The Conference of Birds
Birdsong and Music
The Conference of Birds is a flexible ensemble founded in 2009, with a special interest in creating and performing music based on birdsong. Repertoire ranges from traditional and baroque music to improvisations, often accompanied by live or recorded birdsong. The ensemble is led by Liz Cowdrey, and her brother Peter Cowdrey is composer-in-residence.
CoB received British Council funding to work with birdsong inspired artists in the Amazon basin and leads birdsong and music walking tours .
CoB is the ensemble of Opera Unlimited and the charitable education initiative Planet Birdsong.
The Conference of Birds is a flexible ensemble founded in 2009, with a special interest in creating and performing music based on birdsong. Repertoire ranges from traditional and baroque music to improvisations, often accompanied by live or recorded birdsong. The ensemble is led by Liz Cowdrey, and her brother Peter Cowdrey is composer-in-residence.
CoB received British Council funding to work with birdsong inspired artists in the Amazon basin and leads birdsong and music walking tours .
CoB is the ensemble of Opera Unlimited and the charitable education initiative Planet Birdsong.
Click here to watch a short documentary on the BBC News website.
Liz Cowdrey improvising with wrens in Burgundy.
