The Song Company Presents...I Believe I Can Fly

Olivier Messiaen described birds as the “greatest musicians on the planet” and Hollis Taylor has followed his example in finding direct inspiration in their dazzling and ever-varied song. Her suite of dialogues with the Australian Pied Butcherbird forms the backbone of this programme ending with a piece of collaborative/participatory sound art by A.M. Self in which the audience is free to take flight…

Program
Hollis Taylor: Absolute Bird
Korean traditional: Sae-Ta-Ryung (Song of the Birds)
A.M. Self: I believe I can fly…
and other flights of fancy