Ever wondered what the birds are talking about on your morning walk? Experience more by learning how to identify the sounds of nature around you. The Violet Town Library will welcome author and nature sound recordist Andrew Skeoch to talk about his book Deep Listening to Nature and discusses how to identify species by call and interpret their communications.
Andrew is an educator, environmental thinker and one of Australia’s best-known nature sound recordists. Over the last thirty years, he has documented the sounds of wild environments around the planet, and through his label ‘Listening Earth’, published over one hundred recordings featuring habitats from most continents.
His recordings are heard in the audio installation at Sydney Wildlife World, and feature in the currently touring Australian Geographic / Northern Pictures immersive installation ‘Our Country’. They have contributed to feature films, including Peter Gabriel’s soundtrack to Phillip Noyce’s ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’, Disney’s 2016 remake of ‘The Jungle Book’, and the upcoming ‘Force of Nature’ with Eric Bana.
Andrew Skeoch is an experienced public speaker, having given presentations to a range of audiences and has delivered radio features, keynote addresses and a TEDx talk. Andrew is President of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recoding Group, a premier association of nature field recordists that encourages skills and passion in a new generation of enthusiasts.
During his visit, Andrew will guide you into hearing the languages of nature; developing your auditory awareness, identifying species by ear and recognising behaviours and repertoire. Andrew’s presentations are accompanied by vibrant recordings and spectrogram analysis that show the beauty of birdsong. You’ll hear the environment around you in an entirely new way.
If you would like to meet Andrew, to hear about his experiences both writing his book and recording the sounds of nature, then join us at the Violet Town Library on 9th February at 1.30pm. Please contact Goulburn Valley Libraries on 1300 374 765 or email violettown@gvlibraries.com.au to let us know you will be attending. Copies of his book Deep Listening to Nature will be available to buy at the event.
Violet Town Library
Cowslip Street
Violet Town, Victoria 3669
Australia
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