Shorebird Park [160 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94710]
Wendy Reid's Ambient Bird - Shorebird Park

sfSOUND, the bird ensemble,
& Brenda Hutchinson's dailybell at sunset

musicians:

Lulu, African grey parrot
Wendy Reid, violin
Krys Bobrowski, gilsglas
Brenda Hutchinson, long tube
Aurora Josephson, voice
Ron Heglin, tuba
David Samas, percussion
Kanoko Nishi, koto
Ben Davis, cello
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Matt Ingalls, clarinet
John Ingle, saxophone
dailybell*, everyone

Wendy 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)  More...