Summertime. Schools out. Time to explore sounds of nature and animals.
If you live near San Francsico, or are planning to visit SF, the Bay area's Bernie Krause, author of The Great Animal Orchestra is exhibiting at the Exploratorium June 10 - October 15, 2003. Catch a 37 minute screening of Bernie Krause: A Life with The Great Animal Orchestra, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpzfyHJh90A and investigate the phenomena of sound in related exhibits throughout the museum.
If you prefer to armchair travel, visit United Visual Artists' (UVA) "The Great Animal Orchestra" on YouTube or other streaming services and listen to an interview with Bernie Krause.
Bernie Krause, an American musician and soundscape ecologist, was born in Detroit, Michigan. As an undergraduate student in 1957, he worked as a recording engineer and producer in Ann Arbor. Krause joined The Weavers in 1963, occupying the tenor position originated by co-founder Pete Seeger until they disbanded in early 1964. He moved to the SF Bay area to study electronic music at Mills College. Source. He now lives with his wife in Sonoma.
The eclectic musician introduced the synthesizer to pop music at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. He collaborated with musicians like Mick Jagger, George Harrison and Brian Eno, and crafted the sounds for iconic films like: "Rosemary's Baby" and "Apocalypse Now." Source.
Want some tranquility in your life? Read his newest book, "The Power of Tranquility in a Very Noisy World.”
Illustration by Jeremy Denk, NY Times article: “Earth Music,” April 12, 2012