Experience songbird migration in a whole new way...

The Bowerbird Collective Performance
​of A Season on the Wind: A Cinematic Concert Celebrating Migratory Birds 

The Biggest Week In American Birding proudly features the World Premiere performance of
​ ‘A Season on the Wind’, a cinematic concert based on Kenn Kaufman’s inspiring ode to migratory birds. A musical and visual journey from the shores of Lake Erie across the Americas, this 60-minute performance stars three internationally acclaimed musicians, Simone Slattery (violin), Majel Connery (vocals) and Anthony Albrecht (cello). Created by the Bowerbird Collective, an award-winning Australian-based organization making art for nature, at the invitation of Black Swamp Bird Observatory and Kenn Kaufman himself, this unforgettable event will sell out quickly. ​

Based on the book by Kenn Kaufman

Two Performances in May

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
Date: Monday, May 13
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Toledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion
Fee: $20
Registration is required.  

REGISTER HERE

SOLD OUT
Date: Friday, May 10
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 
Location: Maumee Bay Lodge & Conference Center Ballroom 
Cost: $20 per person 

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Featured Artists:
​Simone Slattery, Anthony Albrecht, and Majel Connery

​Anthony Albrecht | Co-founder and Producer
With a passion for making classical music accessible and relevant in the 21st century, cellist Anthony Albrecht began producing concerts shortly after graduating from The Juilliard School in 2014. With an international performance career, he has developed a reputation as an impresario of world-class events characterised by generosity, outreach and connection to issues of social justice, conservation and sustainability.

​Simone Slattery | Co-founder and Curator
Violinist and composer Simone Slattery is one of Australia’s most versatile musicians and creators. She performs across Australia and internationally as both soloist and ensemble member, holds a PhD from the University of Adelaide, and was a 2019 Churchill Fellow. Her compositions have been performed across the world, and her artistic creations described as "stunning".

Majel Connery 
​Majel Connery is a composer, vocalist and musicologist combining Classical influences with electronic mentality. Her voice has been called "superb" by the New York Times and her compositions "thoroughly Schubertian" by the Wall Street Journal. An educator working at the intersection of arts and scholarship, she has taught and mounted productions on campuses like Stanford, UC Berkeley, Wellesley and Princeton. As an advocate of women in music, she hosts the NPR/CapRadio podcast A Music of Their Own. Connery appears regularly as a solo artist making supernatural music about the environment, and with her art-rock duo Sky Creature. Her song cycle The Rivers are our Brothers is currently on tour with Grammy-winning ensemble Chanticleer. Connery holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Chicago and an A.B. in music composition from Princeton.

​About the Bowerbird Collective 

​We make art for nature

The Bowerbird Collective makes art for nature. Through innovative live performance, digital engagement and educational outreach, this inspiring non-profit seeks to strengthen emotional connections to conservation issues. Australian-based, the Bowerbird Collective tours extensively, with a focus on performing in regional areas, delivers exceptional educational programs to school age children, and works with national and international conservation organizations. Founded by Simone Slattery (violin, vocals) and Anthony Albrecht (cello) in 2017, the Collective has produced more than 250 events across Australia, the UK and the US. Their concert production 'Where Song Began' was called 'spectacular' in a ***** review by Limelight Magazine and won a Ruby Award from Arts South Australia. ‘Life on Land’s Edge’, created with support from Arts South Australia and the Australia Council for the Arts, received the Independent Art Foundation Award for Innovation in the same year. Their albums of threatened bird, frog and mammal calls, 'Songs of Disappearance', have thrice made it to the top of Australia’s ARIA Album Charts ahead of ABBA, Ed Sheeran and Adele. They are founders and directors of the Moonbird Festival, King Island, and the Lyrebird Festival, Megalong Valley, both launched in 2023.

The Bowerbird Collective will tour the US throughout May.
Read more at www.bowerbirdcollective.org

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