David Rothenberg

David Rothenberg has written and performed on the relationship between humanity and nature for many years. He is the author of Why Birds Sing (Basic Books, 2006), on making music with birds, also published in England, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, China, Korea, and Germany. It was turned into a feature length BBC TV documentary. His following book, Thousand Mile Song (Basic Books, 2010), is on making music with whales. It was turned into a film for French television. His book, recording, and film...See more

David Rothenberg has written and performed on the relationship between humanity and nature for many years. He is the author of Why Birds Sing (Basic Books, 2006), on making music with birds, also published in England, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, China, Korea, and Germany. It was turned into a feature length BBC TV documentary. His following book, Thousand Mile Song (Basic Books, 2010), is on making music with whales. It was turned into a film for French television. His book, recording, and film Nightingales in Berlin (University of Chicago Press), was published in April 2019. Previous books include Sudden Music (University of Georgia Press, 2002), Blue Cliff Record: Zen Echoes (2001), Hand's End (University of California Press, 1995), and Always the Mountains (University of Georgia Press, 2007). See less