14 May 2026, Bedfordshire

Year: 2026
Written By Ali Webb (WSS)
Chris Clarke & Sam Lee
Singing with Nightingales

YOUR GUEST MUSICIAN, HOST & NIGHTINGALE

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Chris Clarke
Chris Clarke

Christopher (they/them, he/him) is a dynamic harpist and interdisciplinary artist whose work spans classical, contemporary, and experimental music. Originally from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, they began their harp studies at the age of three with Anita Leschied and developed a passion for music through early experiences in piano, flute, guitar, and voice. By the time they graduated from Vincent Massey Secondary School in 2016, Christopher had already worked with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra as a solo vocalist, served as principal harpist of the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra, and acted as Music Director for Arts Collective Theatre.

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The Nightingale
The Nightingale

The Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is a small, brown, unremarkable-looking bird, but they possess one of nature’s finest singing voices. The English population winters in Sub-Saharan Africa in the western countries like Sierra Leon and Senegal, returning to the very same thicket they were born in arriving in early to mid-April. They spend April to the end of May mating and nesting where we can encounter the extraordinary display of the males’ courtship song, famous for his all-night broadcast.

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Nadia Shaikh
Nadia Shaikh

Nadia is a naturalist and ornithologist with 16 years of experience in nature conservation. She is currently the director of the Right to Roam Campaign and is passionate about people reconnecting to nature and how access to nature is systemically unequal. She is a columnist for TGO magazine and chair of the Raven Network, a network for people of colour who work in nature and conservation.

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Ali Webb (WSS)
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