Name: Wendy Reid's Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026 with sfSOUND & the Bird Ensemble
Start: 2026-05-16T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-16T20:30:00-07:00
Location: 1601 Hearst Ave

Wendy Reid's Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026 with sfSOUND & the Bird Ensemble

An African Grey parrot, experimental musicians, the wild birds of the park -an event intended to bring everyone, everything, together
About this Event

Wendy Reid's Ambient Bird @ Ohlone Park 2026
with sfSOUND and the Bird Ensemble, and Brenda Hutchinson's Dailybell at sunset

sfSOUND musicians join the bird ensemble

in an outdoor performance of

Wendy Reid’s Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026,

with Brenda Hutchinson’s Dailybell at sunset

]Saturday, May 16 - 7:30pm

Ohlone Park: 1601 Hearst Ave, Berkeley 94703

Near North Berkeley Bart, with no formal seating

musicians:

Lulu, African Grey parrot

Wendy Reid, violin

Krys Bobrowski, gilsglas

Brenda Hutchinson, long tube

Ron Heglin, tuba

Kanoko Nishi, koto

Ben Davis, cello

David Samas, percussion

Diane Grubbe, flute

Tom Djll, trumpetJohn Ingle, saxophone

David Michalak, skatchbirds

Jacob Felix Heule, percussion

Dailybell, everyone

A site-specific work, Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026 is a 52-minute interspecies sonic landscape which reflects an eco-centric philosophy of connecting with all living creatures and the environment. The ensemble includes an African Grey parrot and experimental musicians working with the ambient sounds, specifically, the birds of Ohlone Park: Cedar Waxwings, Lesser Goldfinches, Bewick's Wrens, Oak Titmice, Western Bluebirds, Anna's Hummingbirds, California Scrub-Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Stone Pigeons, and American Crows -all part of an event that is intended to bring everyone and everything together, and honor the park's indigenous inhabitants, the Ohlone People.

The structure of this work can be described as a musical process which attempts to reflect nature’s manner of operations: a spatially notated score of sonic fragments transcribed from bird-human interactions and a Native American chant is interpreted and performed by the musicians within the ambient environment of Ohlone Park.

This performance is located two blocks from North Berkeley Bart. There is no formal seating, so bring a blanket and sit on the grass, or simply stand, or wander. Dogs on leashes are welcome.

More info at treepieces.net