the biophony project
Children’s Garden
Brooklyn Botanical Garden - 990 Washington Avenue 40.6641758 N, 73.9620262 W
Biomes Performed
yes you are this much I wrote this while listening to the spring birds. In the village where I live, there are thousands of them, and they are my favorite meditation music. I wish to be like a bird, expressing myself without inhibition and with great purpose.
Meet the Artists
Peter Wikle is a tenor/bass trombonist and tuba player from Santa Ana, California. In high school, he participated in some of the most prestigious honor jazz ensembles including the Grammy Camp Jazz Session and Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. He has studied with musicians including Dave Taylor, Barry Harris, Lee Konitz, and Jim McNeely…
Matt Chilton is a New York City native active in a various media as a composer, technician, and multi-instrumentalist. Previous collaborations with Metropolis Ensemble include METABUSKING! for Biophony 2021. Recent credits include post-production mixing for short film plural (love) (WP Theater Pipeline Festival, 2022), sound design, tenor sax, and composition for myname’sound with..
jc is an NJ/NYC-based experimental musician, improviser, A/V engineer, and abolitionist activist/organizer. Originally trained in piano, drumset, classical percussion, and Balinese gamelan, they now thrive in the queered outer edges of instrumental, vocal, electroacoustic, and theatrical performance…
Elijah Shiffer is a New York-based saxophonist and composer. He is the leader of the Robber Crabs, a quartet combining the influences of early jazz and avant-garde jazz. The Robber Crabs' debut album, "Unhinged", was released in 2018. Elijah has performed in a wide variety of venues around New York City as both a leader and a sideman...