Aesthetics & Creativity

David Rothenberg Jams with Humpback Whales

Musician and philosopher David Rothenberg has written extensively about the relationship between humanity and nature. He is the author of Why Birds Sing, on making music with birds, which was turned into a feature-length BBC TV documentary. His following book, Thousand Mile Song, is on making music with whales. It was turned into a film for French television.

Here is an excerpt from the documentary, in which David plays clarinet live with humpback whales in Pacific waters. Interspecies music at its best!