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Immerse Yourself in the Sounds of Nature with Andrew Skeoch.Come along to the library and meet Andrew Skeoch, educator, naturalist, environmental thinker and one of Australia’s best-known nature sound recordists. Andrew’s presentation will feature his latest book, Deep Listening to Nature , and will be accompanied by vibrant recordings that shows the beauty of birdsong.
Acoustic ecologist, Andrew Skeoch, will guide you into hearing the languages of nature; developing your auditory awareness, identifying species by ear, recognising behaviours and repertoire, and finding empathy with the voices of other beings. Deeper listening allows us to hear the integrity of entire ecosystems, the influence of evolution and earth time, and reveal what the communications of the biosphere tell us about how nature functions to achieve sustainability.
Andrew’s presentations are an immersive weaving of evocative recordings, fascinating spectrogram analysis and original ideas. You’ll hear the natural environment around you in a whole new way.
About the author...
Andrew Skeoch is a professional wildlife sound recordist and author of Deep Listening to Nature .
Over the last thirty years, he has documenting the sounds of environments around the planet, and through his label Listening Earth , published over one hundred recordings allowing listeners to immerse themselves in wild soundscapes from around the world.
His recordings have been heard in documentaries, installations and feature films such as Peter Gabriel's soundtrack to Rabbit Proof Fence .
He has given presentations to audiences ranging from local community and naturalist groups to university students, plus radio features, keynote addresses and a TEDx talk. He is the president of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recoding Group, and on the board of the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology.
Bookings essential.
Copies of the book will be for sale at the event.
For more library events visit our website. This event is hosted by MidCoast Council Libraries. For more information you can visit our website, call us on (02) 7955 7001 or email us at [email protected]
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4 Lake Street,Forster,2428,AU, Australia
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