Biophony Festival 2022
An Outdoor Musical Adventure
May 14, 2022 (12–4pm)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden — 990 Washington Ave
Our annual festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, featured 95+ musicians performing the World Premiere of 15 newly commissioned works, and celebrating the kick-off of Biophony Pop-Up NYC 2022. The festival was inspired by nature’s first musicians — birds.
Visitors were invited to explore the stunning 52-acre gardens and discover 25 musician pods for an outdoor musical adventure. Each listener’s experience was unique, determined by the wide range of instrumentations (ranging from a choir of singing dancers, saxophone trio, and instruments from ancient to modern), the topography of the site, and the freedom given to participants to explore and discover.
The event took place on World Migratory Bird Day 2022, an annual movement to raise awareness about the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. Biophony at BBG is a four-year-long collaborative project that began in Fall 2021 with future music experiences taking place in Winter 2023 and Summer 2024.
Biophony Festival 2022 is made in collaboration with Brooklyn Botanic Garden with support from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Cultural Affairs, The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, and a constellation of generous donors and foundations, with additional support from Make Music New York and NYC Department of Transportation. Biophony Festival 2022 is a Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Metropolis Ensemble co-commission. Photos by Michael Stewart, courtesy of Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Explore the Locations
Use our listening map to discover over pods of musicians who were dispatched to perform at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
