Nathaniel Mann: The Open Fund for Music Creators
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Pigeon Whistles Live! Nathaniel Mann & Pigeon Pete’s Avian Orchestra
Inspired by the Chinese traditions of Pigeon Flutes, avant-garde composer Nathaniel Mann has collaborated closely with Nottingham Pigeon Fancier ‘Pigeon” Pete Petravicius, to breed and train a flock of flying musicians.
PRSF money will allow Nathaniel to develop the project towards incorporating live choral interventions into the performances. This is a unique sonic experience quite unlike any other.
Learn about the project so far: https://vimeo.com/90941795
Nathaniel Mann is a composer, sound artist and performer. He was Sound and Music’s Embedded Composer in Residence at Oxford Contemporary Music and the Pitt Rivers Museum 2012-2014. He is 1/3 of the ensemble Dead Rat Orchestra (www.deadratorchestra.com). His diverse works include object-led compositions and performance which often push the boundaries of compositional practice; overlapping with instrument building and design, ethnography, folklore and storytelling. Notable projects include “Pigeon Whistles” for custom pigeon-flutes and 14 Birmingham Roller Pigeons and “Rough Music” for bespoke Bronze Meat Cleavers. He has written for Tate, BBC Scotland & London Contemporary Orchestra. His Donkey Symphony (with Lara Baladi) won the Gran Nile Award at the Cairo Biannual 2008 and was performed by Ukraine’s State Camera Orchestra “Kievskaya Kamerata”. Nathaniel’s electroacoustic works often incorporate multi- channel diffusion, including Ambisonics.
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