Evenings with Birdsong - Life on Land's Edge

Evenings with Birdsong.
Two cinematic, avian-inspired concerts at Elder Hall.

October 8 | Life on Land's Edge, 7:30pm
October 9 | Where Song Began, 7:30pm

Presented by the Bowerbird Collective as part of the 2022 Nature Festival SA.

Join two of Australia's most adventurous musicians for a pair of cinematic, avian-inspired concerts at Elder Hall.

“Spectacular... There isn’t enough space to provide adequate praise” - Limelight Magazine
“It moved me to tears... I left feeling I had been sung to by the country” - Audience member
“...a work of art... a transfixing soundscape” - Sounds Like Sydney

Don't miss these feature events of the 2022 Nature Festival of South Australia, presented by the Bowerbird Collective.

Concert 1 - October 8th, 7:30pm: Life on Land's Edge
Life on Land's Edge takes audiences on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect continents and cultures. The performance draws on art, science, and music from across the ages. Spectacular footage and soundscapes will immerse you in one of nature's greatest stories. This work will be performed as part of the 2022 Nature Festival on October 8, World Migratory Bird Day.

*Book for one concert and get a 30% discount on the second concert*** You will receive a coupon code for this discount in the email confirmation of your first booking!

About the performers: The Bowerbird Collective makes art for nature. Their work has received international acclaim, and their album of threatened birdsong, 'Songs of Disappearance', reached No.2 on the ARIA Album Charts ahead of Adele, ABBA and Ed Sheeran this year. Violinist Simone Slattery was a 2019 Churchill Fellow, received a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Adelaide and performs regularly with Australia's finest ensembles. Cellist Anthony Albrecht is an Australian graduate of The Juilliard School's Historical Performance program and enjoys an international career.

For more information about these programs and the artists visit the Bowerbird Collective website.

Performance length: Both concerts are 60 minutes without interval, including a Q&A.

These performances are supported by Arts South Australia, the Australia Council for the Arts, BirdLife Australia and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership.