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Eco-acoustics -- catching nature's symphony

Matthew Burtner leads a community sound workshop in Elberta. Those recordings are featured in a new piece of music called "Estuary and Crossing." (Photo: Arlene Sweeting / WUWU Community Radio)
Arlene Sweeting / WUWU Community Radio
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Arlene Sweeting / WUWU Community Radio
Matthew Burtner leads a community sound workshop in Elberta. Those recordings are featured in a new piece of music called "Estuary and Crossing." (Photo: Arlene Sweeting / WUWU Community Radio)

Grand Traverse County is moving ahead with new building projects, plus the state Natural Resources Commission could consider enacting a "one-buck" rule on deer hunters this week.

We also talk with Matthew Burtner, a composer and sound artist who records soundscapes from different environments and makes them into music.

Burtner is completing an artist residency sponsored by the Elberta Labor Heritage Center (WUWU Community Radio), Sawbill Surf Club, and Interlochen Public Radio.

He collaborated with residents of Benzie County to record the sounds of the Betsie River Valley for a new composition called "Estuary and Crossing."

Hear the composition in full and meet Burtner at a community potluck and listening session on Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at Elberta United Methodist Church.


Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Ellie Katz reports on science, conservation and the environment. She also produces stories for Points North.