The birds, with their songs, have always been close companions of the recorder. Even during the Renaissance, one finds compositions that mimic bird twittering and thus sound surprisingly modern. William Byrd, Heinrich Schütz, and Tarquinio Merula are just a few of the composers who gave musical voice to birds in the 16th and 17th centuries.

John Luther Adams, with his musical cycle SongBirdSong, also invites you to listen to the chirping of birds, the rustling of streams, and the wind. His composition series has been translated to recorders and percussion by ensemble feuervogel. The entire ensemble incorporates percussion instruments, making the exuberant joy of spring not only audible but tangible as well.

The combination of Adams' music with madrigals and chansons opens up new sonic perspectives on both medieval music and the everyday sounds of our environment. The program plays with spatial parameters such as proximity and distance, as well as surround effects and the dissolution of the spatial boundary between the audience and performers. Depending on spatial conditions, it is also suitable as a family concert.