David Rothenberg

Professor David Rothenberg describes the calls of five birds that have inspired his musical mind. He has written and performed on the relationship between humanity and nature for many years. He is the author of Why Birds Sing, on making music with birds, and of Thousand Mile Song, about making music with whales. He is based at the New Jersey Institute of Technology where he is Professor of Philosophy and Music and in this edition of Tweet of the Week he discusses the calls of the brown thrasher, the mockingbird, the superb lyrebird, the veery thrush and the laughing thrush.