Registrars: Amanda Bielskas
Participants: 13
Weather: Indoor activity but there was a thunderstorm during the event
Bird Species: 11
We joined Linnaean member and saxophonist Elijah Shiffer and his City Of Birds quartet for an evening of music inspired by birds at Silvana in Harlem. Elijah’s project City Of Birds is a collection of instrumental jazz songs dedicated to all the birds he’s seen in New York City. Some of these compositions are directly influenced by specific birds’ songs or calls, while others are more abstract musical portraits of a species’ behavior, habitat, or even the circumstances of a specific sighting. Both styles delighted the audience this evening. For this show, the audience was encouraged to request songs for particular species. Elijah handed out lists of available species to choose from, represented on the three albums he has recorded so far ( https://linktr.ee/elijahshiffer) as well as his forthcoming works. The evening was a wonderful treat for all who attended, we were entertained by two sets featuring songs by the birds listed below. A “1” or a “2” listed after the bird reflects which set the song was played in. Thank you to Elijah and his City of Birds quartet for a wonderful evening full of great music.
Species Lists
Birds
Wood Duck – 1
Horned Grebe – 2
Morning Dove – 1
American Coot – 2
Snowy Egret – 2
Barred Owl – 1
Monk Parakeet – 2
Veery – 1
American Robin – 1
Ovenbird – 2
Bobolink – 2
