Whale song is an astonishing world of sound whose existence no one suspected before the 1960s. Its discovery has forced us to confront the possibility of an alien intelligence not in outer space but right here on earth.

This event will explore how researchers from around the globe have attempted to decipher underwater music as they confront an unknown as vast as the ocean. It’ll also look David Rothenberg’s personal quest to make interspecies music, by playing his clarinet with whales in their native habitats from Russia to Canada to Hawaii.

David Rothenberg

Philosopher and musician David Rothenberg is the author of several books including Why Birds Sing, which has been published in six languages and turned into a BBC documentary. He is the founding editor of the Terra Nova journal and book series, and his articles have been published widely. Rothenberg is also a composer and jazz clarinettist who has released six CDs. He lives in Cold Spring, New York.

This event is in association with Perseus Books.

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