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The Secret Life of Ponds: Live Music with Bugs
April 6
pay what you can
Bowerbird and LandHealth Institute are pleased to co-present a unique out-of-doors performance by musician-naturalist-philosopher David Rothenberg and the secret sounds of two of Philadelphia’s favorite lakes.
Join David Rothenberg, interspecies musician, composer, naturalist-philosopher and author of over a dozen books and forty albums including “Why Birds Sing”, “Bug Music”, and “Survival of the Beautiful”. In 2024, Rothenberg released Secret Sounds of Ponds, a book/music/performance initiative which reveals the unknown music beneath the surface of even the most ordinary pond. Join him for an afternoon of aquatic vibrations, bug solos, and inter-species jamming. David uses hydrophones (underwater microphones) to tune into live bug sounds and then improvises, using his clarinet to duet with the plants and insects amplified from under the water. You’ll never see a pond quite the same way again. All ages are welcome, though the morning concert will be more oriented towards kids and will have hands-on activities for younger listeners who wish to touch and draw as well as listen.
Both concerts are free and open to the public, but please RSVP
Sunday, April 6th
9-11 AM at FDR Park’s Edgewood Lake (family friendly auxiliary activities provided) &
5-7 PM at West Fairmount Park’s Centennial Lake (for the more contemplative crowd)
