Maria Schneider and Cerulean Skies

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Maria Schneider and Cerulean Skies

Interview by Chris Peterson
    
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    Millions of birds are winging their way north, some, over thousands of miles. In her jazz composition, Cerulean Skies, composer Maria Schneider and her band celebrate their return!
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    “What really inspires me when I’m looking at the birds that I see in Central Park is imagining the journey that they’ve been on.”   

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“All these birds – thousands of birds — are going up into the air and
disappearing…a little pinprick into the sky.  [Selection from tenor solo] And then we go into the mind’s eye of one little warbler that’s navigating and flying by the light of the stars…[selection from accordion solo]

“They’re so delicate!  And you think about the mystery of it all! And you
just think, ‘Wow, we’re so small in what we can do.’ And this is just – it’s so big. And then you feel completely insignificant and at the same time, it makes you feel more significant because you’re a part of it. That’s what I love about getting out in nature and taking those things in.”

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Selections from “Cerulean Skies” on the Sky Blue CD, 2007, composer Maria Schneider, mariaschneider.com.
BirdNote’s theme music was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
Producer: John Kessler
Executive Producer: Chris Peterson
© 2014 Tune In to Nature.org    May  2017/2019   Narrator: Michael Stein    Marantz VI Tracks 7,11,16
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