Bowerbird

10/13/2026

Have you ever wanted to try a synthesizer but didn’t know where to start? Would you like a place to make electronic music alongside your neighbors? Starting October 20, the Neighborhood Sound Lab opens at AMLA Studios at Esperanza: Strengthening Hispanic Communities in Hunting Park, with a publicly accessible synthesizer studio, classes, workshops, and community events. All experience levels are welcome, and the instruments are there for anyone to use.

Free open studio hours begin October 21 and run Tuesdays from 3 to 6 pm, Wednesdays from 3 to 9 pm, and Thursdays from 3 to 6 pm through December 17.

See the full schedule of classes and events here:

The Neighborhood Sound Lab is a new project by Bowerbird designed to provide access to synthesizers, education in how to use them, and a community of people learning together.

05/14/2026

A short clip of the NakedEye Ensemble performing trio by Ben Nobuto

Hear the whole work Saturday May 16 at The Perch

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05/14/2026

A snippet from a previous Variant 6 concert!
Hear them Friday May 15
7pm at Philadelphia Ethical Society

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05/11/2026

From Variant 6’s first album

More work by Benjamin C.S. Boyle this Friday May 15

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05/11/2026

Equinox
Variant 6
Friday at 7:00pm
May 15, 2026

at The Philadelphia Ethical Society

Bowerbird is pleased to present Variant 6 performing their program Equinox.

Serving as the centerpiece for this program is Philadelphia composer Benjamin C.S. Boyle’s first Cantata: To One in Paradise. The poem “To One is Paradise” is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe dating from his mature poetic period that features many of the poet’s favorite themes: young love, divinity, and death. The Cantata – composed 20 years ago by Boyle – will be performed in an all-new transcription by the composer for four vocal soloists of Variant 6 and pianist Laura Ward. In addition to Boyle’s work, we will perform works by Brahms and Fauré for voices and piano on themes of love, loss, and darkness.

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05/06/2026

The Music of Ben Nobuto
NakedEye Ensemble

Saturday — 7:00pm
May 16, 2026
at The Perch


Bowerbird is pleased to present the NakedEye Ensemble performing a concert of music by Ben Nobuto.

PROGRAM

Lucid (2020) for piano and electronics
Tell Me Again (2022) for piano, electronics, and film
trio (for ivy house) (2024) for flute, cello, piano & electronics
Love Games (2023) for six players, electronics & video
Three Studies (2022) for percussion & electronics

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05/01/2026

Follow The Sound
a birdwalk with music by Matt Engle and Juan Castrillón
May 3, 2026 at 10am
at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

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Bowerbird is pleased to present a morning birdwalk at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum led by Tony Croasdale interspersed with two performances by Matt Engle and Juan Castrillón.

Please take note of the weather and dress accordingly with appropriate footwear.
Meet at the Environmental Education Pavilion, to the right of the visitor center, near the parking lot, there are toilets and a water fountain nearby. Map

Estimated run time: 120 minutes
Distance: approx. one mile
Terrain: ADA accessible
Free admission – reservations are encouraged

04/27/2026

May Concerts:

Sunday May 3: Follow The Sound at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

Friday May 15: Variant 6 at the Philadelphia Ethical Society

Saturday May 16: The Music of Ben Nobuto at The Perch

Friday May 29: Laraaji at The Rotunda

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04/22/2026

Experiments in Neuroaesthetics: Evoking Voices from Biological Systems
Works by Gene Coleman, KAVI and Quantum Global Organoid Orchestra
Thursday — 8:00pm (ET)
April 23, 2026

at THE ROTUNDA


Bowerbird is pleased to co-present Gene Coleman’s program Experiments in Neuroaesthetics: Evoking Voices from Biological Systems.

In the music of Giacinto Scelsi, Luigi Nono and Pauline Oliveros, and in the films of Stan Brakhage, there was a desire to reveal the “inner voices”. Working with new biodata technologies and systems, we reach a new reality, where the inner voices of the body, mind, via biological systems, can be Evoked – seen and heard in unprecedented ways. How can we create music and art in this new reality? This program shows three different approaches, which are linked by use of The Source, a Biodata device that can translate electric biorhythms into various media. The program features work by: KAVI (Ilze Briede), The Quantum Global Organoid Orchestra (q.GOO), and The Neuro Music Ensemble Conjure.

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04/17/2026

Experiments in Neuroaesthetics: Evoking Voices from Biological Systems
Works by Gene Coleman, KAVI and Quantum Global Organoid Orchestra
Thursday – 8:00pm (ET)
April 23, 2026
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Bowerbird is pleased to co-present Gene Coleman’s program Experiments in Neuroaesthetics: Evoking Voices from Biological Systems.

In the music of Giacinto Scelsi, Luigi Nono and Pauline Oliveros, and in the films of Stan Brakhage, there was a desire to reveal the “inner voices”. Working with new biodata technologies and systems, we reach a new reality, where the inner voices of the body, mind, via biological systems, can be Evoked – seen and heard in unprecedented ways. How can we create music and art in this new reality? This program shows three different approaches, which are linked by use of The Source, a Biodata device that can translate electric biorhythms into various media. The program features work by: KAVI (Ilze Briede), The Quantum Global Organoid Orchestra (q.GOO), and The Neuro Music Ensemble Conjure.

More info in link in bio