...SELECTED MULTI-MEDIA BIRDSONG LECTURES,
PRESENTATIONS, AND INFORMANCES BY ANDREW LAMY

• birdsong in classical music: "stravinsky and the nightingale," plus couperin, messiaen, prokofieff, respighi, vivaldi, rautavaara...

• birds of senegal and the gambia

• duetting bird species, pair-bonding, sunshine, and endorphine rushes

• methods and mysteries of sound synchronization of avian pair-bonding-duets and chamber music

• metabolic speed, perception, and longevity differences between birds and humans as demonstrated by the winter wren

• subsong learning and philology in juvenile birds as compared to musical practice strategies in humans
  
  
• tutor selection, the late-summer crest, copying errors, regional variation, pair bonding, mate guarding, female song
  
  
• call notes: meanings, syntax, seep notes, flight notes, ventriloquistic notes, individual recognition, other research
  
  
• bioacoustical researchers:  people and stories behind what is known, what is uncertain, and what remains a mystery
  

• the avian syrinx & remarkable birdsounds of the world

• multi-media programmatic pre-concert informances

• factoids & incredible nature sounds that might just bend your mind

• birdsong archetypes in human psychology, myth, and music

• mechanisms and motivations for mimicry

• vowel-equivalents reflected in the overtones & timbres of birdsong, musical instruments, and human speech

• birdsong philology and human learning of native & foreign language acquisition, intonation, and pronounciation
  
  
• matched & unmatched countersinging, the "dear enemy" phenomenon, and interspecies cycle alternation
  
  
• theories on the origins of the dawn chorus: fertility, foraging, projection, caloric surplus, new territorial vacancies
  
  
• custom forums and panel discussions with guest ornithologists and composers
  
  *each presentation features audio and visual illustrations that are both delightful and instructive
  
  To see examples of some images featured in Andrew Lamy's live slide presentations, visit the photo galleries of www.Birdsofthegambia.com at the following link: 
  
  
  Sample Programs For Concerts--Birdsong & Music
  

Photos: Left: Malachite Kingfisher by Gerard Mornie; White-crested Helmet Shrike by Peter Ferrera; Center Clive Barlow and Peter Ferrera in Pirang forest,
The Gambia by Andrew Lamy; The rare Shining-blue Kingfisher in hand of Clive Barlow by Diego Van Gil.

for presentation bookings, contact Birgit Schmid-Salm @
AimArtists@aol.com

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