Homing Songs

Magpies, ravens, wattlebirds, blackbirds and sparrows. Queen Victoria Gardens is home to plenty of singing personalities. But their warbling melodies aren’t prewritten. Like us, birds have to explore each new place – echo off their environment – and find their own frequencies. This workshop invites us to channel this sense of spontaneous musicality while connecting with the park and each other through birdsong.

It’s led by artist Catherine Clover whose practice often works with listening, sound and the languages of the more-than-human world. She’ll use bird field guides to create a score that harmonises with the garden’s sonic landscape. Then, together, you’ll create a meeting point for the music of local and introduced birds. You don’t need any special skills or training to get involved. Just show up and sing.