The Conference of Birds
Birdsong and Music
The Conference of Birds was founded in 2009, with a special interest in creating and performing music based on birdsong. Repertoire ranges from traditional and baroque music to improvisations, sometimes including live or recorded birdsong. The founder members of the ensemble are flautist Jennifer Raven, violinist Liz Cowdrey, and her brother Peter Cowdrey, composer, pianist and ornithologist.
CoB received British Council funding to work with birdsong inspired artists in the Amazon basin.
CoB works in partnership with the charitable education initiative Planet Birdsong.
The Conference of Birds was founded in 2009, with a special interest in creating and performing music based on birdsong. Repertoire ranges from traditional and baroque music to improvisations, sometimes including live or recorded birdsong. The founder members of the ensemble are flautist Jennifer Raven, violinist Liz Cowdrey, and her brother Peter Cowdrey, composer, pianist and ornithologist.
CoB received British Council funding to work with birdsong inspired artists in the Amazon basin.
CoB works in partnership with the charitable education initiative Planet Birdsong.
An evening of extraordinarily beautiful music
The Guardian
The Guardian
My friends and I came to your Birdsong Walk and Concert at Asthall and were awed and inspired. Thanks so much for giving us such a wonderful experience.
I loved your authentic ‘birdsong’ compositions – with your very talented team.
Just a quick note to thank you both for such a special ‘birdsong’ evening – followed yesterday by a session as a ‘wren’. Oh my … you could see how excited Laura, Shane and I were to be with you and we cant thank you enough for such a wonderful time. We loved your compositions Peter – and the accompanying birds!
I did so enjoy your performance this evening, thank you so much ...I have completely fallen in love with the final piece you played - It was wonderful. Thank you again for an exciting and evocative evening!
I loved your compositions and of course Golden oriole. Please may I have a recording. It’s in my heart. Thank you for a lovely concert with the summer breeze with birdsong floating through the window. I thought that the walk was successful too. Altogether a lovely Sunday repose.
The short bird compositions based on actual song were a delight.
