Dawn Chorus

n. early morning birdsong

n. radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise

In this early summer broadcast, wake to the dawn chorus in all of its magnificent nuances. We’ll tune into the sounds of Earth’s magnetic field, and experience the first ever Echolocator Profiler Profile – which tells the story of Donald R. Griffin, the scientist who first discerned bat echolocation – and learn about the local connection to this world-altering discovery. Music and sounds from the Bats, The Magnetic Fields and Soundtracker.

Echolocation explores aspects of environmental art, especially the use of bioacoustics in sound art and musical composition. The show dwells at the junction between art, science and natural sound, and features works by artists working in the fields of soundscape studies, deep listening and acoustic ecology. Featured composers include R. Murray Schaffer, Doug Quin, Lisa Walker, Hildegard Westerkamp, Pauline Oliveros, and others. Each quarterly program includes news and updates from fields related to scientific and artistic studies of environmental sound. Submissions of locally recorded and produced pieces are encouraged. https://www.facebook.com/EcholocationWGXC