Ad Libitum
Four improvisations after art by Stacie Birky Greene
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The Rara Avis series by Stacie Birky Greene reminds us of the fraught connection between humans and the natural world. The subjects are endangered and extinct birds, all teeming with personality. In my own series Ad Libitum, inspired by four of Stacie's pieces, I improvised short pieces evoking my mixture of feelings about the artwork, the birds themselves, and the weight of endangerment and extinction. Each improvisation starts from a simple notated kernel, viewable on the back of each card.
- Date: March 2026
- Presented at: Intersection Arts at Villa Musica
- Medium: Piano improvisations
- Artwork: Stacie Birky Greene, Rara Avis series
- Format: Four improvisations, each responding to a painting of an endangered or extinct bird
- Recording: Studio improvisations (raw/unedited)
