Concert For Mammals
Concert for Mammals is a performative musical experiment conceptualized by Andreas Greiner and composed by Louis McGuire. The Concert for Mammals was driven by the question of whether human animals could create a piece of music for non-human animals. Prior to the performance, the artist and composer spent a week on the grounds of the Art and Nature Foundation in Nantesbuch, inviting human musicians to play music to the various non-human animals living at Nantesbuch and observe their reactions.
Different instruments and pitches were played to see how the animals reacted, with the water buffalo being the most curious. The final ensemble of the concert included a tuba player, alpine horn players and a cellist, conducted and mixed live by Louis McGuire. It combined notated and improvised sequences for the buffalo. Human observers were invited to evaluate the musical experiment.
Culture program curator
Mario Grizelj, Stiftung Kunst und Natur, Nantesbuch
Conecpt & artistic direction
Andreas Greiner
Composition & sound design
Louis McGuire
Director of photography & edit
Alphine horn band
Angela Fulghum, Astrid Rehmet, Steffi Schek, Elisabeth Heilmann-Reimche
Cello
Jakob Roters
Tuba
Tobias Geschwendtner
Sound field recording
Martin Klingelhöfer
Drone operator
Franz Xaver Aicher, Paul Rohlfs
Production
Roland Bolz
Film
Concert For Mammals
Category
Concertfilm
Lenght
24min
Aspect Ratio
1:1.85
Mix
2.0
Country
Germany
Year
2023