Amizdel and the Ice

Amizdel and the Ice David Rothenberg and Charlie Rauh perform together again, after many years of collaboration. Rauh is releasing is beautiful new book of essays and vignettes Amizdel, and Rothenberg is back from Europe playing with glaciers and whales, bringing sounds and stories from his travels. This will be unique and wide-sounding evening. Artist: David Rothenberg and Charlie Rauh Musician and philosopher David Rothenberg wrote Why Birds Sing, Bug Music, Survival of the Beautiful and many other books, published in at least eleven languages. He has more than forty recordings out, including One Dark Night I Left My Silent House which came out on ECM, and more recently Just Leave It All Behind and Lost Steps. He has performed or recorded with Pauline Oliveros, Peter Gabriel, Ray Phiri, Joe Lovano, Suzanne Vega, Scanner, Elliott Sharp, Umru, Iva Bittová, and the Karnataka College of Percussion. In 2024 he won a Grammy Award as part of For the Birds, in the category of Best Boxed Set. Whale Music and Secret Sounds of Ponds are his latest books. Nightingales In Berlin and Eastern Anthems are his latest films. His piece Eleven Paths to Animal Music premiered at the Sammlung Hoffmann in Berlin in 2025. Rothenberg is Distinguished Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and he is currently writing a book about why birds sing at dawn.