The Musical Ark

The Musical Ark

Share

Born of a St. Ayles style skiff, the Sephira was built by Moravian Academy Students and Staff. The bo

The Musical Ark is the realization of a long-time dream of artist Michael Brolly. Nearly three decades in the making, the concept first inspired Brolly in graduate school: can humans communicate with whales? After hundreds of years of hunt and slaughter, it's time for an apology. Brolly hopes to accomplish this by reaching out to the species with music from a seaborne cello, the Sephira. Find out more about Brolly's art here: http://www.michaelbrolly.com/

Drone-Piloting Scientists 'Weighed' Whales From 130 Feet in the Air 10/04/2019

Whale news...

Drone-Piloting Scientists 'Weighed' Whales From 130 Feet in the Air In Argentina, aerial imagery helps researchers get a close look at southern right whales from a distance.

03/06/2019

Exhibition highlight: “Dancing Triclops” by Michael Brolly, crafted in curly maple and dyed veneer. Find this piece on view among nearly 100 others in our current exhibition, “Pennsylvania Made: Local Forms in the Collection.” Visit Tuesday-Saturday, 10A-5P.

02/15/2017

PennStateboat.mp4
Eric Fanning and Chae Park
Michael Brolly Redux opening
January 2017 Lehigh Valley Penn State

More than wood: 'Michael Brolly: Redux' 01/30/2017

Great show at Penn State Lehigh Valley!

More than wood: 'Michael Brolly: Redux' Michael Brolly is a wood-turning artist who has exhibited internationally over the course of his artistic career. Brolly collaborated with Moravian Academy s...

07/19/2016

As seen on TV in St. John's Newfoundland! We were minor celebrities; the next day as we drove around with Sephira, folks would stop and wave and tell us they saw this on NTV!

Capelin Calendar 07/13/2016

We are waiting for the Capelin to lead us to the whales...

https://newfoundsander.wordpress.com/capelin/

Capelin Calendar Capelin are small fish that come to our beaches every year to spawn, their arrival is a spectacle that draws in thousands of birds and whales, but the exact date of the event is difficult to predic…

Singing Boat 07/09/2016

Here's Lynne talking about our boat and mission, saying we are sorry to whales. The video was produced while we were in Martha's Vineyard last week to celebrate the Hokule'a.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-5B2gjKIY

Singing Boat A boat designed by Michael Brolly to sing to the whales...

Photos from The Musical Ark's post 07/05/2016

In Canada. A few extra questions at the border, but they let us in when we told them that we are heading to Newfoundland for the summer sound symposium. That might be a better audience than whales!

07/03/2016

A Blue Hill Maine Minute

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Bethlehem?
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.

Address

Bethlehem, PA