Currawongs Calling

Currawongs Calling is a flood of sonorous sound fields from Australia which plea for environmental action and care for country. Premiered by the Recorder Co-op with guest artists Ros Bandt, Alana Blackburn & Jim Atkins, this immersive surround-sound performance spans 50 years of Bandt’s environmental advocacy. By blending ancient renaissance recorders with audiovisuals and field recordings, the performance highlights the more-than-human world, from currawongs to devastating tornados. It is a stunning, sonorous call to humans reminding us of the importance of caring for water, wildlife and country.

Ros Bandt - composer & recorder
Alana Blackburn - composer & recorder
Jim Atkins - sound engineer

The Recorder Co-op:
Ruth Wilkinson - recorder
Hannah Coleman - recorder
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly - recorder
Ryan Williams - recorder

Young student participants from the Melbourne Recorder Academy.

Hero Image Photographer: Darren Gill