Ecosystem Orchestra Or Biophony
You know it’s not gonna be a regular New York Times book review when it starts out:
“Instead of visiting the zoo, spend some time in the native habitat of your local symphony orchestra.“
Bernie Krause has a new book out. It’s called The Great Animal Orchestra.
As you might imagine the ever-growing expansion of that which humans like makes it harder and harder to see and hear these non-human performers; also harder and harder to truly understand what they’re like.
Krause records nature… He even recorded the sounds of a forest both before and after “ecologically sensitive logging.” And the devastation that can’t be seen too well in these forests is most definitely something you can hear.
The theory he presents is the healthier an ecosystem, the more musical the creatures that live there.
The editors at Armed with Visions have plans this Summer to record poems out in the wild with nature sounds defining the rhythms and melodies… If you’d like to participate in these experiments please get in touch with us at armedwithvisions@gmail.com
Date: April 19, 2012
Categories: Inspiring Voices