David Rothenberg
Musician, composer, author and philosopher-naturalist David Rothenberg plays clarinet with a band of birds and crickets and writes thoughtfully on the deep connections between humans and the natural world. His highly regarded albums and work as founding Editor of MIT Press's Terra Nova book series, have earned him a unique place in the landscape of thoughtful creative humans wrestling with (and honoring) the kinship ties which bind us to the earth and its creatures.
"There is music in nature and nature in music. What may be most wonderful is that we can love and be immersed by both without needing to understand how the two are forever intertwined. It is enough to know that they are," says Rothenberg in "A Sense of Soundscape" (below). The very challenge of writing about sound, like the complex feelings enmeshed in simply being in the wild, are part of David Rothenberg's meditation. He seeks to describe and explore this experience through words, music and his presentational skills as Editor in a way which highlights collaboration, intellectual history, and the celebration of natural beauty.
"There is music in nature and nature in music. What may be most wonderful is that we can love and be immersed by both without needing to understand how the two are forever intertwined. It is enough to know that they are," says Rothenberg in "A Sense of Soundscape" (below). The very challenge of writing about sound, like the complex feelings enmeshed in simply being in the wild, are part of David Rothenberg's meditation. He seeks to describe and explore this experience through words, music and his presentational skills as Editor in a way which highlights collaboration, intellectual history, and the celebration of natural beauty.
