The Origin of Birds
Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For this musical work, alongside “Dinosaurs” and “The Aquatic Uncle,” I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe.
For “The Origin of Birds”, the story explores the surprise of the appearance of birds in evolution, and how unlike they were from all creatures that came before. The story begins with the appearance of the Archeopteryx, and traces the appearance of all manner of very strange winged creatures. The narrator tells us the story by describing imaginary cartoon panels that would illustrate the story for us.
The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon.
Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For this musical work, alongside “Dinosaurs” and “The Aquatic Uncle,” I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe.
For “The Origin of Birds”, the story explores the surprise of the appearance of birds in evolution, and how unlike they were from all creatures that came before. The story begins with the appearance of the Archeopteryx, and traces the appearance of all manner of very strange winged creatures. The narrator tells us the story by describing imaginary cartoon panels that would illustrate the story for us.
The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon.
Italo Calvino was one of Italy’s great authors. I have always been drawn to his whimsical, colorful writing. For this musical work, alongside “Dinosaurs” and “The Aquatic Uncle,” I was inspired by his collection of stories, Cosmicomics. His stories follow characters through times of major change in the universe.
For “The Origin of Birds”, the story explores the surprise of the appearance of birds in evolution, and how unlike they were from all creatures that came before. The story begins with the appearance of the Archeopteryx, and traces the appearance of all manner of very strange winged creatures. The narrator tells us the story by describing imaginary cartoon panels that would illustrate the story for us.
The three musical works of the Cosmicomics Trilogy were written for the 2024 IDRS International Conference in Flagstaff, AZ, and premiered by the composer at the piano, with Dr. William Aikens, oboe, and Dr. Jeffrey McCray, bassoon.