World Migratory Bird Day | Virtual Choir | 2021

Описание: The Bowerbird Collective and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership are thrilled to present the very first World Migratory Bird Day Virtual Choir. Celebrating the 2021 theme of the World Migration Bird Day, "Sing, Fly, Soar - Like a Bird!", participants from twenty countries have joined forces to give their voices for migratory birds.

The work sung by the choir in this video was composed by Simone Slattery, an Australian violinist and creator of environmentally themed performances, including the award-winning 'Where Song Began'. There are no lyrics, enabling people from all over the world to participate.
Learn more about the Bowerbird Collective at www.bowerbird.productions

The video features footage of migratory birds from across the Flyway, including Roebuck Bay, Australia, the Copper River Delta, Alaska and the shores of Southeast Asia.

Concept and Composition:
Simone Slattery

The Choir
Sopranos:
Rainbow Casey, United States
Jade Cooper, Australia
Cassie Guevara, Japan
Elizabeth Guy, United States
Emma Horwood, Australia
Anja Hoppe, Sweden
Heather Irwin, United States
Ruth Kilian, United Kingdom
Margaret May, Australia
Ruth Novak, United States
Sarah Pardys, United States
Sharon Pang, Hong Kong
Rosalind Holbrook, Australia
Emi So, Australia
Florence Jean Talirongan, Philippines
Debra Thangarajah, United States
Emma Williams, Netherlands

Altos:
Tegan Asser, Australia
Rachel Anne Balawag, Philippines
Ilse Bielen, Belgium
Michelle Karen Bilan, Philippines
Joanne Campbell, Australia
Catrina Clyne, United Kingdom
Rosalie Day, Australia
Kim Evans, United Kingdom
Iveta Gribuste, Latvia
Frances Grindlay, Australia
Elizabeth Guy, United States
Jeanette Hajncl, Australia
Marion Hill, United Kingdom
Emma Horwood, Australia
Jaime Jackett, Australia
Yoshi Jakosalem, Philippines
Eve Orenstein, United States
Theresa Sciberras, Canada
Lydia Sharrad, United States
Simone Slattery, Australia
Karen Stewart, Australia
Jessie Swan, Australia
Grace Vinaya Vinodkumar, India
Ming-chuan Woo, Hong Kong

Tenors:
John Carlo Bongales, Philippines
Richard Linley, United States
Timothy Reynolds, Australia
Philip Shaw, Australia
Maggie Slattery, Australia
Chung Long Tam, Hong Kong

Basses:
Nicholas Cannon, Australia
Alan Davies, Australia
Jose Duallo Jr., Philippines
David Greco, Australia
Richard Linley, United States
Daniel Luis, Philippines
Philip Shaw, Australia

Violin: Simone Slattery
Cello: Anthony Albrecht

Photography:
Duade Paton
Georgina Steytler

Graphic and Web Design:
Anthony Albrecht

Avian Footage:
Anthony Albrecht
Milo Burcham
Jan van der Kam
Chris Purnell
Smith Sutibut
Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang
Dan Weller

Bird calls:
www.xeno-canto.org

WMBD Theme Speakers:
Tino Maduku - EAAFP Secretariat
Doug Watkins - CE, EAAFP Secretariat
Dr. James Robinson - CE, Wildlife and Wetlands Trust
Vivian Fu - EAAFP Secretariat
Mohammod Foysal - Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force
Yat Tung Yu - Hong Kong Birdwatching Society
Dr. Bernhard Seliger & Felix Glenk - Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea
Tsogtsaikhan Purev - Mongolia Focal Point to EAAFP
Representatives from the International Crane Foundation
Avia and Emma Matan - Israeli bird-lovers
Tomoko Ichikawa - Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim - ED, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Bang Murtala - Acehnese Dancer
Alfira O'Sullivan & Putri Karina - Suara Indonesia Dance
Min-jong Jeon, Yejin Jung, Dong-koo Yun, Hyeseon Do,
Hyowon Kim, Yehyun Shin, Yunjoo Cho, Yuji Lim,
Hayoung Son, Yoo Jung Kwon, Seoyun Kang - EAAFP Secretariat

Very Special Thanks:
The Broome Bird Observatory
Milo Burcham
Nicholas Cannon
Vivian Fu
David Greco
Bethany Hill
Emma Horwood
Tino Maduku
Duade Paton
Timothy Reynolds
Georgina Steytler
Chris Williams

Presented with the generous support of:
The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership
Arts South Australia
BirdLife International