Pitt Rivers Museum
University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3PP
UK
Nathaniel Robin Mann is the Pitt Rivers Museum and Oxford Contemporary Music’s Embedded Composer in Residence. Whilst spending time at the Museum his attention was drawn by the collection of Chinese pigeon whistles. These small flutes are borne on the birds’ tails during flight, creating haunting tones, which trace across the sky. What followed was a six-month odyssey into the world of UK pigeon fanciers and an eventual musical collaboration with ‘Pigeon Pete’ Petravicius and his flock of Birmingham Roller pigeons.
Nathaniel and Pigeon Pete are wonderful characters, full of charisma and are guaranteed to make you think again about the humble pigeon. They will present the project and explaining their research through stories, film and song. For a taste of what’s to come, see Nathaniel’s blog: http://pittriversmann.blogspot.co.uk/
FREE, no pre-booking required. All welcome