkeley-Shallon Allen\,  Matt Ingalls-sfSOUND\, Phil Perkins-location engineer\, Silvia Matheus-videographer\, Edward Morse-technical assistance\,  & the musicians of Ambient Bird-Shorebird Park. \nThis performance is made possible with a civic arts grant from the City of Berkeley\, and Is part of a  project entitled ‘Ambient Bird-Berkeley’ (2025-26)
URL:https://dresherensemble.org/event/wendy-reids-ambient-bird/
LOCATION:Shorebird Park\, 160 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
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